Mindfulness Parenting
In addition to all its benefits for health and well-being, mindfulness can help you respond better to parenting challenges. Here’s a simple 5-step plan for getting started.
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Is Forced Politeness Bad For Kids? Teach This Instead
Forced politeness in childhood—”Thanks! That’s just what I wanted!”—can deplete self-control. Let’s teach our children to internally express, rather than suppress, their emotions.
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Now They See Them, Then They Don’t: Imaginary Companions
What parents need to know about children’s make-believe pals and the many roles they play.
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How to Get the Most Out of Working with a Child Therapist
Getting through a divorce is hard enough for children. Enlisting the help of a therapist can go a long way toward making it easier for some kids.
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Working Fathers Need to Exercise
Working Fathers – You need to be (just a little bit) selfish with your time and exercise!
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Parenting Is Not About Controlling Your Child
I hear this often by parents who are frustrated with their child’s behaviors, their difficulty in not being able to make their child concede to their demands. But is parenting really a phase in your and your child’s life that’s about control, […]
Raising a Moral Child
What do you do when your child’s thoughtfulness doesn’t turn out so well? Affirmation and criticism are what’s needed.
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Ten Self-Care Tips for Parents
Our work as parents is to care for our kids. We spend considerable time helping them learn self-care to manage stress. Yet we often fail to find ways to care for ourselves.
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Six Ways to Help A Child Who Has A Toxic Friend
It is critical that a parent possess the tools to identify a toxic friendship and assist the child in escaping the abusive union before irreparable damage is done.
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Promoting Empathy in Our Kids (and in Ourselves)
Empathy enables us to relate to others and motivates us to help those in need. Unfortunately, empathy is on the decline. Here’s how to promote empathy in our kids and ourselves.
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