Posts Tagged ‘self-esteem’
Are You Overly Worried About Child Abduction? Let’s Reason this out!
Parental Anxiety about Stranger Danger –ABDUCTION FEARS Abduction of children is statistically rare, yet parents often enough make it a high-level fear minimizing more obvious sources of trauma such as early loss, bullying, fears of COVID, mental illness in children and teens, parental and marital discord. So why is this not prevalent subject viewed as…
Read MoreFocus on Your Well-Being: Live an Emotionally Healthy Life
10 Tips on Living a Mentally Healthy Life Living an emotionally healthy life is crucial to the well-being and productivity of children and adults. Here are some of my favorite tips: Get enough rest. Pursue an interest that inspires you either in your career or general life. Always continue to learn whether you are a…
Read MoreWho is Attracted to Narcissists and Why
What conditions contribute to the attraction, intoxication, or codependency of one adult on another with a Narcissistic Personality Disorder? What is the codependent/narcissistic dynamic? The potentially codependent adult suffers from an inner belief that she or he is less important than others. These painful feelings that give this person an experience of themselves as inadequate…
Read MoreHow Moms Support Dads: Building Self-Esteem of Your Partner’s Parenting
Empowering the Nurturing Father Research in the last decade narrows the parenting field for fathers. It claims that fathers leave nurturing to mothers. It claims that encouraging risk-taking is the province of fathers. Mothers should take exception to this idea and can encourage shared parenting. Mothers Support Nurturing Fathers Mothers want their spouses to help…
Read MoreQ & A with Laurie Hollman about the Parental Intelligence Way with Lisa Day from Booktime
How long has your anxiety book been in the works? A book about anxiety in children began with the publishing of Unlocking Parental Intelligence: Finding Meaning in Your Child’s Behavior in 2015. The Busy Parent’s Guide to Anxiety was an offshoot of that primary book. This first book gave a five-step approach to parenting that…
Read MoreWhy Kids Hit and What to Do About it
Why Do Kids Hit? Hitting like all behavior is a message–a communication that the child cannot put into words so they put it into action. Whether it’s an unusual occurrence or a frequent one, at all ages, there is an important message. The parent’s job of course is for the child and person being hit…
Read MoreParenting Issues as a Result of Long-Haul COVID-19
Have you been feeling lately like your kids need you more than ever? Are they asking when you and they will get all their vaccinations? Do they question when they’ll go to school all the time and not take quarantines at home anymore? Are they frustrated with online learning? Do they miss their friends –…
Read MoreIs Your Partner a Narcissistic Parent?
Yahoo! Life May 18, 2021 by Patrick A. Coleman Until you have a child, you never really know what kind of parent you or your partner will be. But raising kids tends to clarify a person’s psychology, letting both strengths and weaknesses shine through. Because, whether kids are triumphant or having a tantrum, parents have…
Read MoreWhat is the Verdict on Team Sports in Schools?
There is a controversy about the emphasis on team sports in schools. Some feel they are perfect just the way they were pre-COVID others feel they take up too much time away from academics or create exclusive social groups. Still others feel athletics are healthy exercise for all, but individual athletics are just as…
Read MoreThe Value of Independent Play for Toddlers and Kids ages 4-6
During the Pandemic children are playing by themselves more often, especially if their parents are working. While they surely need our participation, they also benefit from learning to enjoy their own company. Toddlers Toddlers naturally play independently because they are thrilled to be so mobile. Once walking and climbing and even jumping are part of…
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