Praise has long been extolled for its virtues as a positive parenting tool. When used correctly, praise is a great way to let kids know which behaviours are appropriate, help them rebound from setbacks, and build their self-esteem. Unfortunately, praise also has a dark side: Excessive, nonspecific admiration from parents has the potential to encourage narcissistic traits – while actually harming ...
Narcissism screams from the headlines nowadays. Google searches for “narcissism” have doubled since 2013. Writers hotly debate on the narcissism of each USA presidential candidate. Closer to home, doting parents worry they may unwittingly be raising a narcissist. As a former teenage narcissist and member of a multi-generational narcissistic family, here's a few pointers for how not to raise a narcissist ...
The term “helicopter parenting” was coined in 1969, thirty years after the invention of helicopters in 1939. But the dynamic is as old as the hills. My grandma hovered over my mom and the whop-whop-whop of my parents' chopper blades formed the soundtrack of my life. To helicopter or not to helicopter has been discussed, deliberated and debated. Articles have gone viral. ...
Politics has always been a controversial topic, but rarely has our political climate been as divisive as it is right ...
As a psychologist living and working in Toronto, where 51% of residents were born outside Canada, I deal with immigration related ...
Every child differs in his/her developmental capacity and pace. Some children learn to speak earlier than others. Some learn ...
