Much More than Setting a Good Example Have you ever watched your child and had that moment of realization that they are copying your every move or voice inflection? Our children are so often small reflections of ourselves. They mirror us in so many ways, good and bad, but we sometimes forget the power and [...]
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Behavior Modification That Works Snakes, spiders, the dark, and thunderstorms all seem to have magical powers to frighten children and elicit shrieks, shivers, and meltdowns. If you’re like me, at least one of your kids has developed a fear of something along the way, and finding a way to help them overcome the fear is [...]
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Change is the inevitable component in life. The inevitable for many parents is also the stress and anxiety our children feel as they deal with changes in their routines, plans, and traditions. Everything from moving to new neighborhoods, changing schools, to altering family traditions can be stressful for children and lead to misbehaviors or family [...]
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You Will Scare Them Too Much! A shiver goes up your spine as you recall the scary scene from that movie – and you can’t imagine letting your child watch anything remotely frightening, especially without you filtering every frightening connotation. Scary movies will cause nightmares, phobias, and the unrelenting need to be attached to [...]
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Help Your Child Enjoy Public Speaking Your palms get sweaty and your heart races as you try to stop the trembling in your knees. Have you ever felt these paralyzing emotions before or during public speaking events? Does your child seem to be overly anxious when faced with the task of speaking in public? As parents there [...]
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The world was recently shocked by the mass killings of almost 100 people in Norway, many of those being gunned down at a youth camp by a 32 year old Norwegian citizen, Anders Behring Breivik. As devastating and painful as it might have been for us as adult world citizens to hear of this horror, [...]
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What is risk? There are inherent risks that come with children playing sports. However, the important thing for parents to consider when signing their kids up for sports – or maybe not letting them join the football team – is the definition of risk. There is the type of risk involved when we don’t buckle [...]
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My three-year-old son is the happiest kid I have ever met… until we get to the preschool parking lot. I dread taking my son to preschool because he screams and cries as if the world is ending. He will cling to me, and on really bad days he’ll use whatever means he can to escape [...]
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I wanted to spend a few minutes on dealing with children and fear today, and how I think many parents are harming their child’s ability to overcome their fears. If you’ve been a reader of mine for any length of time, you know that I think learning how to overcome fears is one of the [...]
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Discover the secret Disney Tour Guides use to help children overcome their fears of scarier rides and attractions.
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