Dr. Cale’s Blog

You’ve worked for days on a presentation due tomorrow for your new client.  You’re in the final stretch - the last few pages building up to a resounding finale with video clips and audio fanfare - all of this fueled by a late night glass of milk and some forbidden cookies in your low-carb diet. 
Murphy’s […]

I often get questions similar to this one by Janet, single mom of two children.
Dear Dr Cale, my daughter tends to get very upset… very easily. As she is getting older (now , it seems like everything is a big drama for her. Is this really a problem, and will she grow out of […]

One of my readers writes the following:
Dr. Cale, My son, Sam is six and has ADHD and is on Ritalin. Everything is a battle with him. He fights. He swears. He kicks and screams and cries. Have you any tips on how I can handle him better? I always seem to be on his case. […]

A divorced mother wrote to me with the following question:
 
“Dr. Cale, It’s mothers day, and I awaken to my 13 year old daughter who doesn’t even grunt at me.  I am worried.  My daughter does nothing around the house, and shows no appreciation for anything I do.  I am divorced, spend most of my money trying to provide for […]

I just read a news release that someone is suggesting that “less is more” when it comes to parenting. 
I couldn’t agree more.  In most areas where children get more and more…less is needed. 
Less TV
Less Video
Less nagging
Less protecting
Less catering to picky eating
Less negotiating
Less compromise on healthy values
Well, the list could go on.  I don’t mean to […]

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