Why do 2-year-olds not listen?

Why do 2-year-olds not listen?

A mother told me once that her 2 year-old daughter purposefully does what she asks her not to. The mother asked me to suggest tricks that can make her child listen. We want to believe that only a quick word-change, a tricky strategy tool, is what we need to win. For...
Please, forget the question “How was school?”

Please, forget the question “How was school?”

The question, which rarely brings forth what is expected, yet as parents we often cling to it unawares. Why do we feel a strong urge to say it, and why doesn’t it work for our children? Parents want connection When our child spends most of the day at school it’s...