Topic: changing behaviour

6 Effective Ways to Help Your Child Behave Better

Anna Kaminsky | March 16, 2024

Kids misbehave for a wide variety of different reasons, and some children are inherently easier to parent than others. Finding the right methods of guidance can therefore feel confusing and overwhelming, especially if techniques that worked with one of your children don’t work with his or her siblings. However, while it’s true that parenting is an adaptive and ...

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Six Frustrating Preteen Behaviours – and How to Deal with Them

Dr. Tali Shenfield | February 26, 2021

Preteens are usually portrayed in the media as being bubbly, trend-loving young people who are, for most intents and purposes, still kids. Unfortunately, this image belies the truth of the preteen years; this period is often an incredibly turbulent, confusing time in a child’s life. It’s not exactly smooth sailing for parents, either. In fact, research conducted at ...

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How To Help Your Child Develop Courage

Dr. Tali Shenfield | February 22, 2019

Children today are growing up under immense pressure thanks to the competitive intensity of social media. Older children and teenagers especially spend a lot of time comparing their lives to the lives of others, inevitably deciding that other people have some intrinsic quality they lack. They see other young adults leading “perfect” lives and decide they’re not smart enough ...

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Drawing the Line: Tips to Handle Angry Disrespectful Child Behaviour

Dr. Tali Shenfield | January 19, 2019

At some point, every parent has to deal with disrespectful behaviour from his or her child. Whether it’s something as minor as ignoring your requests or as upsetting as a string of curses and insults, your child will sometimes express himself in unproductive ways. When this happens, first and foremost you must understand that you’re not alone and ...

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Helping Your Teenager Cope With the Challenges of Adolescence

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The teenage years are not challenging solely due to the myriad physical changes young people are going through; the psychological upheaval and emotional intensity of this period, which is marked by the formation of close relationships outside of the home and the periodic rejection of parental support, leaves teens vulnerable to a range of problems. For parents, it can be ...

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in a Nutshell

Dr. Tali Shenfield | May 1, 2013

Cognitive behavioral therapy is a goal-oriented, short-term treatment in which a therapist and client work collaboratively to solve the client’s problematic thinking and behavior in order to resolve difficulties and change the client’s negative emotions. Cognitive behavioral therapy is considered short-term because treatment occurs over eight to twelve sessions, at a frequency of about once a week in ...

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