What is Self-Esteem?
And How Can My Child Get Some of That? There are many gifts we would love to be able to give our children, but self-esteem is one of those we can’t just wrap up with a bow and hand over to them. We...
View ArticleHealthy Friendships for Kids
Helping Children Navigate the Struggles of Friendships Friends – from the preschoolers who share sandbox toys to the teens who share secrets, these can be the people who help our children learn more...
View ArticleRisk Taking is Healthy for Kids
The Rewards of Risks Do you ever get that lump in your throat, that tremble in your leg, or that drip of sweat on your palms when you are just about to take a risk? Risks take us out of our comfort...
View ArticleExtraordinary Children from Ordinary Parents
Raising Resilient Children By Focusing on Basic Needs Kids are resilient – we hear it all the time and I know I’ve even said it after watching my children pick themselves up, from either physical or...
View ArticleGood Parents Know How to Criticize Well
The Value of Constructive Criticism for Kids What is one of the best gifts you have every given your children? I recently read an article by Anthony Kane, MD which says that criticism is one of the...
View ArticleWhen the Parents are the Bullies
Bullying at the Ballpark – Parents Can Be the Loudest Losers Parents take the fun out of everything. Kids have been thinking that for years, and sometimes I agree. Take one afternoon and sit at a...
View ArticleDoes Self-Esteem Reduce Respect?
Increased Self-Esteem Can Decrease Respectful Behaviors You hear it from older generations all of the time – these young kids just don’t have respect for their elders. I’m one of those people who...
View ArticleIs Your Child Really Shy?
Why She Might Be an Introvert or HSP I know, I know. How many psychologically construed ways can we describe our children and what we all probably perceive to be as “shy” behavior? The difference, I’m...
View ArticleTaming Momma Bear and Confronting the Bully
Helping Kids Deal with a Bully Without Losing Your Cool The playground bully – the one who seems to just be mean for the sake of being mean. Yesterday my sons and their friends met him, and he left his...
View ArticleHelp! My Teen is Dating!
How Old Should Kids Be Before They Can Date? Hanging out. Going out. Dating. Going with. Group dating. Hooking up. Gulp. Suddenly potty training and teaching the kids to tie their shoes seems so much...
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