How to Teach a Child Resilience, Problem-Solving, & Coping Skills
Many years ago, before I became a parent, I discovered Josh Waitzkin and his book The Art of Learning. At the time, life was all about yours truly and I …
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Resources to Help Your Child with Executive Functioning Skills
My almost 8-year-old is brilliant, but he is a bit scattered (like his mom, the scattered part, at least). He has trouble staying on task, completing a work cycle, and …
What I Learned from Raising a Challenging Child
Over the past eight years and three children with varying needs and obstacles, I have covered a myriad of therapies and parent coaching methods. I take what works for our …
Why Should Parents Care about Emotional Intelligence?
Imagine sitting down with a group of children to have a conversation. You notice there are children who are completely aware of the topic of the discussion. They listen, ask …
Learn the Best Thing to Do When You Believe Your Child is Failing
Teaching kids about failure is a hot topic. Are we getting it all wrong, though? When you child is failing, how to respond? I had it all wrong and here …
When Nothing Else Worked for Our Angry, Explosive Son, This Did.
My fingers moved slowly across the Mac keyboard as though they were moving through thick mud: “how to help my child with depression and anger”. The single hardest Google Search in …