“We’re excited that The ‘Perfect’ Parent is joining this year’s list of award-winning products,” says Julie Kertes, NAPPA General Manager.
My well behaved niece Vaani, 7 years old at the time, had come to spend a couple of days with us during her summer break last year. I decided to go over some basic rules with her like picking up her plate after a meal, keeping shoes off the couch and furniture, etc…you know, the usual list of rules that us parents like to impose on our kids. She carefully listened at first. When I was done, she asked, ”…
TweetThis post was first published on Masalamommas.com. “I eat,” insists the toddler as her mother feeds her morning cereal. “I don’t want to wear this,” says the preschooler as his dad struggles to dress him for school. “Why do I have to go to bed at eight?” asks the tween. “How come you don’t trust me to walk home from school? It’s only a ten-minute walk,” argues the teenager. Pushes for independence like these are but a few of the real-life situations…
TweetYou know that the addition of our first child brings the title of “parent,” but did you know that this title is accompanied by a natural installation of a P.G.S – Parental Guidance System? I believe our PGS is like a car GPS. If used to our advantage, it helps take the edge off; it helps us be more confident about the journey and less anxious about finding the destination. Our PGS can guide us to be Happy Relaxed Parents and to Raise Kids…
TweetThe “Perfect” Parent is now in Korean! You never know where things will lead. I hardly imagined that a book I wrote out of a personal passion would not only benefit parents but would also win a number of awards and become a template for an educational program for school districts. And to have the book available in two other languages…who would have thought? Last year, as you may remember, The Perfect Parent was translated into Simplified Chinese and became…
TweetHundreds of parenting resolutions are splattered all over social media. Two that have caught my attention repeatedly are “spend more time with my kids” and “yell less.” To me, both of these really scream a desire for connection. And it’s true. We want nothing more than a deeper or stronger connection with our kids. When we lack that connection—because we are not spending enough time with them or the time that we spend with them is filled with yelling and…
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