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Kerri Smith

Kerri Smith is a Weston mother, longtime educator and novelist under the name Kerri Maher. She is a coach at The Well-Resourced Parent, and is certified by the Jai Institute for Parenting in Boston. Send parenting questions to thewellresourcedparent@gmail.com.

Kerri's Latest Articles

Ask the parent coach: Post holiday query: How can I stop yelling at my kids?

Kerri Smith has some advice for shaking off the January Blues.

Ask the Parent Coach: Keeping your sanity through school vacation week

Kerri Smith has some tips for getting your kids — and yourself — through school vacation week.

Ask the Parent Coach: Grandma wants a hug, but my child says no. What do I do?

Kerri Smith talks about how you can navigate visiting relatives and your child's response to hugs and kisses.

Ask the Parent Coach: Why doesn’t my child have friends? What can I do?

Kerri Smith has some tips on helping your child make friends.

The Parenting Coach: My son won’t do his homework! How do I motivate him?

Kerri Smith addresses a question about how to motivate kids to do homework in this week's column.