Marti and Erin share research-based strategies and their own fun tips in this week’s show! Language development is the foundation of literacy, and it begins in infancy. By using fun and inventive ways to promote your child’s language development, you also spark your child’s curiosity about the written word and a natural interest in…
In her controversial new memoir, “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,” Chua details other ultra-strict parenting methods, such as no sleepovers, TV or crafts, and she says Western parenting methods are too permissive. Although Chua has hit a nerve with parents and child-rearing experts — some say her methods border on abuse — her…
Dr. Kathleen Farah speaks to the power of mind-body skills at any age! Dr. Kathleen Farah from Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, board certified in both family and holistic medicine, joins Marti and Erin for an important and encouraging discussion of the power of mind-body skills to help children face a wide range of…
From the “little white lie” to prevent hurt feelings, to the denial of wrongdoing in order to avoid punishment, to the silly whopper that seems to serve no particular purpose, probably everyone lies at one time or another. And children are no exception. What does it mean when a child tells a lie? Do…
The author of Good Kids, Tough Choices offers words of wisdom in this week’s show! We all want children who are moral and make good choices, yet we sometimes shy away from teaching our kids core values for fear of sounding preachy or old-fashioned. And sometimes our own behavior (telling a “little lie,” for…
