The Kid Whisperer: How to deal with a kid who doesn’t like doing chores
Dear Kid Whisperer, After reading your column, my husband and I realized that our 8-year-old was not doing enough chores. She now does the dishes every night after dinner.
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The Kid Whisperer: How to enforce limits with your kid in public
Dear Kid Whisperer, We have a community water park that we go to multiple times per week.
The Kid Whisperer: How educators can work with, not against, each other to help kids
Dear Kid Whisperer, I would appreciate some guidance. You trained teachers at my school in Behavioral Leadership. I think the strategies are great, but I have a few concerns with...
The Kid Whisperer: How to make your kids cry
Kid Whisperer goes on living his life without giving any attention to the crying.
The Kid Whisperer: How to make rules instead of giving suggestions
Dear Kid Whisperer, I feel like I’m losing my mind, and this question feels like a stupid and embarrassing one that I should have an answer to.
The Kid Whisperer: How to stop letting other parents make you feel bad about your parenting
Dear Kid Whisperer, I feel very alone in my friend group.
The Kid Whisperer: How to create an alternative to a behavior chart
Dear Kid Whisperer, I am an old-school fourth-grade teacher who has been teaching for 25 years. I’ve always used a behavior chart where students have to pull green, yellow and...
The Kid Whisperer: How to deal with a sleeper in class
Dear Kid Whisperer, I teach eighth-grade math. I have a student who sleeps (pretends to sleep?) through my class most days. Talking about it with him is not working. What...
The Kid Whisperer: I’m struggling with my kids’ sports schedules
Dear Kid Whisperer, I’m struggling with my kids’ sports schedules. I have three kids, ages 10, 12, and 15, they are in three different sports, and two of the three...