7 Days of Gratitude
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5 Emotional and Relational Intelligence Skills
Emotional and relational intelligence is one of the most critical, yet often overlooked, areas of development in our children. These five ...
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Building Self Image in Our Children
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Creating an Atmosphere of Affection
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Playground Anxiety
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Teaching self-control: Guiding your child with discipline
At some point in time – and hopefully sooner rather than later – every parent should ask themself these important questions: Are the discipline ...
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Teaching self-control: Coaching your child in constructive reactions
In the late 1980s, psychologists became intrigued by a group of children who had some impressive strengths – strengths that put them far ahead of ...
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First steps in self-control: Helping your child identify their emotions
When you think about your child’s development, where are you investing your efforts right now? Are you anxious to see progress in potty training? ...
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Teaching kids how to calm their emotions: The Stoplight Approach
Some kids can dish up more drama than prime-time TV. When angry or frustrated, they’ll fling toys against the wall, lay into a sibling with a ...
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How to help your kids with their turbulent emotions
My senior year of high school, I had an art class in a metal barrack on the far end of campus. A gravel path snaked past the cafeteria, gym and bus ...
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5 positive effects reading has on child development
The Love of Story My four-year-old nephew and I have two things in common: we love volcanoes and books. Every time he comes over to our house, the ...
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Developing emotional intimacy
In his book, Soul Cravings, Erwin Raphael McManus writes eloquently about intimacy and love. "We are most alive when we find it, most devastated ...
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