Having Trouble Bonding With Your Kids? How to Solve the 9 Most Common Problems

Sears encourages new moms to create bonding moments out of diaper changes because "you have to do it anyway." The same philosophy, he said, can be used for school-aged kids. Whether you walk them to the bus stop or drive them to and from school, make that a special time. "When a child is in the back seat, they are a captive audience," he said. "They can't go anywhere. Give them easy openers, and soon they will look forward to that time of day where they can just ventilate their stuff to Mom or Dad."