How to help kids resolve rows by themselves
Get out the notepad and pen, folks Childhood scraps and scrapes are a natural part of growing up. But there are times when even the most silver-tongued negotiator would be hard pressed to keep the peace in rows between friends and family. Whether it’s in the home between siblings or on the playground between peers, […]
5 years ago
Anne Morgan on Maternal Rage – It’s Time We Spoke About Motherhood’s Secret Emotion
“What lies beneath are actually more vulnerable, disempowering emotions which signify unmet needs” The books warn us about postpartum rage. They talk of surging hormones and big emotional crashes, in the days and weeks after we return home with our babies. In those moments, tears are never far away and the smallest mishap can send […]
5 years ago
Parenting battles: How to handle conflict in front of children
There are a couple of steps you can take.
8 years ago
What’s Going On, Baby? Understanding Your Child’s Emotions
Emotions can be contagious, especially those expressed vividly by our loved ones. When it comes to difficult emotions, like anger, sadness, frustration, anxiety, the infectious nature of them makes things more difficult. Good judgement can be quickly overridden by two (or more) people caught in the emotional circle. If the first person experiencing difficult emotions is […]
11 years ago
How an ‘electronics fast’ could curb your child’s aggression
A child psychiatrist has shared her prescription for an electronics intervention designed to help a child who is prone to rages and angry outbursts to sleep better, focus and beat meltdowns. Writing in Psychology Today, award-winning integrative child psychiatrist Victoria L. Dunckley, MD warned that chronically irritable children “are often in a state of abnormally high arousal and […]
11 years ago
Witnessing conflict: Is it ever a good thing to argue in front of children?
Conflict is inevitable in life. It’s how we manage it that will impact our own wellbeing, as well as our children’s. In fact, witnessing conflict can contribute to a child’s social development. They learn to to deal with conflicts in their own life partly through observation, and are highly likely to imitate – consciously and subconsciously – what they […]
11 years ago