Situation: How do you know when to give your child more responsibility? Parent Talk Tip: Diane Moore says that while parents have to guard their “pack leader” status in the home, at some point it’s time to relax and go back to the drawing board. A child who has a ...
Parent Talk: protecting kids from poor choices Situation: A single mother is struggling with her 14-year-old daughter who wants to do her own thing. In the past, the daughter has made bad decisions – run away from home, made poor choices in friends, and the mother feels she is too ...
In this five-part podcast, family life counselor Diane Moore shares helpful tips for families to survive the holidays. Thanksgiving is past and Christmas is just a few weeks away. How do you feel about all the work that goes into preparing the food for that special Christmas dinner? Diane Moore ...
In this five-part podcast, family life counselor Diane Moore shares helpful tips for families to survive the holidays. Thanksgiving is past and Christmas is just a few weeks away. How do you feel about all the work that goes into preparing the food for that special Christmas dinner? Diane Moore ...
In this five-part podcast, family life counselor Diane Moore shares helpful tips for families to survive the holidays. When the weather starts getting colder and the hint of snow is in the air we look forward in expectation. Diane Moore reflects on the wonder of Christmas in today’s Parent Talk ...
In this five-part podcast, family life counselor Diane Moore shares helpful tips for families to survive the holidays. Parents are worried about materialism at Christmas. Our culture is all about materialism, bbecause billions and billions of dollars are spent on advertising to make us feel discontent with what we have, ...
In this five-part podcast, family life counselor Diane Moore shares helpful tips for families to survive the holidays. Parents have a real conflict at Christmas; it’s a time for peace on earth, good will toward men. Remember, the angels came to the shepherds and said, “peace on earth.” The problem ...
Situation: This audio excerpt continues a conversation with the father of two sons. The older son has Down syndrome and the the younger son, a 2-year-old, is reluctant to play with him. Parent Talk Tip: Diane Moore reassures the father that kids don’t innately know how to be a brother or ...
Situation: A father has found that his 2-year-old son doesn’t want to play with his 4-year-old brother with Down syndrome. Parent Talk Tip: The character trait of tolerance helps children realize that everyone is at different stages of development. To develop tolerance, Diane Moore suggests the parent and younger son ...
Situation: Siblings with a six-year age difference have difficulty playing together. Parent Talk Tip: Diane Moore suggests the mom ask the older sibling to teach the younger child. Moore offers examples such as setting the table, then advises the mom to lavish praise on the older child for being a good teacher. Diane Moore ...
Situation: Twelve-year-old daughter walks to the bus stop on a possible snow day and leaves to stay at a friend’s house all day without telling her parents. Mom wants to know how to curb this behavior before it becomes dangerous. Parent Talk Tip: Diane Moore believes that the daughter doesn’t ...
Situation: A 12-year-old girl is pet-sitting for a neighbor. Besides eating the neighbor’s food, she also made a mess in the neighbor’s home. When confronted, she lied to three different people. The caller asks for suggestions on how he should discipline his daughter. Parent Talk Tip: Diane Moore suggests that the 12-year-old has demonstrated ...
It has taken two years of construction, more than 160,000 man hours and 3.8 miles of shelf space, but the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District is ready for its next chapter as it debuts Vancouver’s newest library July 17. The new facility replaces the old main community library that has stood at the corner of Mill Plain and Fort Vancouver Way for nearly fifty years.
