Helping your child to build healthy self-esteem is one of the most important objectives for parents. Self-esteem is the core of a healthy personality; kids with a strong sense of self-esteem tend to be more resistant to peer pressure and they are better able to deal with challenges and handle responsibility. They manage their emotions more effectively and have lower ...
The journey of childhood is defined by the transition from a state of complete dependence to one of personal autonomy. To achieve healthy independence, kids need to be taught how to feel comfortable with every aspect of who they are. This is especially important for children with elevated anxiety levels. They must be provided with enough structure to make them ...
In an ideal world, our children would leap out of bed every day, eager to go to school, do their chores, and complete their homework. Alas, we do not live in an ideal world; the vast majority of parents have to deal with at least some degree of unmotivated behaviour from their children. There is, however, a silver lining to ...
In recent years, mindfulness has risen to prominence as something of a psychological panacea. Current research tells us that mindfulness exercises can reduce the symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression, and even physical suffering. Mindfulness can also help people with learning disabilities and developmental disorders combat the negative effects of their conditions. What’s more, even those who are not struggling ...
Sometimes classroom behavior problems signal giftedness. Brad and Karen were at their wits end. Their grade school children once again ...
If your child is struggling behaviourally or academically, his school may recommend that he take what is known as a ...
Anxiety disorders are found in children much more often than many people realize; ten to twenty percent of all children ...
Most parents are consistently seeking to strike a balance where discipline is concerned. They don’t want to be too lenient and raise a child who has no sense of consequence or boundaries. On the other hand, they understand that being too harsh tends to incite rebellion. Unfortunately, there is no rule-book that tells parents when their children are being ...
While taking drugs has always been risky, the introduction of new, more powerful drugs in recent years has heightened the potential for accidental overdose. As the tragic death of Chloe Kotval (a 14 year old girl from Ottawa, Canada) demonstrated, teenagers- even very young teenagers- are not immune to the perils of today’s “designer drugs.” All it took was one ...
No matter how well you think you’ve prepared yourself for parenting, moments will arise that stress you to your breaking point. You will inevitably react unfavourably at times and make mistakes. The good news is that this is usually nothing an apology, explanation, and change of course can’t fix. The bad news is that if these short-sighted responses ...
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 ...
