Sarina Behar Natkin

ParentMap Magazine Fall has arrived in the Northwest; school is in full-swing (here are some tips if you are picking a preschool), Halloween costumes are appearing on store shelves and the nights are growing longer. In this month’s issue, we take a close look at articulation disorders and offer tips for supporting your child at home. We also offer some great suggestions for turning parenting challenges into opportunities for connection and growth.

Photo: iStock Can you imagine if your partner said to you, “Put your shoes on” 10 times before you left the house? Is there any reason to listen to the first nine times? By the tenth time, you might be ready to throw your shoes out the door and tell your partner to go by themselves! And yet, with our kids, we yell orders from the other room and wonder why our demands are not met. We repeat them again and again, ramping up our own anger and frustration. They ignore us and we keep demanding.