Parenting a gifted child is a delicate balance: You know your child has incredible potential, so naturally, you want to see her live up to it. At the same time, however, you’re probably aware that gifted children are highly sensitive and tend to be hard on themselves… Meaning that parental enthusiasm and guidance can easily feel like crushing pressure ...
As parents, we’ve all experienced our children using less-than-constructive methods of persuasion. Whether it’s picking fights to cause a distraction or faking sick to avoid schoolwork or chores, children are endlessly inventive when it comes to getting their own way. Unfortunately, this tenacity can lead to parents feeling frustrated, exhausted, and helpless. As a result, many start giving ...
For parents, having a child enter adolescence can feel like both a loss and a journey of discovery: As the child they knew changes in profound ways, they are faced with the idea of "letting go" of their baby; at the same time, watching a unique adult emerge before their eyes is a magical experience. While the extreme nature of ...
Most parents, when asked what they truly want for their children, answer simply: They want them to be healthy, successful, and happy. Underneath all of their myriad dreams and expectations, parents just hope to see their children live a life of joy and fulfillment. While there are things — such as a child's innate state of health — that remain somewhat outside ...
If your child is struggling behaviourally or academically, his school may recommend that he take what is known as a ...
For the parents of overweight children, every day is a balancing act; on one hand, there is the natural desire ...
The human brain processes all sensory information whether or not you are fully aware of it. Most children are able ...
Parenting would almost certainly be a simpler job if it came with a standardized book of child-appropriate rules and boundaries. If this were the case, parents would no longer have to hear the familiar outcry of “It's not fair! Everyone else is allowed to...” whenever they tried to establish a curfew, set limits for acceptable media, etc. After all, though ...
Though children are educated about the physical aspects of sex at school, they still rely on their parents to teach them about the emotional and psychological components of sexuality; as such, parents play an essential role in the development of healthy sexuality. Parents model behaviours and espouse views that show their children how they ought to treat the other gender ...
Confidence, like education, provides an integral foundation for success, fulfillment, and happiness. A confident child will typically experience better interpersonal relationships, be more open to new opportunities, and have an enhanced sense of well-being. Likewise, children with a healthy self-esteem usually exhibit fewer behavioural problems. As a child psychologist, I see an alarmingly high number of children with poor self-confidence. ...
Having your child sometimes wake up and cry out in fear, or come running into your room desperate for you to protect him from a "monster" is a troubling yet relatively common experience. Though basic parental support and comfort (i.e. the offering of physical affection and assurances of safety), is often enough to allay a child's fears temporarily and ...
