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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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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Guiding your son through puberty
Puberty. The very word can strike fear into the heart of even the bravest mum and dad. Plagued by their own memories of stumbling from childhood ...
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Your daughter and puberty
“One day I’ll be your period buddy,” my 10 year old daughter said, grinning. I couldn’t help but smile back. “You sure will!” I’m the ...
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Changes that occur through puberty and adolescence
Question: Can you tell us what changes we should expect as our child goes through puberty and enters adolescence – and how we should deal with ...
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Social and emotional milestones in child development
Why does your 2 year old have a tantrum when he has to share his toys? Does it mean he has a selfish streak? Why does your 3 year old so often put ...
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Do your kids know how to handle their emotions?
In Australia and the U.S., anxiety is now considered a childhood epidemic, and the rates of depression and suicide continue to climb. In my ...
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Emotional Development
Mark and Jenny are about to have their first child. They have done everything they can to prepare for their new infant. To care for their baby's ...
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