http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Shelly+Birger Parenting Shelly Birger Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=366717&ca=Parenting Are you tired of tantrums? Not sure why your child is "acting out"? Wish you could just figure it out? Here's something you can try today... Get more connected with your kids by Guessing Feelings. By guessing your child's feelings, you can help her learn a new way to express herself... verbally! Eve... Parenting Shelly Birger Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=366720&ca=Parenting Wanna have more fun with your kids AND keep your heart healthy? Then try "Going for the Giggle!" We've all heard the old adage "Laughter is the best medicine." Well... guess what? It's really true! Recent heart and blood vessel research shows that laughter may actually help prevent heart disease! By... Parenting Shelly Birger Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=366723&ca=Parenting Ever wonder why you can't get your kids to help clean up? I know, it seems like a nice idea and all, but how the heck do you actually get kids to want to and enjoy helping with clean up? At first, I didn't think it was possible either. But it turns out, I was grossly underestimating young people. In... Parenting Shelly Birger Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=366725&ca=Parenting I once had an experience with a child in which I could see two distinct choices before me of how to handle a potential power struggle. It was another afternoon with Kyle, six, and Neil, two. I was sitting in the playroom folding the family laundry. Just as I had almost finished, and was stacking som...