Classroom Anxiety
Classroom Anxiety: What it looks like, and why it's often mistaken for something else Sometimes classroom anxiety is easy to identify. For example, when a child is feeling nervous before…
13 Ways to Boost Your Daughter’s Self Esteem
13 Ways to Boost Your Daughter’s Self Esteem How to help girls build confidence based on what they can do, not what they look like. In a culture saturated with…
The Teenage Brain
The Teenage Brain (And What It Means for Parenting) We used to think that adolescents were basically adults, just with less miles on them. But now we know that the…
Angry Kids: Dealing With Explosive Behavior
Dealing With Explosive Behavior in Angry Kids: How to respond when a child lashes out. When a child—even a small child—melts down and becomes aggressive, he can pose a serious…
Depression in Kids: Things To Know
1. First things first, make sure your child is getting the help they need for their Depression. If they're exhibiting any of the symptoms of depression, it's really important to…
Parenting Traps
Parenting Traps and How To Avoid Them: Parenting. Even though we’ve been doing it for millennia, it’s still a work in progress. Despite generations of knowledge and experience, it seems…
ADHD: How Girls Are Different
ADHD: How Girls Are Different According to the CDC boys are far more likely to receive a diagnosis of ADHD. Not necessarily because girls are less prone to the disorder,…
Help Kids Who Are Hard on Themselves
How To Help Kids with Negative Self Talk: We hear kids with negative self talk it might sound something like: "I'm so stupid!" "Nobody likes me." And, of course, "I'm…
Seasonal Depression – 10 Signs
Seasonal Depression: When the days get shorter, the sun shines lower in the sky, and the weather gets colder. This is when people often experience a drop in mood. For…
Stop Hurtful Self Talk with a Kinder Mind
Stop Hurtful Self Talk with a Kinder Mind: I was trying to measure up to my own high, unrealistic standards of who I thought I should to be in order…