Failure is a normal part of life, but for a young child encountering it for the first time it can feel absolutely crushing. Most parents are already familiar with just how intensely kids experience defeat: they’ve seen their child refuse to ever ride a bike again after falling off a few times, for example, or heard her call herself “...
Though most parents understand that getting angry from time to time is simply a part of life, the unpredictability and intensity of a child's anger can still be profoundly unsettling. As such, many parents react strongly to their child's outbursts, either doing everything they can to pacify the child or punishing him severely in order to put a stop to ...
There is no one way in which children react to divorce; depending on the age of the children involved, the circumstances of the divorce, and their individual natures, the impacts of this major life-change can vary widely. That being said, there is a great deal parents can do to mitigate the potential harm of a divorce; as is the case ...
Children, as any parent knows, can be baffling and unpredictable; they may tantrum seemingly out of nowhere, or develop stubborn behaviours (such as hitting a sibling or adamantly refusing to tidy up after themselves) and maintain them irrespective of the consequences and the pleas of adults. When such events occur, parents are invariably left wondering, “Why? Why is my child ...
You may have been approached by your child’s teacher or you may have noticed yourself that your child is ...
Over the last two decades, ideological polarization has become a prominent threat to democracy, education, and society as a whole. ...
As children grow older, their behaviours change dramatically. While a hysterical tantrum over something minor is completely normal at two ...
