Parenting workshops, parent coaching, and resource support for parents of 10-18 year olds.

You found out your teen is using marijuana. How worried should you be? Understanding more about the issue can make a difference for you...

Remember when your 5 year old was lonely and you could usually FIX IT? Maybe you called a friend to set up a playdate, or distracted him...

It’s Not Too Late To Start Having Family Meetings When my kids were young, we had weekly family meetings. We’re not a highly structured...

Tapping, also known as the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), may seem strange. How can tapping on your head, your eyebrows, or your...

When Your Teen Hates High School Your 16 year old son tells you he hates school. If you hear this repeatedly, pay attention. Get curious....

Teenagers can be so endearing, can't they? I’m not being sarcastic. Despite having high levels of frustration with him in many areas of...

There’s a storyline on the Netflix show, Sex Education, about a star high school swimmer, Jackson, who desperately wants to quit swimming...

When your child is young, you teach them right and wrong in very basic ways. “No hitting” “Clean up after yourself” “In our family, we...

You want to just naturally say the right thing to your teen in those moments when something unexpected happens: When you’re surprised,...

How to Get Your Teen to Do What You Want Them to Do It’s a trick title. The cold hard truth is that you cannot MAKE your teen do...

I have said it to my teen and you have said it to your teen:  “Just do your best.” “You do not need to be perfect”, we say, “just as long...

I've moved over here from my Laura Cleary Parent Coach blog, to reflect my broader focus of parent education through community workshops...