Aileen

Suspending this blog

Suspending this blog

I’m suspending this blog for now.  I will continue to blog, including posts about understanding children, at Problem Solver Blog which can be found at: http://problemsolverblog/kids.  Please visit me there.

I’m suspending this blog for now.  I will continue to blog, including posts about understanding children, at Problem Solver Blog which can be found at: http://problemsolverblog/kids.  [...]

Even good parents can't control their children

Even good parents can’t control their children

My father sent me this article: http://www.newsweek.com/id/151758/page/1.  It’s about how children are very different from each other genetically!  OK, that’s not much of a revelation, but these differences cause children to be widely varied in how much “parenting” they take in.  Certain children (those who are more mellow) are less likely to absorb either the [...]

Skill 5: Remembering the wanted behavior in all contexts

The fifth skill is a continuation of the fourth skill.  It’s one thing to remember the behavior when you’re at home and you’re alone or just with a sibling or two.  It’s quite another thing to remember the behavior when you’re out in public or you’re tired or hungry or just out of sorts.
Children who’ve [...]