Parenting Outsmarted

12/03/2023

Can a five-year old self regulate--maybe with a bit of acting help from Mom? Read on and find out.....

QUESTION: When my son (5) gets sent to his room for time out, he goes into his room and begins throwing demonic-style tantrums. He hits the...

11/19/2023

Is Isolation an effective punishment? Read on to see my answer and more as it relates to an 11-yr old bully

QUESTION: My 11 year-old son frequently hits, pushes, etc., his younger siblings, ages 6 and 5, when no adult is around. It is very ...

10/30/2023

Problems with your teenage son's belligerent--sometimes even heinous--behaviors? Check out my response

QUESTIONS: We have a problem dealing with our 15-year old son's violent behavior when we take his phone or he gets grounded. He has been ca...

05/31/2023

Pushing your son to play sports--How far does a dad go?? Read my blog to find out

QUESTION: Husband takes our 13 yr old to a sport practice 3x/wk, conditioning 1x/wk, and a trainer 1x/wk which leaves one night/wk for a n...

04/18/2023

A minor disrespectful 'tude from your stepdaughter. What's stepdad supposed to do? Read on......

QUESTION: Hello, I know you don't know the history at all with my step-daughters. However, we gave out Easter candy to our 3 daughters (2 s...

02/17/2023

QUESTION: Question about The Godfather Principle: We’re currently implementing the Godfather Principle because of a rather rough (that’s a...

12/14/2022

Should a Rescuer Reap a Reward? Read On--and see my insight regarding this question.

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11/30/2022

QUESTION: My son claims to be reincarnated from a man named Ion Antonescu. First of all, Ion Antonescu was the Romanian dictator who alig...

10/14/2022

It's important for a parent to show firm, loving leadership when it comes to a teen's screen addiction. Read on

QUESTION: I have a 1 5-year old son in a split living situation---one week with Mom, one week with Me. I am trying to figure out ...

09/27/2022

Your 5-year old is rejected by his playmates. Why? and What should a parent do? See my blog and find out.

QUESTION: My youngest, who is 5 years old, is feeling left out, saying the neighborhood kids don’t want to play with him. Howeve...

08/30/2022

What's happening with a teen whose behavior heads south? Independence is what's happening! Read my blog and follow me to see how to give "direction" to a 15-year-old

QUESTION: I have a 15 year old daughter that I used to call my "compass" as she was such an e...

07/24/2022

"Boys will be Boys!"--But what happens when silliness turns into disobedience? Check out my response

Question: This is regarding the card system. The rules we initially established are: no hitting/kicking, no throwing and do what mom and dad...