Behaviour management strategies like stickers, tokens, prizes and reward charts are widely used by parents around the world. And at first glance, these ...
As a psychologist, I have seen first hand the challenges that families face when it comes to finding ways (and time!) to connect with one another. With the ...
Growing up, many of us received the message that showing emotions makes us look weak. We were encouraged, either explicitly or implicitly, to shut down ...
Many of the parents I work with received harmful or unhelpful messages about emotions when they were growing up. Maybe you did too? Messages like, ...
Boredom is a universal human experience. It’s also one that is often viewed in a negative light and quite frequently misunderstood. Parents tend to find ...
Nothing triggers parents quite like back talk – that seemingly defiant, sassy, or disrespectful tone that children sometimes take when expressing their ...
