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Compromise is when everyone walks away equally unhappy. Walk in ready to give a little instead of walking in with a list of demands and sticking points.   * * * *   Practice active listening. Pay special attention to hear the other person’s point. Try to avoid just waiting for your turn to talk. […]

A collection of comments by leaders in child psychology regarding their best empirically tested insights for managing children’s behavior: Highlights: -Simply put, giving attention to undesired behaviors increases undesired behaviors, while giving attention to good behaviors increases good behaviors, says Alan E. Kazdin, PhD, a Yale University psychology professor and director of the Yale Parenting […]

Huntington Learning Center in Five town Plaza at 352 Cooley Street in Springfield, MA is decising some events to help teach kids leadership skills: http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/mass_appeal/family/teaching-kids-leadership-with-huntington-learning-center  

New research suggests that a parenting style that balances warmth and communication with appropriate control and supervision — is not only associated with reduced substance abuse in our own children, but it is also associated with reduced substance abuse in our own children’s friends: http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/10/08/strict-moms-influence-kids-friends-study

Parents who are too invested in their teens getting into the best schools can result in more anxious and depressed teens, suggests William R. Fitzsimmons, dean of admissions and financial aid at Harvard: http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/08/when-parents-too-invested-in-college-admissions-make-their-children-anxious/