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. ...
With the best of intentions, many parents get into the habit of repressing what they are feeling - bottling up their annoyance and frustration in an attempt to indulge their children's needs, energy, and enthusiasm, or to handle their bad behaviour with grace. While this practice seems noble at first (we all want to set a good example, after all), ...
While most parents are aware of how important play is for the developing brains of their children, many have a difficult time getting into it themselves, failing to feel enriched by the experience beyond the enjoyment of seeing their children happy. They view it in the light of a duty, even if it's one that many do willingly for the ...
For many parents, the last leg of their journey feels like the hardest of all; as teens rebel against many of the rules, values, and principles that they have been taught, it can easily feel as though all of one's hard work is slipping away. During this trying time, emotions often run high, tempers fray, and life can begin to ...
So here you are. Your child has done something wrong or hasn’t done something they should have done. In ...
While most of the issues adopted children face while growing up differ little from the challenges experienced by non-adopted children, ...
If your child is struggling behaviourally or academically, his school may recommend that he take what is known as a ...
It's natural for parents to get somewhat desperate when faced with a stubborn child, and to escalate the severity of rules and punishments in the hope of provoking obedience, but as most parents know, this approach is hit-and-miss at best. It's ultimately more effective to have a ready supply of clear, enforceable rules memorized beforehand, so that one can apply ...
So here you are. Your child has done something wrong or hasn’t done something they should have done. In some way your child has not behaved as you want them to. For many parents this signals a need for discipline. And for most of parents this more often than not means negative discipline. It means taking something away such ...
Parenting is one of the most demanding jobs one will ever have. A parent’s desire to do the right thing for their child often surpasses all other wants. Some use the traditional methods that their parents used on them as children, while others do the opposite of their parents and come up with their own parenting approach, or they ...
