Focus on Better Behavior

In the documentary, Super Size Me, a man chronicled his diet which came solely from McDonalds for one month. Part of the story focused on a school for children with behavior problems. It was decided to remove all junk food and provide healthy lunches for the children. This one change had a positive affect on […]

Here is a scary article. Parents are giving their children benedryl alergy medicine for the sleepy side effects when dealing with behavior issues of their children. Clearly, some new parenting skills are in order. Never should a parent use drugs as a behavior management tool. There are a multitude of positive ways to influence good […]

In today’s busy households, moms and dads can find themselves multi-tasking while attempting to listen to their children. Often parents feel that what their child is saying is not as important as cooking, emptying the dishwasher and doing other household chores. So, they are busy when their child is sharing about their day […]

A new program to help parents and teachers help kids. There is video news and parenting resources and a web site where you can go to get information. Research has found that when parents and other adults watch together, communication and behavior improves.

Recently, there was an article in the Telegraph newspaper about parents who are concerned about controlling the way their children eat or don’t eat. When a parent puts too much emphasis or worry around their child’s eating they set up a situation where the child takes the position of “you cannot tell me what to […]