Alyson Schafer

My daughter (4) hates taking medicine. It’s a fight to get her to swallow it and she will spit it out so I don’t even know how much she has taken

Learning to share appropriate power with a child is a skill that takes some time to understand and develop. When we share a good time with someone, we feel closer to them. So while he learning the nuances of staying out of fights, concurrently, I suggested dad pays attention to when the two of them are connecting and having a good time. Sign up to Alyson's monthly e-Newsletter to get her latest blog posts and event updates I wish to receive emails from Alyson Schafer about her latest blog posts and event updates.

That could be making / buying gifts for others, but it could also be helping by passing out napkins, wrapping gifts or any other age appropriate ways of helping out around the holidays. ’s best guess at what you might like, and even if they got it wrong, we don’t want to hurt their feelings by rejecting the gift. Simply state that he needs to use his manners if he would like to participate in the gift exchange with everyone else, and if he can’t manage that, then he can be excused to entertain himself until he feels more sociable. Sign up to Alyson's monthly e-Newsletter to get her latest blog posts and event updates I wish to receive emails from Alyson Schafer about her latest blog posts and event updates.

It seems like just when you get the Halloween decorations put away, the radio stations start playing Christmas carols and the malls hoist their mammoth Christmas trees. There is little time to rest for families between the festivities. Sure, December is touted as being a time of celebration, joy, holidays and merriment — but if you speak candidly to parents, they will tell you it’s the most stressful time of the year.