Dog Training and Child Discipline, the Premise is the same Today, I had an opportunity to watch an episode of Caesar Millan’s the Dog Whisperer.  This episode was about a woman who had 4 yappy misbehaved dogs that had the run of the household.  The worst part, for me anyway, was the constant barking.   After [...]

Watch to see what happens to the communication between this 4 month old baby and her caregiver when she notices that the television has been turned on.

Guest Blog by Dr. Andra Brosh PhD. Life is a Party and You Don’t Have to be Invited and guess what else? YOU DON’T EVEN HAVE TO R.S.V.P! I came to realize after years of feeling excluded and alienated that I wasn’t being left out, I simply wasn’t showing up in the world.  I had [...]

By Traci Ellis I am the big sister of a brother born with special needs. When a child is born into this world, there is always excitement and attention focused on the new baby. This lasts until the novelty wears off and things return to a new normal. When that baby has special needs, the [...]

Our daily lives are filled with stress from the first second our little darlings open their eyes in the morning until we see their angelic little faces peacefully asleep at night.   Our mornings usually set the tone for the entire day.  If mornings are chaotic and frustrating, usually the rest of the day will feel [...]

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream. His dream was to see little black boys and black girls be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls and walk together as sisters and brothers. He said, “ I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a [...]

The Preschool age is an important time, when children learn many of the social skills that will carry them throughout their life. These skills must be taught, learned and practiced over and over and over again.  Here are 6 steps for you while guiding your child through a social conflict.  The steps also teach your [...]

In the wake of the recent tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary know that many parents and adults are having a hard time knowing how to help their children deal their feelings surrounding the tragedy. Please do not underestimate the effect that things in the news have on your children. Just because they have not verbally [...]

My heart and prayers go out to the families and community of Newtown, Connecticut.  As a parent, grandmother and teacher, I don’t have the words to express my sorrow as I grieve with and for the families involved in this tragedy. There has been a lot of talk on the news for the last several [...]

(Beginner’s Guide to Autism) Written by a mother of a child with Autism “I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with autism-to try and help people who have not shared in that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how it would feel. It’s like this..” There you are, happy [...]

My mother always said that little pictures had big ears.  What she should have said is that little pictures have big ears and eyes.  Children do hear everything we say, but they also watch what we do, good or bad. Children notice when we drive too fast just as they notice us waiting patiently for [...]

This is 25 years old, but I still find it inspirational.  You may have read it many times before, or this may be your first time.  Regardless, it is worth a read or a re-read….. by Emily Perl Kingsley. I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability – [...]

Get dressed now! We need to go soon! If you don’t hurry up, you won’t have time to eat breakfast!  No, I don’t know where your homework is….!  What note, you didn’t give me a note.  Stop arguing you can both use the bathroom together! A lot of many households sound just like the above.  [...]

A calm and happy mornings starts the night before.  Once your family gets used preparing the night before following these three tips, you’ll never go back to the way things were before. All people, kids included want to belong to their family and other groups.  For kids to feel like they belong and have a [...]

  Daylight savings is just a few weeks away. This change always caused problems with my kids and in turn was hard on everyone in the household.  The kids naturally had a harder time falling asleep because it was “too early “ and didn’t want to wake up for the same reason.  This left the [...]

Everybody has heard of the “terrible two’s” and most of us have had some personal experience with them. The two year old behavior known as the “terrible two’s” occurs because the children are no longer completely dependent.  They have new skills that they want to try out themselves, yet they still want their parents around [...]