Help! I yell all day long!

Help! I yell all day long!

I have 2 kids — 6 1/2 and 5 years old. My husband works long hours and I am alone with them most of the time. It seems like all I do is scream and yell, because my stress level is so high. Money is short and I’m tired all the time. When something breaks...
Why do my kids refuse to cooperate?

Why do my kids refuse to cooperate?

I am just plain worn out over getting my six-year old to do the simplest things like brushing her teeth or putting on her shoes. Why can’t she just say, “Okay, Mom” and get with the program? Why does she have to put up a fight about every single thing I ask her to do?...
My child falls apart when I say “No”

My child falls apart when I say “No”

This week, I did private consults with two different families for a version of the same problem: kids who could not handle it when their parents said “No.” In one case, the dad of a teen said his son became furious if Dad said he couldn’t have...
The Silent Treatment

The Silent Treatment

Not long ago, I found myself in conversation with a young daddy. He volunteered that he and his wife had an 18 month old who had been having frequent tantrums. “We give him the silent treatment. It makes him really mad but if we ignore him, eventually he...
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