Archive for: Development

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.

Teaching Math: How To Make Math Lessons Easy For Your Child

Jul 30th, 2011

Teaching Math: How To Make Math Lessons Easy For Your Child

There are kids that would have natural math skills, but for some children, math can be difficult. But, you as a teacher, can make it different.

Child Learning: How To Tap Your Child’s Unlimited Potential

Jul 11th, 2011

Child Learning: How To Tap Your Child’s Unlimited Potential

Can a slow learner truly train himself to become highly intelligent? Research has shown that with the right methods and enough hard work, everything is possible.

How To Avoid Power Struggles With Your Defiant Child

Jul 7th, 2011

How To Avoid Power Struggles With Your Defiant Child

How do you nip escalating fights over power in the bud? In part two of our series, James shows you three powerful techniques for defusing defiant power struggles.

Child Behaviour: A Day In The Mind Of Your Defiant Child

Jul 3rd, 2011

Child Behaviour: A Day In The Mind Of Your Defiant Child

If you’re the parent of a defiant child, Are you gearing up for another difficult year with him - hoping that you’ll be able to manage without falling apart?

How To Teach Children Discipline At Home And School

Jun 27th, 2011

How To Teach Children Discipline At Home And School

Discipline needs to be taught during a child’s early growth stages, to help them develop positive attitudes and prepare them in handling school, work and other social activities.

Parenting Styles: The Consequences of Permissive Parenting

Jun 16th, 2011

Parenting Styles: The Consequences of Permissive Parenting

Permissive parenting has created a generation of entitlement children who grow into self-centered, irresponsible adults. Here are some negative consequences of this parenting style.

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.