HELLO IN THERE

The excerpt below is taking from “The Sacred Flight of the Teenager: A Parent’s Guide to Stepping Back and Letting Go” by Dr. Susan Smith Kuczmarski (Book Ends Publishing, 2003). “Why does she (my mother) think she knows anything about me?” —a teenager A...

How To Get Kids to Do Chores

One solution for finding a fit between kids and chores: work out a “plan” together (parents and children talking it out) that everyone feels good about. Each child selects (key: parents don’t assign; they let their kids choose) and takes total...