Child Behaviour: A Day In The Mind Of Your Defiant Child
by James Lehman, MSW If you’re the parent of a defiant child, you’ve probably wondered what makes him so angry at life – and angry at you. With the school year approaching, are you gearing up for...
View ArticleHow To Create A Family Disaster Preparedness Plan For Emergencies
A natural disaster is a fact of life that no one can evade 100 percent. Calamities strike when you least expect them and they take lives by the hundreds (sometimes thousands). Although disasters can...
View ArticleHow To Avoid Power Struggles With Your Defiant Child
by James Lehman, MSW How do you nip escalating fights over power in the bud? In part two of our series, James shows you three powerful techniques for defusing defiant power struggles. “Remember, when...
View ArticleChild Learning: How To Tap Your Child’s Unlimited Potential
While different people are born with different levels of intelligence, our IQs are not fixed throughout our lifetime. Intelligence can increase with the right mental stimulation. But is there a LIMIT...
View ArticleParenting Tips: Be A Good Role Model By Being Nice To Others
By Shaya Kass, PhD. Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true. ~Robert Brault I recently read a list of “101 Things You...
View ArticleHow Setting Limits For Children Negates The Need For Discipline
Children love having boundaries or limits, although they would never admit it to an adult. Setting limits and outlining boundaries actually helps kids feel more secure. This means they don’t have to...
View ArticleTeaching Math: How To Make Math Lessons Easy For Your Child
I do not know about you, but when I was young I was pretty much intimidated with mathematics. There are kids that would have natural math skills, but for some children (like me), math could be...
View ArticleDealing With Your Teenagers: Mini-Monsters Or Adults-In-The-Making?
By Shilpa D’Mello and Masooma Meghji Of all the ages kids go through, adolescence is by far the toughest one. Yet, when we are older, we look back on those days rather fondly. The first time we bunked...
View ArticlePower Struggles With Your Child: Should You Give In Or Not?
By Diana D’Souza At some stage between babyhood and toddlerhood, all babies develop a strong urge to assert their autonomy. You will recognize this moment in the first time your baby says “No” when...
View ArticleParenting Tips: Five Reasons To Stop Saying Good Job
By Alfie Kohn Must reading for every parent. Find out why saying “Good job!” creates many negative consequences for your child. Hang out at a playground, visit a school, or show up at a child’s...
View ArticleParents, Google Yourself Before Your Kids Do
People share far too much information online. They post revealing or suggestive photos of themselves on Facebook or Twitter, they run inappropriate blogs and use their full name, they comment on posts...
View ArticleThe Dangers Of Helicopter Parenting
Many parents these days tend to be extremely protective of their children, to the point that it seems like they’re constantly hovering above their kids. This behavior has been jokingly coined...
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