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Holiday Parenting Tips

The holidays from Thanksgiving to New Years bring special challenges for parents --- not only with their children but at extended family gatherings. Here are a few articles that offer practical tips for making your holiday celebrations more enjoyable. To read articles on other topics, click HERE:

Taming the Holiday Gimmees

December Discipline for Naughty Children

Having Honest Fun with Santa

Too Many Toys?

Avoid the Fairness Trap

• Get the resource package on "Holiday Parenting Issues," which includes handouts, information articles and a recording of this dynamic discussion in our monthly Parents Toolshop Teleseminar Series on all of the above issues.

Immunize Yourself Against Toxic People (responding to criticism)

Defeat the Dread of Family Gatherings (unsolicited advice)

• Get the resource package on "Dealing With Difficult People," which includes handouts, information articles and a recording of this informative presentation in our monthly Parents Toolshop Teleseminar Series on the above two issues

All these articles are written by:

Jody Johnston Pawel is a Licensed Social Worker, Certified Family Life Educator, second-generation parent educator, founder of The Family Network, and President of Parents Toolshop Consulting. She is the author of 100+ parent education resources, including her award-winning book, The Parent's Toolshop. For 25+ years, Jody has trained parents and family professionals through her dynamic workshops and interviews with the media worldwide, including Parents and Working Mother magazines, and the Ident-a-Kid television series. Jody currently serves as the online parenting expert for Cox Ohio Publishing’s mom-to-mom websites and also serves on the Advisory Board of the National Effective Parenting Initiative.

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