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Preparing Your Child for School, Part 3 – Kindergarten & Language and General Knowledge

Teaching Kids about Sex and Reproduction
  Kindergartners participate in many activities that require them to use language and to solve problems. Children who can't or don't communicate easily may have problems in school. There are many.... read more
Sep 08, 2014 8:00am

Posted in Parenting, School

Preparing Your Child for School, Part 2–Social & Emotional Development

How to change a negative attitude
Young children are often very excited about entering school. But when they do, they can face an environment that is different from what they are used to at home or even in preschool. In kindergarten.... read more
Sep 07, 2014 8:00am

Posted in Parenting, School

Preparing Your Child for School, Part 1–Physical Development

With the recent start of school, parents often start to notice differences in their children. Sometimes these changes are due to new environments and new, unfamiliar situations that school presents. O.... read more
Sep 06, 2014 8:00am

Posted in Parenting, School, Stress

How to Help A Child Deal with Rejection – Making and Keeping Friends

Dealing with rejection–how to help children make and keep friends
As a parent, it can be difficult to know what to say when your child cries, “I was the last one picked for the soccer team today,” especially when just two days ago, everyone wanted her on their jum.... read more
Sep 05, 2014 2:52pm

Posted in Friends, Parenting, School, Youth Sports

Helping Yourself Heal When Someone Dies

Solving Anxiety
  "The experience of grief is powerful. So, too, is your ability to help yourself heal. In doing the work of grieving, you are moving toward a renewed sense of meaning and purpose in your life.".... read more
Aug 29, 2014 11:09am

Posted in Common Marriage Problems, Depression, Friends, Grieving, Parenting

How to Solve Common Teenage Problems–Disobedience, Disrespect, Disregard

How to solve common teenage problems–disrepsect, disregard, disobedience.png
  The years of adolescence present many common teenage problems. Many parents of teenagers feel like they are constantly yelling at their teens for something they did or didn't do. According to A.... read more
Aug 08, 2014 12:17pm

Posted in Common Teenage Problems, Parenting, Stress

Separation Anxiety: What To Do When Your Kids Cling or Cry When You Leave

Managing Anxiety and Tantrums - Mother and Daughter
 Child and adult psychologists believe that pleasant separation experiences in early life act as a sort of psychological vaccine against the anxiety of stressful separations that come later in li.... read more
Aug 04, 2014 12:50pm

Posted in Parenting

Mine! Mine! Mine! – What To Do To Teach Your Child to Share

How to teach kids to share
For a little background and why kids don't share, it's worth taking a look at the "What Doesn't Work" post when teaching kids to share. Knowing what mistakes to avoid sometimes makes parents smart. .... read more
Jul 23, 2014 8:00am

Posted in Parenting

Teaching Your Child to Share: What Doesn't Work

Single Parents
Sitting on the porch, you watch Anna, your two-year-old, playing in the yard with Matt, the only child in the neighborhood who is close to your daughter's age. Matt shovels sand into a bucket and Ann.... read more
Jul 07, 2014 8:33am

Posted in Parenting

What To Do When Your Child "Talks Back"

when kids and rebellious teenagers talk back
Bath time was never a happy experience for six-year-old Alex. His mother would patiently persist in explaining to him that he had to be clean to be healthy, and that there would be bubbles, toys, and.... read more
Jun 30, 2014 4:16pm

Posted in Common Teenage Problems, Divorce / Separation, Parenting

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