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November 2007

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Practioner Update: Overindulgence - Michael Walcheski and David J. Bredehoft co-chairs

Panel Participants: William Allen, David J. Bredehoft, Marcie Brooke, Jean Illsley Clarke, & H. Wallace Goddard; Moderator: Carol A. Darling

This is a handout from a panel presented at the annual meeting for the National Council on Family Relations November 8, 2007. The session began with a brief review of the current research, followed by presentations giving practical tools that could be implemented (Overindulgence: across cultures; work and family balance; marriage education; and parent education). To read more...
 

 Study VI: Childhood Overindulgence and Life Goals 

By participating in this 30 minute study, you will help us understand how childhood overindulgence relates to adult personality traits such as personal aspirations and attitudes about life. Participants will be informed of our research findings upon completion of this study through this newsletter and on the our research webpage. Click on this link to enter the study.

 

Reliability and Validity Findings for a Measure of Childhood Overindulgence by David J. Bredehoft

This study, the seventh in the overindulgence project, reports the preliminary test-retest reliability and validity findings for Overindulged a simple measure of childhood overindulgence. To read more...
 

The 4 Styles Of Disciplining
You’ve made the choice to have a child, but how will you discipline them?
BY DR. KAREN SHERMAN

In a recent column, I addressed the issue of whether a couple is "on the same page" regarding the idea of having children. This concern is often an easier one to resolve than how to actually discipline your children once you’ve made the decision to have them. To read more...

 

More Parents Turn To Coaches To Help With Discipline

By Meg McSherry Breslin CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Monica Karlberg was never a good sleeper as a baby, but her nighttime antics got ridiculous when she hit 3. She'd throw tantrums, plead for one more book or bedtime snack, and then sneak out of her room countless times to jump into her parents' bed.

This was tough for Ginny and Erik Karlberg, who were trying to balance busy careers with new parenthood. They needed help, but they didn't turn to the usual parenting books or advice from friends and relatives. From their home in Denver, they set up a conference call with their personal parent coach: Elmhurst, Ill., mom Cathy Adams. To read more...
 

Need Help Parenting? OK, Just Hire a Coach
By Andrew Blankstein and Carla Hall, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers

In an age when you can have a coach show up at your home and tell you how to eat fewer carbs, strengthen your core or feng shui your living room, now comes the parenting coach. To read more...

 

Thanks to Research Assistant Chelsae Armao who contributed by finding stories to include in this edition of the newsletter.

 

 

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