Review of Class 4: How To Help Your Kids To Really Listen!
This past Monday we had Class 4 of our Parenting Simply Foundations Class. Time is flying! 2 more classes left of our 8 week session. In Class 4 we discussed the following: 1. Communication techniques to engage our children’s cooperation. 2. Psychological Realities of Child Development 3. More information on Children’s Normal Developmental Patterns We […]
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 […]
Giving The Benefit Of The Doubt: How to Parent Without Anger
All families can understand the importance of giving the benefit of the doubt. Giving the benefit of the doubt means that we don’t always assume that the motivation behind our spouse’s and child’s behavior is a negative one. For example, we might think: “My spouse didn’t take out the garbage just to annoy me.” Or, […]