Susan Stone Belton on September 9th, 2009

Today President Obama spoke to children in school, encouraging them to work hard, stay in school, and never stop trying to achieve their goals. Although some people have tried to make this a political issue, it isn’t. I don’t understand how anyone, regardless of their political affiliation, can possibly object to our president, or any other [...]

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Susan Stone Belton on September 6th, 2009

This month Kim Seidel wrote a great article for Bay Area Parent Magazine, and asked me for my opinion on the topic “Ask For Help This School Year”. Kim’s great article highlighted the fact that parents find it hard to ask for help, and yet no parent has all the answers.
It is so interesting to [...]

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For parents of teens who lack respect, preschoolers who lack social skills and in-betweens who lack discipline, Susan Stone Belton has a message: Relax and enjoy it.
“We’re so focused on the negative and ready to assume something’s gone wrong,” said Belton, a parenting coach who has known children as a mother, teacher, crisis counselor, guest [...]

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Susan Stone Belton on August 14th, 2009

CUPERTINO, April 22. — Nobody ever said moms were perfect. But their imperfections can be corrected, according to one prominent parenting coach. Susan Stone Belton says that poor ol’ mom usually means well. It’s just that she may be responding emotionally rather than rationally, especially when it comes to raising her kids. “There really are [...]

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