The Highly Sensitive Child: Parenting Strategies
Article by FamilyEducation.com
A very sensitive child is not an easy child to raise. Fortunately, certain parenting patterns can help this child mature into a creative, insightful person.
Raising a sensitive child
Article by Sue Douglass Fliess, education.com
He cries at the drop of a hat – or a toy, in this case. She crumbles if you raise your voice at her, even slightly. He seems to have a bionic sense of smell. Before you write your child off as a drama queen, consider the fact that this behavior may be innate.
Article By Kyla Boyse, R.N, University of Michigan Health System
Sibling rivalry is the jealousy, competition and fighting between brothers and sisters. It is a concern for almost all parents of two or more kids. There are lots of things parents can do to help their kids get along better and work through conflicts in positive ways.
Dealing with a Child's Anger
Article by Rose Allen, University of Minnesota Extension
Anger. It's one of our feelings, and it's an okay feeling to have. Just as children have a right to be happy, sad, lonely, or bored, they also have a right to feel angry.
Praise That Builds a Child's Self-Esteem
Article By Joan E. LeFebvre, University of Wisconsin
In an effort to enhance their children's self-esteem, parents often use praise to recognize the efforts and accomplishments of their children. Obviously, recognizing our children's positive behavior is more likely to build self-esteem than dwelling on problems. But praise is not always uplifting.
Article by Robert Needlman, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Back talk--when your teenager rudely tells you that you are a tyrant or an idiot--has to be one of the hardest things for parents to deal with. Respect for parents is highly valued in every culture. Ways of showing respect differ from family to family.
Back talk: It stings, it shocks, it embarrasses, and it can turn your home into a battleground. You won't ever be able to avoid disagreements with your kids, but you can learn how to fight fair.
New Pressures on Working Moms, Families
Article By Mary Dulaney (From CareerBuilder.com– May 7, 2009)
In these trying economic times, moms are finding the balancing act between family and work is more challenging than ever.
Study Tells Parents: Let Your Kids See You Fight
Article By Shannon Firth (From Finding Dulcinea– April 4, 2009)
A new study says fighting in front of your children may not be as destructive as experts once thought. Some quarrels may even provide developmental lessons.
How Not to Talk to Your Kids
Article by Po Bronson (from New York magazine—February 2007)
According to a survey conducted by Columbia University, 85 percent of American parents think it’s important to tell their kids that they’re smart.
Resilience: Ingredient List
Article by Dr. Karen Reivich
Resilience is the ability to bounce back from setbacks, to learn from failure, to be motivated by challenges and to believe in your own abilities to deal with the stress and difficulties in life.
Happiness is contagious in social networks
Article by Elizabeth Landau (from CNN)
If you're feeling great today, you may end up inadvertently spreading the joy to someone you don't even know. New research shows that in a social network, happiness spreads among people up to three degrees removed from one another. That means when you feel happy, a friend of a friend of a friend has a slightly higher likelihood of feeling happy too.
Live Long and Smile; Keep Smiling, Be Healthy
Article courtesy of Natural Life
Being an optimist could help you live longer, according to a Dutch study published recently in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Article by Illisa Cohen (From Working Mother - November, 2008)
The iconic song title "Don't Worry, Be Happy" may seem overly simple, but it does send a valuable message about being optimistic — one that applies even to little kids. While research on optimism suggests that it's at least partly genetic, experts also say that we can learn to be more positive, no matter how we're wired.
Self-Efficacy versus Self-Esteem
Article by Dr. Karen Reivich
When our children are upset, our first instinct is often to soothe them with what I call a “self-esteem enhancer:” praise to immediately make them feel better. These statements are often very general, like “you were great!” or “you’re the best!”
Optimism: A Key Ingredient to Happiness
Article by Dr. Karen Reivich
Optimism is the belief that things will turn out well. It is the expectation that good things will come your way and that you have the ability to control the direction of your life.
Raising a Kid Who Bounces Back
Article by Jane Meredith Adams (courtesy of Parenting magazine—March 2007)
Disappointments come fast and furiously for kids. The park is closed. The play date is canceled. Grandma can't come to the birthday party.
Article by Dr. Karen Reivich
This morning my 3-year-old daughter was trying to tie her shoe. No matter what she did, she couldn't make a pretty bow. She felt frustrated.
Article by Robert Barnett (from Parenting magazine—January 2007)
Ask a mom if she's happier now that she has a child and she'll usually say yes. In fact, around the world, children top the list of the most enjoyable things in life.
Article by Dr. Shane Lopez
The essence of hope is having the drive to set and pursue goals, to take risks, to initiate action. Hope fuels problem-solving and it helps us develop personal strengths and social resources.