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Archive for May, 2008

The death of a family member or friend can be tough. With small children it can be difficult to help them through it and explain that this person is not coming back. Address their questions, it’s advised that you talk to your children in the simplest way possible, but be honest about the situation. Tune […]

More about: Helping Children get Through Grief

It’s an old story that some children think they are entitled to certain privileges, like a cell phone, a car, or being able to go to the mall whenever they feel like it. Surely they have some entitlements, like the house over their head, food and emotional and physical support. The problem to avoid is […]

More about: Is Your Child Entitled?

I was surprised to read in an article that parents put their children to bed with audio books. It seems strange to think that some parents may be using these instead of reading to their kids at night. On the other hand as children get older they don’t always want their parents to read them […]

More about: Digital Bedtime Stories for Kids

Clinical psychologist Anthony E. Wolf talks about the pressure that teens put on themselves about doing well in school. He says most of the time it’s not the parents that are the source of their stress, but that they put it on themselves. They have it in their mind that school is the end all […]

More about: Teens Create Their Own Stress