Your toddler is kicking and screaming in the middle of a grocery store. Everything you are saying and doing is not working. You feel embarrassed as other shoppers walk by you. Does this scenario sound familiar? The next time your child has a tantrum, understand how tantrums, and calm them down. It can help you […]
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Social distancing to slow COVID-19 spread is difficult for children and especially teenagers, who might feel cut off from their friends. Many also faced disappointments as they canceled or postponed important milestones like sports seasons, graduation, college visits, birthdays, and other long-planned events. Below are a few ways you can support your child trying to
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Most people consider depression to be an adult-only illness. However, children can also develop depression. Unfortunately, child depression is often undiagnosed because it often gets dismissed as a normal psychological and emotional part of “growing up.” However, children with depression exhibit feelings of anger, sadness, or low mood . This is why you should understand
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ADD/ADHD is commonly thought of as the same mental disorder. However, both the terms “ADD” for Attention Deficit Disorder and “ADHD” for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder are used to describe the same brain disorder that functions in a complex way. The reason that people often times confuse ADD and ADHD symptoms is because they do
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A wide range of studies has shown that parents may be among their kids’ worst judges. I presume you might want to ask, why? Humans! Yes, the simple answer is because they are humans like everyone else. Granted they are supposed to model for their kids the right way to behave and put their emotions
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Do you feel like you have ruined your child’s chances of growing up to become great personalities because you and your ex have been divorced? Well, while divorce will certainly impact on the welfare of your child, it is however up to both parents to determine the eventual quality of their child or children’s upbringing.
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Halloween is becoming one of few days each year that are special for both adults and children. In many households, it’s more so for the children as they get to dress up as their favorite cartoon character, super hero, or some may take the scary route and dress up as a Vampire, Witch, or other
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As a parent with a child suffering from ADD or ADHD, what measures do you apply in teaching and nurturing that child? What sort of skills do you use in the upbringing of that special child which gives you much concern at every minute of the day? Indeed, raising ADD/ADHD children can be tiresome and
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As parents, we all want our children to be able to make their way in the world comfortably. Doing this means being able to behave acceptably in social situations and relate to others effectively. Every society has its own rules of what is acceptable and what is not. Helping your children develop socialization skills by
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We all want to raise happy and well-adjusted child(ren) – Independent children that will be self-reliant in the future. The fact is parents, both newbies and experienced ones, are completely dedicated to this cause. But we must all understand that whether you are a parent that spend hours on end with them or you are
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