Archive for: Communication

Parenting Tips: Five Reasons To Stop Saying Good Job

Sep 23rd, 2011

Parenting Tips: Five Reasons To Stop Saying Good Job

Must reading for every parent. It's important to support and encourage our kids, but here's why saying 'Good job!' creates negative consequences for your child.

Power Struggles With Your Child: Should You Give In Or Not?

Sep 13th, 2011

Power Struggles With Your Child: Should You Give In Or Not?

Here's how you can subtly - but deftly - avert a power struggle with your child. All you need is a bit of tact, some craftiness and oodles of patience.

Help Your Kids Overcome Fears And Break Out Of Their Comfort Zone

Jun 3rd, 2011

Help Your Kids Overcome Fears And Break Out Of Their Comfort Zone

We all want our kids to grow. So what should we do to help our kids grow out of their comfort zone? These simple steps will set your child on a lifelong path of doing what it takes to grow and flourish.

Anger Management For Children: Coping With Emotional Overload

Apr 18th, 2011

Anger Management For Children: Coping With Emotional Overload

Children, at very young ages, have to deal with feelings of anger and rage. An inability to resolve anger issues in children will likely encourage a pattern of anger throughout their teenage years and into adulthood.

Anxiety In Children: How To Teach Your Child Self-Compassion

Mar 28th, 2011

Anxiety In Children: How To Teach Your Child Self-Compassion

The compassionate mind training is done by having each participant imagine their own perfect compassionate person. Imagine if our kids were able to practice this compassionate mind therapy on themselves whenever they were in a stressful situation. They would always be level-headed and thinking straight.

After School Activities For Your Child: How Much Is Too Much?

Mar 11th, 2011

After School Activities For Your Child: How Much Is Too Much?

It is common for parents to be a little confused when it comes to deciding how much is too much with reference to after school activities. But, too much fun can also make a child sick. Here is a simple guide that will help you decide how much is too much for your child.

Kids And Depression: 6 Ways To Help Your Depressed Child Cope

Mar 3rd, 2011

Kids And Depression: 6 Ways To Help Your Depressed Child Cope

If your child has developed problem solving skills but lost access to them because they are depressed periodically, you have to help them regain access to those skills. In Part II of James Lehman, MSW’s series on episodic childhood depression, he’ll discuss concrete ways you can teach your child coping skills.

Separation Advice: 5 Tips To Help Your Child Cope With Change

Feb 26th, 2011

Separation Advice: 5 Tips To Help Your Child Cope With Change

With the rate of divorce and separation increasing in Indian families, children going through a family separation often feel they have no control in any area of their life and need a safe place to work through their emotions. Here are 5 tips for parents to help their child cope with this difficult time of change and upheaval.

Social Networking And Kids: The Top 5 Factors To Consider

Feb 17th, 2011

Social Networking And Kids: The Top 5 Factors To Consider

Lately it’s almost impossible to go a day without hearing about social networking in some form. Do you dread having to deal with your kids begging us for an account on Facebook because 'all of my friends have it'? It’s imperative that parents make educated decisions when it comes to social networking and their children.