Happy Families Blog

Research debunking the myth of praise as useful has been published since the 1970’s. However, every time that I talk to parents about why they shouldn’t praise their kids, people look at me...

My 13 year-old had developed an ‘attitude’ that was driving our family crazy. After countless requests that she ‘play nice’ that were met with eye-rolling disdain, things finally came to a ...

I took a poll at a recent parent workshop. “Who thinks their phone is more important than their kids?” There were no hands. No takers at all. I was surprised by that. You see, every time I ...