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Empathy and Friendship
How to help your child learn the skills to be a better friend. Empathy and Friendships Are you concerned that your child is having trouble making or keeping friends? Considering how important friendship is to children, [...]
Dealing with Sibling Rivalry
How to help the tween or teen overcome sibling rivalry. Sibling Rivalry Sibling rivalry among young children is common, and hopefully they outgrow it by the time they are tweens or teens. But if rivalry persists [...]
What to do if You Catch Your Child Lying
What should you do if you catch your child in a lie? Lying So you caught your child in a lie. The reality is all kids have, or will at some point, lie, but getting caught [...]
What to Do When Your Child Skips Class
If your child is skipping classes, you’ll want to understand why this behavior is happening is the first place. Skipping Class So you got a call from your child’s high school informing you that she’s been [...]
Fashion and Teens
How to understand teens’ fashion statements, even when you don’t agree. Fashion and Teens During the teen years, kids often express who they are through their choice of fashion. Sometimes it can be a bit alarming [...]
Kids Traveling Alone
Tips for helping your child feel secure when flying alone. Kids Traveling Alone Whether it’s visiting relatives or a friend in another city, it’s not uncommon for children to fly alone. Airlines have rules in place [...]
Teen Hostility and Depression
Two teen behaviours parents should take seriously. Hostility and Depression Mood swings during the adolescent teen years are very common. One minute your teen is happy go lucky, the next sullen and withdrawn. But while these [...]
When Children Show Courage
How to help our children become more courageous and less fearful. Showing Courage In many ways, growing up is all about facing fears. A child facing their fear of the dark, facing fear of leaving home [...]
How to Cope With Sibling Jealousy
What to do when your children are jealous of one another. Sibling Jealousy If there’s one sure way to create a little sibling rivalry among kids, it’s to treat two siblings differently. That’s because kids have [...]
Teens with Social Phobia Can Suffer From Depression
According to U. S. government researchers “social phobia” is a legitimate psychiatric disorder that affects a small percent of adolescents. The study was based on a large U.S. national survey done by the National Institute of [...]
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