Ask the Parent Coach: Validating feelings to get kids to do what they need to do
Kerri Smith has some tips for helping your kids to do tasks that you need them to do.
Kerri's Latest Articles
Ask the Parent Coach: How to say no to young love on Valentines Day
Is your child asking to set up an unsupervised date on Valentine's Day? Kerri Smith has some advice.
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.