Archive for category: Emotions & Behavior

Parents learn not to always tune out ‘whinese’

/ November 1, 2009 12:23 pm

I discovered that my youngest daughter could speak a foreign language when she was around 6 years old. We call it “whinese” because entire sentences and comments for many hours a day can be in this new and irritating tongue. Maybe you know this language – it is common among members of the early elementary school year tribe. What’s amazing is that all kids are born knowing it

Order a hug today and watch the good things flow!

0 / May 19, 2009 8:00 am

Zipping through the gym locker room, I caught a glimpse of this CBS news segment on the “hug deli”. Started by Mikey Stubbs in LA the hugs are given out in exchange for 2 compliments. Talk about a great way [...]

The Princess Effect – Good, Bad, Neither?

3 / April 24, 2007 4:31 pm

Is the princess fantasy hurting our young daughters? Some experts thinks so. Good Morning America ran a spot over the weekend on what has been dubbed “The Princess Effect”. The concept is not that fantasy or wanting to play pretend [...]