“How can I give my daughter a healthy attitude toward sex but prevent her from having any?” authors Justin Richardson and Mark Schuster claim a lot of parents want to…
Author: Victoria Winterhalter
Victoria Winterhalter
Victoria Winterhalter is a mother, teacher, reader, and writer on the education and environment beats for RFM. She has been with RFM since its founding in 2009 and has contributed photos and written numerous articles on education, parenting, and family travel.
“All of the psychology courses I had taken had warned of the dangers of the self-fulfilling prophecy. If you labeled a child as a slow learner, he could begin to…
Many a child can relate to that classic scene in A Christmas Story, where Ralphie fantasizes about going blind from soap poisoning as he’s being punished for cursing with a…
“One of the built in frustrations of parenthood is the daily struggle to get our children to behave in ways that are acceptable to us and to society,” write Faber…
“I was a wonderful parent before I had children,” write Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish, authors of the book, How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids…
“I wouldn’t mind spending Christmas with my family – if only they’d behave.” Robinson and Staeheli, the authors of Unplug the Christmas Machine, claim this remark echoes “the secret thoughts…
Ten years ago, Julian Metts, MD, traveled to Guyana in South America for a dental mission trip. While he was there, he met a girl who had drunk a corrosive…
Do you go through the holiday season without a deep sense of joy? Then, authors Robinson and Staeheli believe it’s necessary to reevaluate the celebration so you can feel more…
According to Robinson and Staeheli, while parents desire a rich, family-centered celebration, they are often at a loss as to how to make it happen. Unplug the Christmas Machine believes…
With so many people feeling like the holiday season has become impersonal, frantic, costly, and devoid of meaning, this month, I’ll be blogging about Unplug the Christmas Machine: A Complete…
“Most parents would readily admit that they always envisioned their children not only getting along but considering each other to be their best and closest friends,” claims Michele Borba. “So…
Dad sleeping on the couch. Mom working in the kitchen. This was the Thanksgiving of my childhood. So when my mom worked up the nerve to announce that she thought we…
