Posts Tagged ‘Positive Parenting’
YouTube for Children: How to Make It Safe
To ensure a safe online experience, it’s important to actively monitor YouTube for children. “Isn’t that your daughter?” You stare at your friend’s text message with the accompanying YouTube link a little shellshocked. Wait… what? That uncomfortable feeling of impending dread is washing over you as you click on the link. You almost forget to…
Read MoreFrom Mom’s to Dad’s: How to Cope with Transition Issues After Divorce
Cope with Transition Issues After Divorce How to cope with transition issues after divorce? Would be required to switch living arrangements every month or week, or perhaps even twice a week? At first, it may seem like an adventure, as if you were going on one sleepover after another. Eventually, though, you may become weary…
Read MoreHow to Know If You’re an Enmeshed Parent
What exactly is an enmeshed parent? There is a connection and, yet, a slight but decisive distinction between a helicopter parent, a narcissistic parent, and an enmeshed parent.A helicopter parent employs an excessively responsible parenting style that leads to overprotecting, overcontrolling, and over-perfecting their child. A narcissistic parent is so possessive that their child basically…
Read MoreHow to Recognize Parental Alienation – 8 Ways to Tell
How to recognize parental alienation. After getting into trouble at school, a child casually reveals signs of Parental Alienation. they have no contact with one parent, hold a very negative view of them, and express relief at the separation. An adult enters psychotherapy for anxiety, depression, or relationships issues, unclear about why they have all…
Read MoreTeaching Mindfulness: 5 Ways to Reduce Childhood Anxiety
5 Ways to Reduce Childhood Anxiety Mindfulness is often seen as something spiritual or mystical, but when used to address Childhood Anxiety, it becomes a practical tool for helping kids manage stress and emotions. But mindfulness is none of that. Simply put, mindfulness is being fully conscious and aware of the present moment. That awareness…
Read MoreParents: How to Get Your Kids to Cooperate Without Child Shaming
If you make a child feel loved, you’ll foster cooperation and reduce the negative effects often associated with child shaming Sounds simple enough, right? But is it really that simple? Is just giving love enough? What happens when, despite you showering your child with love, they still don’t want to cooperate? Do you get annoyed?…
Read MorePositive Parenting: 7 Tips to Creating a Harmonious Parent-Child Connection
Positive Parenting: 7 Tips to Creating a Harmonious Parent-Child Connection Harmony. If you’ve ever listened to an acapella quartet or a beautifully orchestrated symphony, you understand harmony. The harmonious interaction of voices and/or instruments leaves you uplifted, enchanted, and peaceful. There are no harsh sounds that prick your nerves and make you cringe… at least,…
Read MoreGet Smart About Nutrition: How The Right Diet Can Reduce ADHD Symptoms
How The Right Diet Can Reduce ADHD Symptoms Sweets. It’s probably fair to say that you’re familiar with the obvious—and sometimes scary!—effects sugar can have on your child. And it’s probably also no overstatement that, as a concerned parent, you would rather handle your child’s ADHD naturally than resort to medication. Did you know that…
Read MoreIt’s Normal to Make Mistakes! – 4 Tips to Help Your Perfectionistic Child
4 Tips to Help Your Perfectionistic Child Does your child… …expect nothing less than an A in all their classes? …view criticism as a personal attack? …avoid new projects because they’re worried they’ll fail? Of course, there’s nothing wrong if your child wants to do their very best. But it’s self-defeating when they strive after…
Read MoreParenting with Insight: Facts About Teen Depression and How You Can Help
Facts About Teen Depression The teenage years can bring a lot of ups and downs. In general, many teenagers have a tendency to be moody, unruly, self-centered, and highly emotional. All of which falls under normal adolescent behavior. But at times, there can be more. Some teens battle with bouts of depression. They’re unmotivated, indifferent,…
Read MoreParenting Challenges – 8 Tips to Avoid Spoiling Your Child
8 Tips to Avoid Spoiling Your Child Imagine the scene: A splendid throne atop an elevated platform. Two servants rushing back and forth, catering to the every wish of the crowned head seated upon the lofty chair. Exhausted from a day’s worth of conforming to the demands of the ruler, they finally bow with heads…
Read MoreTalking with Your Teen: 7 Tips to Make It a Two-Way Communication
Talking with Your Teen “I don’t know what to do anymore. My teen just doesn’t want to talk to me!” Sounds like your situation? Before you get too frustrated with the matter, stop and think for a moment. Are you actually upset that your teenager won’t talk to you, or that they won’t listen to…
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