Does talking to your child sometimes feel like speaking to a brick wall? While we all want our kids to express their opinions, some children assert themselves by refusing to acknowledge other points of view, which can be extremely frustrating. If your child has a domineering communication style, correcting him probably feels impossible, no matter how wrong he is. His ...
Learning how to forgive and be forgiven is one of the most important lessons of childhood. As parents, we want our kids to empathize with others, demonstrate compassion, and take responsibility for their actions. From an early age, we tell our children to apologize after they’ve caused harm, believing that apologizing will encourage the aforementioned traits. Unfortunately, research shows ...
We all want our children to treat others with kindness, empathy, and compassion. Many of the rules and boundaries we set are designed to teach our kids what is (and isn’t) socially appropriate, and we constantly strive to inform our children about the ways their actions can affect others. However, the manner in which we discipline our children has ...
On the surface, your teen’s life may look easy: After all, adolescents get to enjoy a lot of adult privileges, like independent socializing and driving, without having to cope with adult responsibilities. However, while it’s true that most teens don’t have to pay bills or care for dependents, they face numerous stressors that adults don’t have ...
For the parents of overweight children, every day is a balancing act; on one hand, there is the natural desire ...
Every child differs in his/her developmental capacity and pace. Some children learn to speak earlier than others. Some learn ...
Anxiety disorders are found in children much more often than many people realize; ten to twenty percent of all children ...
One of the greatest challenges parents face when trying to cultivate a parenting style is adapting standard methods to suit the unique traits of their child. Though a consistent, balanced approach to parenting works most of the time, some children invariably require more (or less) discipline and guidance than others. Rules that are sensible when applied to a neurotypical child ...
Most people parent intuitively; their parenting choices are informed by their beliefs, personality type, and the way they were raised. When two parents have markedly different outlooks or backgrounds, disagreements over how to manage discipline and set boundaries can therefore become a real issue. If both parents remain inflexible in their stance, what started as a parent-child issue can quickly ...
We all want to protect our children from disappointment and ensure they have the best possible opportunities in life, but lawnmower parents take these natural desires to extremes. Unlike helicopter parents, who closely monitor their children’s lives and offer sometimes excessive support, lawnmower parents proactively intervene in their children’s affairs. They may take drastic measures to achieve success ...
Being your child’s best friend may seem like a hallmark of successful parenting, but the reality of this dynamic is far from optimal. Children and adults have vastly different needs, capabilities, and preferences, so they can’t function as peers. By default, kids need the adults in their lives to provide a sense of security, which requires a certain ...
