Archive for November 2015
7 Ways to Help Your Child Overcome Bullying
Has your child become the victim of a bully? – Immediate action is needed! Bullying is a wide-spread problem, and it’s not to be taken lightly. Your child is facing the difficult challenge of trying to maintain emotional balance under great pressure, and she cannot do this alone. How can you be supportive and help…
Read MoreThe Benefits of Using Natural Consequences to Discipline Your Teen
Natural consequences are an effective disciplining tool with long-term benefits. They work specifically well for teenagers because they are at the age where their ability to reason is much more developed than that of a young child. Teens can see the direct outcome – positive or negative – of their choices or behavior and then…
Read MoreParenting a Strong-Willed Child? Take These Steps to Success
As if they were a character from the novel Black Beauty, some parents seem to discuss their children as if they were unruly horses in need of a serious, Victorian-era “breaking.” Just like horses, strong-willed children can be difficult to raise properly. But with care and effort, not only can you successfully raise your child…
Read MoreLearn Ways To Help Your Child Deal with Grief and Loss
Death is a fact of life. Each and every one of us is touched by grief and loss. By the time we reach adulthood, we’ve built up a series of coping frameworks we can use to help us make our way through the complex feelings a death in the family can leave us with. Our…
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