Good Parenting: One Simple Way To Boost Your Child’s Self Esteem
Dear Adina, My daughter is seems to have low self-esteem. She says things like “I am so stupid.” “I am not as pretty as so and so” or “I can’t do anything right”etc. I keep on telling her she is pretty and smart and fun; she gets annoyed and says “you just say that because […]
Is Your Child Struggling In School? Homework Wars
I just received a newsletter from Love and Logic with some practical information on homework that I just had to share with you. Dr. Charles Fay outlined the following appropriate guidelines for homework. It leaves time for the child to contribute to the family by doing chores. It leaves time for the child to play […]
Parenting Simply Foundations Course: How To Help Your Kids To Listen 1
This past week was our third class in our “Parenting Simply Foundations Course.” We learnt the following: 1. How to set ourselves up for success so that are houses are running smoothly. 2. Why we need new skills to communicate with our children. 3. Clever ways to help our kids to listen. Our participants asked […]