Raising A Spirited Child: Book Review
I love Mary Sheedy Kurcinka’s book: Raising A Spirited Child. In her book she writes, “knowledge of temperament allows you to see a child’s negative response not as a threat to your authority but simply as a strong communication of his feelings. Predicting those feelings allows you to step into their world and work with […]
Back To School: Helping The Child With Speech and Language Difficulties
Guest post by Anna Fredman, MS.CCC-SLP, A+ Solutions, Speech Pathologist With summer winding down and fall on its way, most students will tell you with some measure of resignation that back-to-school means back to homework, back to tests and projects, and the end of fun days spent at the pool. All children must re-acclimate to […]
3 Simple Ways To Teach Your Children To Respect You
I just saw this quote by Richard Lavoie “Do understand the child has eight basic needs: limits, attention, acceptance, power, success, belonging, safety and love. “Acting out” occurs whenever one or more of these needs are not being met. You can prevent a good deal of misbehavior by making a concerted attempt to meet these […]