The Importance of Being Earnest
Q. My grandchildren, ages five, 10 and 14, stay with us for several days on occasion. When they’re here, they don’t pick up after themselves or help us in any way. I decided to start paying them for picking up their things and helping their grandmother, and proposed a...
Protecting kids from sexual abuse
Protecting kids from sexual abuse 2012-07-29 Author: Dr. Betty Richardson Q. There’s so much in the news about child molestation; I read recently that one in four girls and one in six boys will be sexually abused before their 18th birthday. Do you have any...
Peaceful Parenting
Peaceful Parenting 2012-07-09 Author: Dr. Betty Richardson Q. My ex-husband Dan and I divorced two years ago and share custody of our two children. Dan frequently disregards set pick-up and drop-off times as well as the kids’ planned activities and sporting events;...
Happy help for grouchy kids
Happy help for grouchy kids 2012-05-31 Author: Dr. Betty Richardson Q. Our youngest son Sean, age six, is grouchy in the mornings and off-and-on during the day. His grouchy, somewhat pouty expression, his frequent complaints and finding fault with everything and...
Attachment parenting 101
Attachment parenting 101 2012-05-04 Author: Dr. Betty Richardson Q. We’re expecting our second child in August, our daughter Sierra is three years old. My wife has recently become interested in attachment parenting. She went back to work after Sierra was six weeks...
Giving up, Giving in
Giving up, Giving in 2012-04-02 Author: Dr. Betty Richardson Q. I’m worried I give in too often to my children. Maggie, our four-year-old, cries, begs and pleads to “watch a little more TV” when I tell her it’s time to turn it off. Megan, nine, screams and yells at me...
