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Invaluable Tips To Reduce Children’s School-related Anxiety During the COVID Pandemic

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Invaluable Tips for Helping Children with School-related Anxiety During the COVID Pandemic  As we approach another school year and COVID numbers are on [...]

Parenting Skills-Part 2 How to Reduce Unwanted Behaviors by Removing Attention

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Parenting Skills-Part 2 How to Reduce Unwanted Behaviors by Removing Attention The first installment of this series discussed the benefits of flipping [...]

Parenting Skills- Part 1: How to Increase Good Behavior With Words Alone

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Parents of young children get many demands for their attention. Life is busy for parents, trying to manage work responsibilities, home responsibilities, and caring for [...]

Helping Children Cope with the Aftermath of School Shootings

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Helping Children Manage Stress in the Aftermath of School Shootings Sadly, we've had another tragic shooting involving a school. Although we are quite a distance [...]

Making the Most of Summer: Part 2 – Cultivating Positive Relationships

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Cultivating Positive Relationships Oftentimes as parents, we accept the notion that siblings can not and will not get along, especially in the summer. While some [...]

Managing Children’s Behavior in Public: 5 Strategies that work!

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Managing children’s behavior in public is a timeless struggle for parents. Having a child throw a major temper tantrum or act out in a public [...]

Parenting a “Troubled Child” – Some Unspeakable Honesties

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Parenting "Troubled Children": Some "Unspeakable" Honesties ADHD, OCD, ODD, Sensory Issues, Anxiety, Autism Spectrum Disorders…whatever diagnosis  it’s called in your child’s case, [...]