Ask Sarah, Peaceful parenting
Question: My eight-year-old child is coming home from school every day and falling apart. No matter what I do, she’s grumpy at best and has a meltdown at worst. I know she’s tired and we are trying to get her to bed earlier. Is there anything else I can do?...
Ask Sarah, Peaceful parenting
Question: Question: I love dinner traditions around the holidays. Do you have suggestions for how our family can make ordinary meals feel special? Answer: While nothing quite matches a holiday dinner, we can look at what makes them special and apply the take-aways to...
Ask Sarah, Peaceful parenting
Question: I have a 14-year-old daughter who is behaving like an entitled brat lately. I’d thought we had instilled more gratefulness. But she is dismissive of any gift that isn’t perfect or exactly what she wanted, expects expensive clothing and doesn’t seem to want...
Discipline, Peaceful parenting
What would your child do in the following situations? ⇒ Your child sees some kids on the playground laughing at another child. ⇒ Your child sees someone drop money without noticing. ⇒ Your child breaks a framed photo while playing ball in the living room. We hope they...
Ask Sarah, Peaceful parenting
Question: My 2½-year-old old son enjoys talking about different ways he can scare or hurt people. These comments are brought up only when we are going to visit someone new or a public place such as a park. Some examples of what he would say when I tell him we are...
Peaceful parenting, siblings
Is your child being needy particularly needy lately? “I can’t do it! YOU put my coat on.” Maybe you have a new baby and your older child is out of sorts? “I’m the baby! Carry ME!” (Or both!? “I’m the baby. You need to feed me!”) Here’s a quick and easy parenting tip...
