Category Archives: Blame Game

The Benefit of Not Siding with Your Child

By Jodi Cohen | Published: June 29, 2010
You did a great job mom! Someone actually said that to me in the park yesterday. My daughter was hysterical claiming that some other kid had hurt her. I didn’t see it because I was busy pushing her younger brother on the swing. She was hurt. She was angry. She was after revenge. She wanted [...]
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Letting your child experience disappointment

By Jodi Cohen | Published: June 22, 2010
I think it’s human nature to want to protect our children from hurt and disappointment. As a result, we are sometimes quick to anger when another parent’s actions cause our children any upset. “How dare they do that to my child,” we fume. “If I were them, I would have handled it differently,” we rant. [...]
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Just Say NO

By Jodi Cohen | Published: February 23, 2010
We have a friend who can’t say no.  Candy for breakfast?  Well, just this once.  One more T.V. program?  Sure.  Two more?  Oh, all right.  A new toy?  If you finish your dinner. Constantly saying “no” to our kids can be exhausting.   Most of us pick our battles and give in on occasion. The problem [...]
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The Blame Game

By Jodi Cohen | Published: January 5, 2010
Beth had a friend over for a play date and the kids were having a great time running around in the backyard.  When it was time to go, the moms called them inside.  The friend’s child, clearly still excited from running around outdoors starting running through Beth’s house yelling loudly.  Beth, a relaxed mother of [...]
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