Irreducible Needs: What Kids Must Have to Thrive
Raffi Cavoukian, a children’s singer, songwriter, and child advocate, wrote a song titled – All I really need – which beautifully captures from a child’s perspective their most essential…
Raffi Cavoukian, a children’s singer, songwriter, and child advocate, wrote a song titled – All I really need – which beautifully captures from a child’s perspective their most essential…
Words matter, and so do the feelings that fuel them. We can teach a child to say ‘thank you’ and cue them when they need…
The sentiment that boys need to cry is a common cliche but it eclipses a more important truth beneath it. Emotional expression in males is…
Parents routinely believe the greatest gift they can give their child is a sibling to grow up with. This thought can be quickly shattered when…
Every child seems to have their own signature move when it comes to lashing out in frustration including screaming, kicking, yelling, throwing, stomping, name calling,…
Stress seems to lie around every corner. It is there when change happens to us or when we are up against the things we cannot…
When babies start to coo and gurgle, parents listen attentively, waiting for the magical sounds they want to hear – their name. But who comes…
One of the most common questions I am asked about relationships is whether a child can be too attached? There is a general fear and…
Understanding boredom in kids is serious business. A mother of a 7-year old boy sat in my office, clearly distressed and said, “I take away…
“She is so dramatic and everything seems like a big deal,” said a baffled father of a 6-year old girl named Samantha. The mother tells…
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