How to Help Your Child Cope with Situational Anxiety
Anxiety can strike children at any age without warning. Children experience symptoms of anxiety when in new situations when there is a perception of potential […]
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The Holiday Ceasefire: How to Manage Family and Behavior Problems amidst Holiday Stress
As parents, it’s easy to focus on the kids and lose sight of ourselves and our needs as adults at this time of year. So, […]
Attention Seeking Behavior and Managing Emotions in Children
Some children think they’re the center of the universe, and behave as if everyone should revolve around them like the planets orbit the sun. From […]
Do You Dread Coming Home To Your Kids?
“On the way home from work every day, I start getting stressed out because I know that my 15-year-old son will be there waiting, ready […]
Are Teenage Boot Camps For Troubled Teens Effective?
When you have a defiant, out-of-control teen, the idea of sending him to a boot camp or wilderness experience program can sound attractive—and also scary. […]
Poor Hygiene in Children: My Kid Stinks – Help!
“My kid is such a pig! I can’t take it anymore!” Every day we talk to parents on the Parental Support Line whose kids won’t […]
Parents of Troubled Children are not the Problem – They are the Solution
Do you feel like your family members, your kid’s teachers, and even counselors blame you for your child’s acting out behavior? You’re not alone. As […]
I Love My Child But Sometimes I Can’t Stand Him!
You’d do anything for your child, but you feel guilty about admitting the truth, even to yourself—sometimes you don’t like him very much. It’s a […]
5 Parenting Rules That Don’t Work: How to Separate Fact from Fiction
Even before you become a parent, you start forming ideas about how you’ll raise your child. You get advice about it from all sides—your own […]
Parental Burnout – 4 Tips to Combat Parental Fatigue
Are you often exhausted as a parent? Do you regularly feel drained, overwhelmed and off-balance when it comes to raising your kids? It’s hard for […]