The College Craze – How Does it Affect Your Teenager, Your Younger Child, and You?
Laurie Hollman, PhD’s new book, Unlocking Parental Intelligence: Finding Meaning in Your Child’s Behavior will be released October 13, 2015. Pre-order discounts on amazon. The College Craze: Middle School Muddles Do thoughts of college affect your middle schooler? If your child is finishing middle school or entering high school college talk may begin. While you…
Read MoreYa Just Have to Love Those Tempermental, Terrific, Twelve-Year-Olds
Laurie Hollman, Ph.D. has an upcoming book, Unlocking Parental Intelligence: Finding Meaning in Your Child’s Behavior to be released October 13, 2015. Pre-order discounts available now on amazon. Twelve-year-olds Feel Vulnerable After being the oldest in elementary school then adjusting to being the youngest in a brand new middle school, finding your way around a…
Read MoreDepression During Pregnancy – The Best Kept Secret
Laurie Hollman, PhD, has a new book, Unlocking Parental Intelligence: Finding Meaning in Your Child’s Behavior, to be released Oct. 13, 2015 Depression in Pregnancy: Expectant Mothers Depression in pregnancy a new area of research. According to the New York Times depression during pregnancy affects up to 15% of expectant women. Some have been depressed…
Read MoreWhat are We Teaching Boys About Successful Women?
Laurie Hollman, Ph.D. has an upcoming book, Unlocking Parental Intelligence: Finding Meaning in Your Child’s Behavior, to be released October 13, 2015. What Do Boys Think About Successful Powerful Women Today? I was watching Hillary Clinton give her presidential launch speech with a bunch of adults. The children seemed to be playing while the adults…
Read MoreFree Play or Structured Activities for Six-Year-Olds: How Do They Learn Best?
Laurie Hollman, PhD’s, new book, Unlocking Parental Intelligence: Finding Meaning in Your Child’s Behavior, will be released Oct. 13. A Book Signing at the Book Revue in Huntington, Long Island, NY will be Friday, Oct.16 ,7 PM.Come meet other parents and enjoy the evening. Six-Year Olds’ Free Play The snapshot of a six-year-old is decidedly…
Read MoreThe Excitement and Discoveries of Age Seven
Laurie Hollman’s new book, Unlocking Parental Intelligence: Finding Meaning in Your Child’s Behavior, will be released October 13, 2015. Growth at Age Seven Age seven is a great year with a so much cognitive and emotional growth squeezed in between preschool and middle school. As seven-year-olds change and mature, they need us to continue to…
Read MoreHow Children Grow With Asperger Syndrome
Laurie Hollman’s upcoming book, Unlocking Parental Intelligence: Finding Meaning in Your Child’s Behavior, will be released October 13, 2015. There will be a book signing at the Book Revue, Huntington, Long Island, NY on October 16, 2015 at 7 PM. Nice place to meet up with other parents. Children with Asperger Syndrome Grow and Grow…
Read MoreReflecting on Motherhood with Parental Intelligence: A Letter to Myself
Welcome to the June 2015 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Talking to Yourself This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants have written letters to themselves. Please read to the end to find a list of links to the…
Read MoreBuilding Your Teenager’s Self-Esteem by Using Parental Intelligence
Laurie Hollman, Ph.D.’s new book, Unlocking Parental Intelligence: Finding Meaning in Your Child’s Behavior, will be released on October 13, 2015. Keep an eye out for it. Self-Esteem Grows in Teenagers With Parental Intelligence Self-esteem is the value teens place on their self-worth. Adolescents need to develop a healthy sense of self-love. They often…
Read MoreHow to Build Maternal Self-Esteem – Are You a Mommy or a Multi-Tasker?
Maternal Self-Esteem Can Run Up and Down Do you have a mental checklist about being a mother that’s impossible to live up to? Do you think you must be empathic and self-sacrificing while being a multi-tasking genius capable of understanding every stage of child development? Do you struggle to meet all those impossible expectations? If…
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