If someone were to ask us what do we want for our children the most, most likely we would answer: I just want my child to be happy. That is, at first, logical and expected answer. We do want our kids to be happy and content, and maybe we are one of those parents who …
The majority of people would love to control and predict people and events around them. Needless to say, things cannot be controlled and outcomes cannot be so easily foreseen. And this is the adults we are talking about. But what about the kids and their sense of control? Well, for a start, years and years …
Yelling, shaming, blaming, and spanking is all punishment-based way to discipline a child. The results are visible in a short term, we do see compliance but in a long run, it will cause a child to be a people-pleaser, it will create in a child resentment towards his caregivers, and a child will doubt himself …
Have you been in a situation where you are desperately trying to change your child’s behaviour but the more you try to “fix” things the more you realize that you are just spinning in circles? The reason is simple: kids know they did something bad and they feel bad about it. We criticize, and they …
Being a parent is the best job I ever did. But it is also very demanding and leaves so little time and space for my needs and interests. We are more than parents, we are whole human beings with other “pulls” in our lives. So sometimes we can feel pulled in so many directions and …