Mar 24th, 2010
Tackling Temper Tantrums In Tiny Tots
Temper tantrums are a small child’s way of trying to cope with frustrations, or with a lack of attention. They are common between the ages of one and four. As a child grows and develops more refined verbal communication skills, temper tantrums often disappear.
Mar 24th, 2010
Violent Video Games: Should Parents Be Concerned?
Kids these days are exposed to a variety of video games. But it appears it’s not all doom and gloom on the violent video games front. Just because these games include some violence does not mean your child is going to turn out to be a violent killer when he grows up.
Mar 23rd, 2010
Dealing With Your Growing Child’s Sexuality
Children at age five or even earlier do not recognize any taboos on sex issues and explore their bodies - and those of their friends and siblings. Natural though this is, it causes their parents great distress.
Mar 22nd, 2010
Parenting Tips: Squeaky Clean Kids, Anyone?
Wish you could get your child to look squeaky-clean and spruced up with the wave of a magic wand? If getting your kids to wash up is becoming a chore, here are some tips to make it fun for you and your child.
Mar 21st, 2010
Parenting With Nonviolent Communication
If you're dealing with a stubborn child and are close to losing your mind, watch the video by CNVC Certified NVC Trainer Inbal Kashtan where she discusses and demonstrates how to work with the incessant "no" from a child.
Mar 21st, 2010
Help Your Child Make Friends
Natural as it may seem, making and keeping friends is actually a gradual learning process. Parents need to exploit every opportunity to encourage their children to develop the necessary social skills – as well as help them with conflict and rejection. These are very much a part of peer interaction, too.
Mar 19th, 2010
Communication Problems Are Often Masked As Child Behavior Problems
Parents almost always forget to ask questions, to gather important information. Asking a few simple questions to your toddler or young child will often solve problems.
Mar 18th, 2010
Does Your Child Need Counseling?
For most of us who have grown up in India, the idea of seeking help for ‘special problems’ is anathema. This is even truer when it comes to finding professional help for our children.
Mar 17th, 2010
Pre-Teen Suicides: Who Is Responsible?
The inability to live up to the expectations of parents and the family drives kids into depression. Their self esteem takes a nosedive. What does a child know of depression or self esteem, you ask? Unfortunately depression - called Big D by doctors - is a growing malaise amongst today’s kids, and kids don’t show their depression the way adults do.
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