Preteens & Teens, School Challenges OMG! I Only Got a 95: Taming Test Anxiety Your 13-year-old has a math test tomorrow, and she’s stressing out about it. You wonder why, given that she’s always... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Tips, Toddlers Who Stole the Cookie from the Cookie Jar? Who Me? A new study out of McGill University re-evaluated an age-old question about children’s honesty over their misbehaviors.*... Continue Reading
Parenting Tips Mindfulness and Parenting: A Winning Combination What if I told you that there was a technique that would help you reduce anxiety and stress, and improve your parenting skills and your... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, School Challenges, Special Challenges Separation Anxiety For Children At School Separation anxiety is one of the most painful types of anxiety because experienced, anticipated, and perceived separations are so... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Tokens, Points, and Stickers, Oh My! Top 3 Pitfalls of Behavior Goal-Setting As the new school year approaches, many parents are dusting off their child’s sticker charts and behavior systems in hopes of... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Special Challenges Taming Your Anxious Child’s Worry Monster Nearly all children will have fears or worries at some point during childhood—fears of the dark, of heights, of spiders, or monsters.... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Nurturing a Gritty Kid Grit, as defined by world-renowned psychologist Dr. Angela Duckworth, PhD, is “our passion and perseverance for long-term goals.”... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Giving Your Child Feedback? Read This Feedback First How often do you find yourself giving your child a compliment in preparation for a criticism? “I love that enthusiasm, but please keep... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens 5 New Ways to Reconnect After School How many times have you asked your child, “How was your day?”, only to get the response, “fine”? If your number is too many to count,... Continue Reading