Roadtrip! Ten Tips for a Happy Backseat

By Dr. Patricia Nan Anderson
Published June 7, 2013
Tags: activities for the car, car trips with children, family vacation, traveling with children

Remember that you’re taking children on this trip, not just more baggage. Help the trip to be about the getting there as much as it is about the destination and you’ll all have a great time!

“Our Little Secret” – The Conspiracy To Keep Parents In the Dark

By Dr. Patricia Nan Anderson
Published June 4, 2013
Tags: children and deception, children and lying, keeping secrets, knowing what kids are up to

Children are easily led. They go along with something unwittingly, then find themselves committing to secrecy. Parents who said they never knew are parents whose children swore never to tell.

What Does It Mean When Toys Seem Angry?

By Dr. Patricia Nan Anderson
Published June 1, 2013
Tags: emotional development, imaginative play, Lego, Pediatrics, pretend play, television and children, the Incredible Hulk

Since the 1990s, however, faces displaying anger, sadness, disgust, surprise and fear were added to the mix, so that happy faces account for only about half of the minifigures Lego creates today. The question, of course, is does this matter?

Good Parenting Reduces Obesity Risk

By Dr. Patricia Nan Anderson
Published May 28, 2013
Tags: adverse childhood experiences, discipline, effects of abuse and neglect, obesity

As described in a new study from Great Britain, children who are badly treated by their parents are 36% more likely to grow up to be obese adults.

Roadtrip! Ten Tips for a Happy Backseat

By Dr. Patricia Nan Anderson
Published June 7, 2013
Tags: activities for the car, car trips with children, family vacation, traveling with children

Remember that you’re taking children on this trip, not just more baggage. Help the trip to be about the getting there as much as it is about the destination and you’ll all have a great time!

“Our Little Secret” – The Conspiracy To Keep Parents In the Dark

By Dr. Patricia Nan Anderson
Published June 4, 2013
Tags: children and deception, children and lying, keeping secrets, knowing what kids are up to

Children are easily led. They go along with something unwittingly, then find themselves committing to secrecy. Parents who said they never knew are parents whose children swore never to tell.

What Does It Mean When Toys Seem Angry?

By Dr. Patricia Nan Anderson
Published June 1, 2013
Tags: emotional development, imaginative play, Lego, Pediatrics, pretend play, television and children, the Incredible Hulk

Since the 1990s, however, faces displaying anger, sadness, disgust, surprise and fear were added to the mix, so that happy faces account for only about half of the minifigures Lego creates today. The question, of course, is does this matter?

Good Parenting Reduces Obesity Risk

By Dr. Patricia Nan Anderson
Published May 28, 2013
Tags: adverse childhood experiences, discipline, effects of abuse and neglect, obesity

As described in a new study from Great Britain, children who are badly treated by their parents are 36% more likely to grow up to be obese adults.

Talking back: how to handle a defiant child

Published February 25, 2013
Tags: children and behavior, how to handle a defiant child, how to improve child's behavior, katie malinski, parenting advice, what to do when a child talks back

Parenting Coach Katie Malinski LCSW coaches the parents of an 8-year old boy what to say and do when their son talks back and acts defiant.

Boys and behavior/aggression

Published January 10, 2013
Tags: boys and aggression, boys and fighting, boys and toy guns, do boys have worse behavior than girls, katie malinski, the difference between boys and girls

Do you have an aggressive son? Should it be OK for boys to “kill” each other with toy guns or …

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Reading behavioral signs in kids

Published December 23, 2012
Tags: children and behavior, how to handle a defiant child, how to improve a child's behavior, katie malinski, reading behavioral signs

Parenting Coach Katie Malinski LCSW coaches the parents of an 8-year old boy on how to read behavioral signs and help eliminate misbehavior and tantrums.

How mass media is affecting your child

Published November 10, 2012
Tags: do video games affect behavior in kids, how to monitor mass media at home, internet safety and kids, kids and the internet, mass media and kids

Do your kids regularly play video games, watch TV, use the internet, iPod or cell phone? Parenting Coach Katie Malinski LCSW discusses how mass media can tremendously affect your child’s behavior.