Keeping up with your child's bad mood Do you ask yourself how to cope with your child's bad mood? Children's emotions are frequently difficult to foresee and even more difficult to follow-up. They change their moods from moment to moment, being hyper-happy a minute after seeming totally annoyed. But what can you do when your little angel sticks to the negative side of the emotional spectrum? How do you cope with your child's bad moods? Is there anything you can do to fix it? Is there a ... View the Post

Don't be afraid of your preschooler's fear! One would assume their child will abandon most of their “silly” fears – wrong! That's when many new fears emerge or the old ones get more complicated. The more they explore the world, the more their imagination develops, the more fears might occupy their minds. So how to help your preschooler with fear? New experiences, new people, new things they learn about can spark a number of fearful reactions. This doesn't have to cause fear in you as well ... View the Post

Emotional development is often forgotten. As important as other types of development, emotional development is often neglected in the early years of children’s development. This is not too unusual. I know many parents who are completely devoted to their children’s development, but they focused on their child's physical and intellectual prowess. There is not much time left for stuff such as emotional skills when you direct most of your energy to other pillars of child’s development. ... View the Post

Usually it's parents that worry. While it is generally considered that parents are the ones who bring worries into the family equation, always overthinking danger to their kids, sometimes it's the children that beat them at this activity. The tendency to worry a lot mostly starts in school, as that’s when children start feeling more pressure on many sides. Now, worrying can be “seasonal” or become a pattern of behavior which causes you to worry as well and starts an endless circle of ... View the Post

Contrary to the popular belief, children’s self-esteem isn’t all about their nature – it is about their nurture as well. The way you raise your child today can make a huge difference tomorrow when they need to take that huge test or in many years when your kid goes to a job interview. There are some very specific things you can adopt to make your overall parenting style encourage your child’s self-esteem. Here are some tips to get you going. If your child lacks self-esteem, don’t make a big deal ... View the Post

  You've hеаrd the rеѕеаrсh. Yоu knоw that establishing the hаbit оf sitting down together fоr dinner as a fаmilу iѕ critical to building and maintaining healthy communication with your children. You know that the habit of having a healthy meal together will set them up for a lifetime of healthy habits. But then уоu lооk аt your calendar and wonder how in the world you can mаkе time tо ѕԛuееzе in a fаmilу dinner еvеrу night. Especially when you have to think on what to prepare and if the ... View the Post