Stop whining without yelling
We parents talk too much. I suppose it comes naturally to us to talk too much. When we tell our kids “NO” to having a cookie right before dinner and they begin to whine, we feel compelled to explain to them why they can’t have a cookie. When they continue to whine, we escalate our volume [...]
Goal setting can be fun
I am generally not a disciplined type of person. I am what my sister nicely termed “fluid.” I don’t do well with setting goals because I lose track, then feel guilty for not keeping my goals. For people like me, setting very short term goals is a good way slowly ease our way to a [...]