http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog Sound Advice In Crazy Times Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:00:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2011/09/lessons-from-a-zen-mommy/ http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2011/09/lessons-from-a-zen-mommy/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:00:16 +0000 Soho Parenting Staff http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/?p=5173  Slowing down and taking a few deep breaths can change your relationship with your kids. By Bethany Saltman My husband, Thayer, and I are Zen Buddhists. Before we had our daughter we lived in a monastery in upstate New York. Life was simple there. We’d wake up every day before 4 a.m. in silence, and we’d spend the day working at our assigned jobs. Our meals were shared Read More]]> http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2011/09/lessons-from-a-zen-mommy/feed/ 0 http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2011/08/toilet-trainin/ http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2011/08/toilet-trainin/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:00:52 +0000 Soho Parenting Staff http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/?p=5103 A mother in an ongoing group here at Soho Parenting has culled a year's worth of toilet training advice and her own experience and sent it out to fellow toilet training compatriots. It seemed like a good idea to post since it has such great tips-troubleshooting advice and the story of her daughter's journey to underwear! ** The gist of all this advice comes from Soho Parenting and you can Read More]]> http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2011/08/toilet-trainin/feed/ 0 http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2011/06/it%e2%80%99s-a-beautiful-world-kim-john-payne-on-simplicity-parenting/ http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2011/06/it%e2%80%99s-a-beautiful-world-kim-john-payne-on-simplicity-parenting/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:00:51 +0000 Soho Parenting Staff http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/?p=4772 Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids (Ballantine Books/Random House, 2009), pulls together his central ideas into Read More]]> http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2011/06/it%e2%80%99s-a-beautiful-world-kim-john-payne-on-simplicity-parenting/feed/ 0 http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2011/06/summer-reading-list/ http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2011/06/summer-reading-list/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 10:00:26 +0000 Soho Parenting Staff http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/?p=4668 had to read, just things I wanted to read. Creating the list was a signal that summertime was near, with less responsibility and a little more breathing room. I loved making those lists with my kids and doing the ritual trip to Barnes and Noble to pick out a stack for Read More]]> http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2011/06/summer-reading-list/feed/ 2 http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2011/03/book-writing-with-kids/ http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2011/03/book-writing-with-kids/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:00:32 +0000 Soho Parenting Staff http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/?p=4313 Read More]]> http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2011/03/book-writing-with-kids/feed/ 0 http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2011/03/ding-ding-the-middle-way-wins-again/ http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2011/03/ding-ding-the-middle-way-wins-again/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:00:11 +0000 Soho Parenting Staff http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/?p=4360 Momma Zen. It’s called “Not Teaching Children to Meditate” and was posted on her blog. Her main point is that Read More]]> http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2011/03/ding-ding-the-middle-way-wins-again/feed/ 0 http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2011/02/what-should-a-4-year-old-know/ http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2011/02/what-should-a-4-year-old-know/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:00:19 +0000 Soho Parenting Staff http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/?p=4247 What a 4-year old should know:

1. She should know that she is loved wholly and unconditionally, all of the time.
2. He should know that he is safe and he should know how

Read More]]> http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2011/02/what-should-a-4-year-old-know/feed/ 0 http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2011/01/the-magic-of-123/ http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2011/01/the-magic-of-123/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:00:55 +0000 Soho Parenting Staff http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/?p=4121 1,2,3 Magic.  This book on discipline is one that parents read, use, re-read, share and rely on. The basic premise is that children are little beings who need to be taught without shame, but with clarity and repetition - how to behave. In our talk-focused culture, parents often use too much Read More]]> http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2011/01/the-magic-of-123/feed/ 0 http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2011/01/3594/ http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2011/01/3594/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:00:49 +0000 Soho Parenting Staff http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/?p=3594 Melissa Krantz Melissa Krantz is a speech therapist with over 14 years of experience.  She is a partner at Language Lab, a private speech therapy practice on the Upper West Side. Does this sound familiar? Every week when you take your two year old son to music class, you notice that the other children are talking much more.  Not only do they seem to have more words Read More]]> http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2011/01/3594/feed/ 0 http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2010/11/best-picture-books-of-2010/ http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2010/11/best-picture-books-of-2010/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 10:00:20 +0000 Soho Parenting Staff http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/?p=3620 The New York Times Book Review has come out with Best Picture Books of 2010. Since we are in a time when picutre books as a medium are in decline we should support the industry, inspire our children's love of literature and pick meaningful gifts for the holidays. Children learn so much from the intimacy of reading picture books. When you think back on the books you loved as a Read More]]> http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2010/11/best-picture-books-of-2010/feed/ 0