Any kind of change, something new, beginnings and endings, are often anxiety inducing for both kids AND adults. In this Q&A call, I answer a mom’s question about how to deal with moving to another state.
Highly sensitive people are often misunderstood, viewed as ‘weak’, ‘dramatic’, or ‘just making things difficult’. Here’s how to help your highly sensitive child thrive.
Connection acts as a form of preventative ‘maintenance’. If your kids feel more connected to you, they’ll be more compliant and cooperative when you need it.
Using shame as a tool might be effective in gaining compliance from children in the short-term, but it teaches them that they’re not ‘ok’. Here’s a different way to think about it…
Parents often get hooked into ‘referee mode’ when our kids are fighting. This is can show an imbalance of love for them. Here’s what to do instead.
Navigating bullying and friendships is difficult… as most of us can attest from personal experience. Knowing how to act in relation to others is extra tough for children because they don’t have the skills or life experience to understand how it all works. We need to remember that friendship skills are things we learn over …
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A lot of parents I see feel powerless when it comes to managing the mental health challenges, anxiety, and anger in their children – not to mention their general behavior – but parents are actually the secret sauce! Taking a child to see a therapist for 1 hour a week is great – we can do a …
Parents Are The Secret Sauce When It Comes To Child Behavior Read More »
As parents, we often think we’re responsible for the trajectory of our children’s lives. That if we pick the wrong primary school or weekend activity it could set them on the road to ruin. In reality, all we have is influence. We can’t control all the variables they’ll face in life, nor their ultimate path. …
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The way you were parented impacts the way you parent your children. But it’s often not the way you’d choose to be doing it. I see it in the clinic, where 99% of people want to know how to be a good parent, but don’t know where to begin. The core issue is not that they’re …
Ever looked at your kids and wondered ‘what’s their problem?’ or ‘why are you being like this?’ If you’re like 99% of parents, you probably just shouted ‘yes!’ at your phone 😆 The thing is, communication problems in the home usually boil down to parents and children speaking a different ‘language’ (figuratively!). Let’s say we …
Communication Problems? You’re Probably Speaking The Wrong Language Read More »
