Parenting Kids With Low Self Esteem

 Have you ever wondered what goes on inside the head of a person with low self-esteem? If you're experiencing low self-esteem for the first time, it can be pretty scary. If you've not experienced negative self-image, it's hard to imagine why those of us who have behave as we do. If you're parenting a child with self esteem issues, it's even more challenging. Kids struggle with communication as it is. To explain negative emotions to a parent can be overwhelming. Here are coping tips. Read more

How to talk and listen to your teen

"We need to talk." Hearing those words makes me nervous. I don't know whether it's the faint implication of censure, the possible portent of bad news or just the fear of the unknown, but I get edgy when someone says that to me. Kids get nervous, too. Here are parenting tips on talking to teens so everyone feels comfortable.  To read the article, click here How to listen to your teen. (Please note: there are several errors in this article and I apologize for that. I'm not sure, but I think they're happening when I transfer the article from WORD to the template I'm using.)

Discipline in the Classroom: Learning to Choose Your Battles

Developmental psychology is a fascinating study, but we have to be careful that when explore child psychology that we don't lose the child in the study. Each child is unique and individual; the whole of a child is greater than the sum of the parts. Read more...

Children and Scary Movies

Scary movies can be very upsetting to some children. Here's a child psychology guide on helping children decide which movies will be too scary for them. Read on...

Why Children Throw Temper Tantrums in Public

Why Children Act Out and Throw Temper Tantrums in Public
You've seen them in the store and about. Out of control kids; screaming, temper tantrums, anger. You wish that the parent would do something. Then you see parent in action and understand. Children act out for a reason. Being 'a brat' is not a reason. Kids are learning self discipline and there are things you can do to help.
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Nix School Fundraisers: Teaching Kids about Money and Finances

School Fundraisers Exploit Children: How to Teach Your Children Valuable Marketing Lessons
In her AOL Politics Daily article on door to door school fundraising and children, Hinz suggests that parents boycott school fundraisers and send a donation check to the school. I've tried that and I met with resistance. I've been told that 'it doesn't work that way'. Well, I'm redefining how 'it does work'.
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School Fundraisers and Childrens' Safety

School Fundraisers Pyramid Marketing Schemes that Exploit Children
School fundraisers are 'pyramid marketing schemes'? School fundraisers exploit children? Call me a conspiracy theorist, a reactionary, an alarmist, yes. School fundraisers legalized racketeering. And here's what I propose that parents do about it.
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How to Get Your Kids to Accept Your New Spouse or Lover

How to Get Your Kids to Accept Your New Lover or Spouse
I'm not going to mince words in this article. If you are divorced with kids and in a new relationship, there are a few things you need to know about parenting with another spouse or lover. What can you expect of your kids?
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Teenagers, Behavioral Psychology and Discipline

Disciplining Teenagers - Seven Principles of Behavioral Psychology
You've got teens. You are ready to tear your hair out. How do you discipline them? Why don't they listen? What are they thinking? What's with the attitude? Who took your sweet children and replaced them with these aliens?
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