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, ...
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: 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 ...
Situation: Your kids are fighting and you don’t want to nurture aggression or weakness. How should you respond? Parent Talk Summary: Anytime you do something different with your kids, it gets their attention. Say “freeze!” for example, instead of “stop it.” Tell aggressor to “Hold it right there. You’re a ...
Summary: Family Life counselor Diane Moore explains why the character trait of discretion is so important to instill in your children. If children were “mini-you’s,” parenting would be so much easier because children would automatically understand what parents are trying to communicate. Parent Talk Tip: Parents need the character trait ...
Summary: Family life counselor Diane Moore suggests what to do for a young man who is having bullying difficulties with a schoolmate. Parent Talk tip: In part one, a boy who was bullied at a younger age has turned into a bully himself. He’s gotten into altercations with another boy at ...
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