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Apr
30
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 When my daughter Sabrina was in first grade, the other children started to ignore her. She would try to say something, but the other child would not understand and just walk away from her. Some started to call her a baby due to her severe speech issues. Â After wiping away a few tears, I asked the teacher if I could come in and talk to the children about the situation. |
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Apr
27
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Recently, I read an alarming statistic that describes the onset of puberty as beginning to occur at an earlier and earlier age for American girls, with many girls as young as 7 and 8. New research shows that 10.4 percent of Caucasian girls, 23.4 of African-American girls, and almost 15 percent of Hispanic girls have displayed signs of early onset puberty. |
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Apr
26
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When a child with Oppositional Defiant Disorder explodes, it’s very much like standing behind a jet when the engines start: you have to brace yourself, because the blast hits so hard and fast it seems impossible to maintain a conversation with any clarity, let alone stand tall. The tone, rage and verbal assault actually have a physical impact. James Lehman advises to disconnect at the first sign of escalation. But with a child with ODD, it’s all the more difficult, because you have to disconnect emotionally, cognitively and physically by leaving the area in seconds. |
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Apr
24
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My friend calls it “skinny dippin’ in the gene pool.” This is what we all do when we decide to have children with whomever we have chosen to be our child’s other parent. Some people get genetic testing when they know there is a possibility that they can be carriers of genetic disorders such as Tay–Sachs disease, Cystic fibrosis, or Sickle-Cell Anemia. Still, many people decide to go ahead and have children, knowing about these risks ahead of time. |
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Apr
23
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Israel has done it. India has done it. We, in the U.S. haven’t yet followed suit. I’m referring to Israel and India’s refusal to let underweight models strut down the runways and serve as role models to impressionable daughters. Israel and India should serve as excellent role models to us as we accept the fact that the majority of our teenage daughters dislike their bodies. |
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Apr
20
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Parents talk a lot about their child who misbehaves, and why shouldn’t they? Have you ever seen a website devoted to getting help with your well-behaved child? Probably not, but I believe it’s a subject worth writing about. A well-behaved child is often an overlooked child, particularly if they have siblings who act out and take most of the parents’ attention. Here are some things to keep in mind when you have a child who is a proverbial “good” kid. |
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Apr
19
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Congratulations are in order for Debbie Pincus, MS LMHC, longtime contributor to Empowering Parents and the creator of The Calm Parent: AM and PM program! It was announced earlier this week that The Calm Parent has been given a coveted “Parent Tested, Parent Approved” award. |
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Apr
18
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Are we overreacting to young kids’ tantrums? Earlier this week, a six-year-old girl was handcuffed by police, arms behind her back, and taken away to the police station. Kindergartner Salecia Johnson was apparently throwing books and toys at her small school in Midgeville, Georgia, located about 90 miles outside of Atlanta, which caused school administrators to call the authorities. She threw a shelf, which then hit the principal in the leg and jumped on a paper shredder, trying to break the glass frame. |
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