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How Busy Working Parents Manage Anger in Their Kids
Do you find your mind is lingering at work about how angry your son or daughter has been lately? Does this impact your productivity at work? The best advice for you as a mother or father is to learn The Parental Intelligence Way. When at home, leave your work aside and attend to your angry…
Read MoreAngry Reactions in Children and Teens
“Do you wonder why your child or teen seems on edge, unduly angry, and restless at times—or maybe all the time? Are you uncertain if and when you should be worried? Are you so busy that sometimes you dismiss these thoughts but later reconsider them? You may be noticing you have a frequently angry child…
Read MoreToday You Feel the Joy of Parenting
The day is coming to a close. Everyone is asleep and you’re able to reflect on the day. It seemed so stressful while it was going on, but now it feels worth all the angst that went into it. You recall the homework that was almost forgotten to be put in the back pack, the…
Read MoreCapturing the Uniqueness of Your Child
It’s so valuable to identify the uniqueness of your child. Then they feel accepted, loved, and wanted by you. While children long to belong and fit in with their peers, it’s the parent’s actual acceptance that gives them the security they need. Then “fitting in” and being like others loses its power. If you reflect…
Read MoreBuilding The Capacity for Empathy
The capacity for empathy begins to develop about four years old when children recognize the other person’s mind may be different than theirs. Before then a child may appear kind and notice the feelings of an other, but usually that’s because they see in the other person what they feel. They presume what they feel,…
Read MoreHow Do Kids Learn From Parents?
How Do Kids of All Ages Learn from Parents? Kids learn from parents all the time. From birth to adulthood we model how and what we learn. Kids watch us very closely to see what interests us and how we gain information. Even though they may be much better than us at using the…
Read MoreThe Stressed Out Child and Parent
Do you find that your days are endless? That each morning is a rush and then school comes only to be followed by scurrying to activities that stress you and your child out? Where is the fun? Has it disappeared? How do you know when too many outings are just too much? Here are some…
Read MoreHow Do You Talk to Your Teenage Daughters so You’re Engaged Together?
20 Ways Not to Talk To Your Teenage Daughter Teenage daughters are sensitive to the way people in authority talk to them, especially their mothers. They are easily wounded, feel criticized, and vulnerable when they sense or get outright disapproval. Even the most devoted mothers hear their girls say, “You don’t understand me.” So, let’s…
Read MoreChore Sharing Between Parents and Kids
Chore Sharing Between Parents and Kids Chore sharing instills responsibility in a cooperative way between parents and kids. This is important when school routines and schedules change and get bigger as the year moves along. By mid-year chores for kids seem last on the list of things they want to do. Yet you want…
Read MoreParents Help Kids with OCD – The Key to Early Intervention
Why Do Teens and Children With OCD Have This Kind of Expression of Anxiety? Teens and children with OCD bear a high level of anxiety that is due to genetics, internal, and external stressors. Parents help teens and children with responsive listening, lowering stress in the household, and nurturing involvement. Early intervention for kids with…
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