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I sometimes am struck by how much attention a young child ’seems’ to need. I say seems because many parents don’t realize that children as young as 2 can be trained to entertain themselves without constantly needing attention or having to interrupt adult conversations.
Certainly it’s important to be interested in and acknowledge your children when [...]

On the ABC evening news last night there was a special report about how the cereal industry has failed to make the cereal they market particularly to children under the age of 12 more nutritious. The story focused on the fact that the cereal companies had claimed the would regulate themselves but they have failed. [...]

Did you know that changing your way of talking to your children from “Telling” them what to do and how to act, to “Asking”, can make a huge difference in their behavior?
Think of how many times you remind, nag, scold and talk at your kids…how’s that working for you? Ever wonder if your kids have [...]