Worried about how to help your kids deal with their worries and anxieties? Check out these tips from Dr. Regine Ganalti.
Here’s 4 simple tips on how to know what’s the “right” amount of homework for your kid!
Many of us are concerned about the impact this past year’s had on our kids.
How do we know when to be concerned about anxiety and depression and when it’s just everyday stress?
Here are 3 things to look for and 3 things you can do to help your kids with anxiety and depression.
Mean kids. They’re everywhere.
Let’s face it. These kids who tease aren’t horrible human beings (although our mama bear senses want to say they are), they just lack social skills.
So if we want our kids to avoid these mean kids and seek out positive relationships, we as parents, need to teach them social skills.
They’re driving you crazy. The yelling. The screaming. And you are thinking to yourself- this can’t be normal. This can’t be okay. How am I supposed to deal with the fighting?
Before you grab that glass of wine or hide in the closet to stress eat, we have something to share with you. In many cases, it’s okay to let not only let them argue, but conflict can be healthy.
Have you ever had that feeling that something just isn’t right? Or read that article with the list of “red flags” and thought wow- some of these really do apply to my kid! That’s okay. There’s many of us who have been in that exact same moment with you.
No one wants their kids to fail. As parents, we are wired to help our kids. It’s in our DNA to help our kids succeed in life.
So- how do we help them build bravery, courage and self-sufficiency? We give them those opportunities to shine and feel bravery, courage and see that they can be self-sufficient.
We are delighted to get to speak with Ned Johnson, who is the co-author of “The Self-Driven Child”. Ned helps parents adopt a new way of thinking and employ tools to support their kids autonomy, vital to helping kids lower their stress and develop intrinsic motivation.
Tweens are hard. They are navigating a world between childhood and those pre-adulthood years (the dreaded teens!), and Middle School isn’t really a place that many of us would be excited to go back to anytime soon! But good news! We have help! Phyllis Fagell talks with us today about the 10 key skills your tween needs to THRIVE, and how parents can help!
We discuss with Tina Payne Bryson, PhD, what the misbehaviors really are caused by, and what we can do to stop those behaviors and teach our children better.
Every day feels like a fight. Whether you ask your kids to pick up their shoes off the floor, to go get dressed for school, or simply to come join the family for dinner. It often feels like our kids simply don’t listen to us! But if we did just 3 simple things, we would see much different results.
We all get into arguments with our kids that make us feel stressed and anxious. But how do we get out of that and move on to a solution with our kids? We give easy calm down strategies for your and your kids. You both will be able to cool down in no time flat!
These tips are perfect for parents and kids!
Want to stop yelling at home? You’re not alone. Some of us grew up in ultra loud households where raised voices were just the normal…
Too often, we fall into the trap of punishing our kids in the heat of the moment after something’s happened. But that hardly ever works. Here, we’ll discuss the difference between logical consequences and punishments, as well as how to make effective logical consequences that will have a positive impact on your discipline at home.
Do you wonder how to teach good coping skills to your kids? We talk with Janine Halloran, LMHC, about everything parents should and shouldn’t do when learning and teaching good coping skills to kids.
Why do so many of us feel a little squeamish when we even think about talking with our kids about sex? But it doesn’t need to and we have the answers.