The following is an article that I had published over at the Crazy Hip Blog Mamas. It is an important lesson for parents and children alike!
 “Mom, I don’t have any friends at school,” my four year old complained on the way to school one morning.
“Well, in order to make friends, you need to be willing to introduce yourself. Tell them your name and ask if they would like to play.”
Without hesitation, he replied, “But Mom, I’m too scared to do that.”
“I know it can be scary, honey, but it is the only way to make a new friend.”
Later that day, …read more

Are you one of those parents who observes ill behaved children who run pure evil out of sight from their parents and does nothing?
As much as I’ve tried to be one of those parents, I just can’t.
My husband swears I’m going to get arrested for intervening one of these days.  I’m of the belief that it really registers with kids, when a complete stranger points out just how obnoxious they are.

Moving on from eating to Social Skills, the next chapter in Supernanny : How to Get the Best from Your Children is all about Eating. The two key concepts here are modeling and involvement.
Modeling is how you as the parent demonstrate acceptable behavior. It can be easy to forget that kids come into the world with a blank slate. Social norms and courtesies we no longer think about have to be learned. Everything from how to act in public to meeting new people to getting along with others.
When it comes to small children modeling means playing. Social skills are first …read more