Taming the Tantrums - It Starts with Parenting Skills
Yale University Parenting Center is recognised for its invaluable research and support for parents and has recently been spreading the word about some basic parenting skills that will help you to deal with your child's tantrums, and over time, reduce them. Yvette Vignando spoke on The Morning Show on Channel 7 and shared this information - based on over 30 years of research. Read full article
Raising Barry - an Unconventional Parent Raises a President
Ann Dunham (Soetoro) Sutoro’s life is changing the course of history, yet most people have never heard of this remarkable woman. When I first met Ann in Jakarta in March 1981, I had no idea how great an impact she would have on world history and politics ... We had an immediate rapport. Ann saw me as a young person who shared her idealism and passion for solving the problems of poverty in Indonesia. Perhaps I reminded her of her son Barry, born in Hawaii in 1961, a few years younger than me, and then studying and working in the United States. Read full article
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
Book: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua. The controversial yet compelling parenting biography by Chinese-American author who writes about her journey as a parent determined to use what she calls "Chinese parenting" to raise successful children. But the journey does not end in the way she expects. Read full article
Tuesday 25 January 2011 Latest Parenting and Education News
Tuesday 25 January 2011 - Links to Latest Parenting and Education news: Children Bored in Country Australia ~ Funding Private Schools ~ Raising Girls, Advice from Teachers ~ Children in Detention ~ Top Apps for Toddlers ~ UK Parenting Campaign Considered Read full article
Thursday 20 January 2011 Latest Parenting and Education News
Thursday 20 January 2011 - Links to Latest Parenting and Education news: Cyberbully Gets Jail Time ~ Caring for Child with Disability ~ Telling a Son He is Lazy ~ Parenting Programs but Not For All ~ Sperm Donor Children's Stories ~ Documentary on Bullying ~ Competitive Birth Stories Read full article
Raising Confident Happy Children
Book: Raising Confident Happy Children by Anthony Gunn. What do you do when your son refuses to go to bed because of the monster in the cupboard? Or when your daughter panics before a school play? Or when the death of the family pet prompts anxiety that you're about to drop off the mortal coil? How can we possibly equip our children with all that they need to grow up confident, resilient and brave? Anthony Gunn, psychologist, author and father of a primary schooler offers forty helpful approaches, explaining common fears and setbacks and how to combat them. Read full article
The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
Book: The Big Book of Parenting Solutions. Today Show's Michele Borba offers cures for difficult childhood behaviours. In this down-to-earth guide, parenting expert Michele Borba offers advice for dealing with children's difficult behaviour and hot button issues including biting, temper tantrums, cheating, bad friends, inappropriate clothing, sex, drugs, peer pressure, and much more. Read full article
Wit's End - Advice and Resources for Saving Your Out of Control Teen
Book: Wit's End by Sue Scheff is the shockingly gripping story of how Sue, a parent of a formerly troubled teen, turned her mistakes-and her relationship with her daughter-around. This highly practical and prescriptive book calls upon Scheff's personal experiences with finding help for her daughter. Read full article
The Complete Secrets of Happy Children
Book: The Complete Secrets of Happy Children by Steve Biddulph. This book is a special, combined edition of the highly acclaimed best-sellers "The Secrets of Happy Children" and "More Secrets of Happy Children". Parents will discover what's really happening inside kid's minds, and what to do about it. And you will find out how to be a stronger, more loving, more definite and more relaxed parent. Also covered are important concerns of parents today such as: how to help toddlers and children feel secure and settled; discipline methods that work (without hitting or yelling); making sure your love gets through; being the best kind of dad; and the childcare dilemma. Read full article
Podcast The Influencing Parent with Robin Grille Part 2
Recording of webinar with Robin Grille on 29 October 2010 - The Influencing Parent - part 1. Robin Grille talks about a different approach to getting children to behave well, and not just 'do as they are told'. He talks about why punishment of children does not work but natural consequences do.In this podcast Robin Grille also discusses the value of intrinsic rewards and the transient effect of systems such as start charts. Questions and comments from audience and Yvette Vignando, publisher of happychild. Read full article
