Friendship
04.18.13
Kids and Gun Safety
Gun debate meets playdate. If you have concerns about the safety of a house where your kid is playing, read on for sage advice from emergency pediatric physician, Dr. Denise Dowd.
03.14.13
Helping Siblings Share a Room
Sharing a room with a sibling can bring up all sorts of conflict! Dr. Roni Leiderman shares tips and insights on how to keep the peace while sharing space.
01.17.13
Teaching Compassion for Disability
Most parents have experienced the awkwardness that can occur when their child asks about a person’s disability right in front of them. Dr. Bettie Youngs shares ways we can teach our children to be compassionate about disability and difference in general.
01.03.13
Join our “Motherboard” To Get Your Questions Answered!
Get YOUR parenting questions answered by our league of amazing experts. Read on to see some of the Motherboard questions we’ve already answered and write your own question in the comments so we can get on it!
12.11.12
Help Your Child Make Friends
Making friends can be tough for kids. Dr. Robyn Silverman, TMC’s primary expert for “Ruby’s Studio: The Friendship Show” gives gentle and clear steps on how to help our kids take the first steps towards friendship.
12.06.12
Nurturing Empathy in Kids
Dr. Lawrence Shapiro helps us learn how to maintain and grow empathy in our kids, and why it’s such a critical quality to preserve.
11.27.12
Announcing “Ruby’s Studio: The Friendship Show”!
We are thrilled to announce the release of our newest video for children, “Ruby’s Studio: The Friendship Show.” Join Ruby in her magical art studio to learn about empathy, conflict resolution, The Golden Rule, and how to make and nurture lasting friendships. Read on to see a trailer for the show!
10.04.12
Help, My Child Is a “Bully”
What do you do if your child is the one behaving like a “bully?” For most parents, this is a hard pill to swallow. We talked with Dina Olivas, LCSW, about how to age appropriately explain bullying to children and lessen the impact of guilt and other emotions brought on by the behavior.
09.27.12
Get Your Parenting Questions Answered: Join Our “Motherboard!”
Got questions? We’ve got a team of renowned experts to help with all your parenting problems! Just tell us your needs and we’ll get on it.
05.24.12
What To Do When Kids Fight
In our modern culture of “hands-on” parenting, when is it appropriate to let kids just duke it out? At what point should parents intervene to help resolve conflict? Michael Grose, renowned Australian parenting expert, shares his insight.
02.02.12
Bossy Kids
Have a “take-charge” kind of kid? One that controls playground situations, art projects, and, well… Everything? Concerned about who s/he might become? Tammy Gold, parenting coach, sends some solutions to help manage our bossy babes.
10.20.11
That Kid is a Bad Influence!
Has your kid started displaying some unsavory behavior that is oh-so-similar to a certain friend of his? Do you intervene or let it ride? Dr. Michele Borba, renowned parenting expert, shares some helpful tips on this common quandary.
09.29.11
How to Make Friends
Making friends can be rough. How can we help our little ones learn how to make lasting, healthy friendships and walk away from the damaging ones they will inevitably experience? Pediatric psychologist and author, Lynne Kenney, lays the foundation.
08.25.11
Imaginary Friend…or Foe?
Over half of all preschool-age children will develop a fantasy friend or two. As parents, should we support it as a natural course of social/emotional development? Or is it a sign of loneliness? What if the illusion lasts a year or more? Social psychologist and best-selling author, Susan Newman, PhD, helps us see imaginary friends in a new light.
07.21.11
Frenemies? When BFFs Clash Over Parenting Styles
Just because you and your BFF don’t have the same parenting styles, does it mean the friendship is over? Acclaimed parenting coach Susan Stiffelman offers tips for how to cope when friends’ parenting choices and values are very different from your own.
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