Does Making Your Child Feel Guilty about Negative Behavior Help?
“You hurt me when you do that.” “When your sister grows up she will hate herself because you’re so mean to her.” “You are making me so sad right now.” These are examples of phrases
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Stages of Childhood
Children go through stages of childhood, each one impacting parents in some way. It can help to remember that particularly challenging stages (an infant’s sleepless nights, a toddler’s raging tantrums or a teen’s moodiness) don’t
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Tension and Homework
If tensions grow between parent and child when doing homework relationships can suffer. Whenever possible it is important to take a break and get help from another parent, relative, after school center or older student.
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3 Things to Keep in Mind When Setting Limits
Here are three things to keep in mind when setting a limit for your child: 1. stay calm – tension usually breeds more tension. 2. use as few words as possible to explain your idea
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4 Ideas that Can Help Establish Smooth Bedtime Routines
Getting children to bed in a timely way can be a challenge. Here are four ideas that can help.
The Importance of Physical Activity in Winter
It is important for families to set aside time for some outdoor physical activity every day – even in winter. If parents are away from home for long periods ensuring that a babysitter or after
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It’s Working
A parents of tweens group I lead had been discussing common concerns of middle school moms and dads; juggling the demands of school work and home life and handling the emotional ups and downs of
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“Losing it” with your Child
It is important to remember that you are not the only parent who has “lost it” with their child. As all moms and dads handle the complex tasks involved in raising a family it is
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Loving an Angry Teen
Nelly was a single mom who had been through many transitions with her two boys. A few years ago a challenging and unexpected divorce had been difficult for everyone and although she was happy to
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One Idea that can Help When Correcting Children
Most moms and dads react to a child’s challenging behavior when it shows up, they often find themselves repeating the same correction again and again. When legitimate frustration grows it can help when parents find
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