by Tim Davis | Jan 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
Review and Brief Summary of Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child: The Heart of Parenting, by John Gottman, Ph.D. There is phenomenally helpful information in this book. Specifically, Gottman describes how parents can be “Emotion Coaches” for their children. His...
by Tim Davis | Dec 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Top 10 Take Aways from 10 of the Best Parenting Books of All Time Over the 25 years I’ve been a psychologist and the nearly 20 years I’ve been a parent, I’ve read many parenting books. Here are 10 important take aways from 10 of my all time favorite...
by Tim Davis | Nov 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
How to Get Kids to Listen: Advice from “How to Talk So Kids Will Listen” How to Talk So Kids Will Listen is the parenting book that I recommend most often. It’s based on the assumption that there is a “direct connection between how kids feel and how they behave. When...
by Tim Davis | Oct 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Top 4 Remote Learning Tips for Elementary Aged Kids Many children have not been able to return to school this fall. Of those fortunate enough to attend at least some in person classes, rising COVID rates across the country risk sending many of those children back to...
by Tim Davis | Sep 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
How to Handle Oppositional Behavior: Keep In Mind “Kids Do Well if They Can” Having an oppositional, explosive, defiant, or otherwise challenging child is beyond frustrating and demoralizing. Parenting feels so hard. We wonder “where did I go wrong?” and...
by Tim Davis | Aug 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
7 Steps for College Success: How to Thrive Academically Even if You Weren’t a Great Student in High School I dropped my oldest daughter off for her freshman year of college last week. It was an emotional time – sadness at her leaving home, worry about her...
