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The 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…
Read MoreBeing Attuned to Your Distinctive Child
How to Let Your Child Know He is Distinctive How do you know you have a distinctive child? It’s because there’s an invisible thread between you and your child. This is because you know more than anyone what makes him distinctive. You know her strengths and special qualities. Does she know you know them? …
Read MoreFaced with Unwanted Behavior: Ask, “What Does it Mean? Not, “What Do I Do?
How Do You Handle Unwanted Behavior in a Way that Doesn’t Make it Recur? Children of all ages demonstrate unwanted misbehaviors. They don’t always do what good-hearted parents wish. Babies cry after they’ve been fed, changed, stimulated and hugged. Toddlers make messes after you’ve just cleaned up. Two- and Three-Year-Olds thrive on saying, “No.” And…
Read MoreUnderstanding Gender Differences in Parents Helps Mothers and Fathers Understand Each Other
What Are Some Gender Differences in Mothers and Fathers? Pregnant mothers think a lot about gender differences. They often feel their moods shifting up and down as their hormones are changing within their bodies. They feel excited yet also worried as they feel these shifting changes and the awareness the growing life within. They feel…
Read MoreParenting a Teased Child
When Teasing Occurs When your teased child comes home from school or the playground irritated and hurt by another’s words, it’s hard to know what to do. Parents witness endless tears and misdirected outbursts in the aftermath. Once you learn the details, it’s tempting to just tell your child to stand up to their accuser,…
Read MoreCo-Parenting Through Divorce and After
The Struggles to Co-Parent The struggle to co-parent persists whether you use collaborative divorce, mediation, or litigation co-parenting is tough. While the divorce proceedings are going on and even after a reasonable settlement has finally been reached, hostile feelings often remain. So how do you co-parent effectively to release your children from all the tension…
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