Category Archives: Managing Emotions
Explaining to Your Child
I was sitting down to an early dinner with a friend much older than I. I was in my teens, and she had 2 children: an 8-year old boy and a 2-year old girl. It had been a few weeks … Continue reading
Death of a Loved One – Help Your Child to Cope: 2
When a loved one dies, you are prepared for your child to feel grief. Depending on how you deal with grief, you will help your child deal with it too. At various times, and depending on your child’s personal preferences, … Continue reading
Death of a Loved One – Help Your Child to Cope: 1
A loved one has died. What can I say? What can anyone say? Nothing very much that will make a difference, really. In the first few days and weeks, you barely realize that the person is gone. This, despite being … Continue reading
8 Tips to Follow When Your Child is Scared – of Darkness, Ghosts etc.
As dusk begins to fall, you draw the curtains closed and switch on the lights. Everything is well-lit and clearly visible. As the evening wears on, you finish your routines of the day, and put your child to bed. You … Continue reading
Why Your Child is Afraid: Nightmares, Darkness and Ghosts
Your child has just begun to sleep through the night (without bed-wetting) and you’re looking forward to doing the same after years of disturbed-sleep nights. A ear-piercing scream shatters your illusions. Your child has had a nightmare, and you are … Continue reading
I Have Become an I-Don’t-Know Parent
“Dad! I can ride a bicycle on my own! Look! Look!” Your daughter is screaming, and you’re grinning, bursting with pride. “Wonderful!” you say as you scoop her into a bear hug. “Mom! I made soup and sandwiches for dinner,” … Continue reading
When You Break Your Glass Comb and Your Child Loses His Candy
I must have been 5 or 6 years old. It was the summer holidays, and my maternal grandparents were visiting us. Their visit meant being regaled by fantastic stories, and spoiled with fancy meals, treats and unexpected gifts. One day, … Continue reading
Getting a Perspective on Your Child’s Misbehavior
A man got on a bus with three children. They must have been about 11, 7, and 5. All of them found seats. The children were noisy and boisterous. They insisted on shouting and jumping around the bus whenever it … Continue reading
Why Your Child is Jealous and What You Can Do About It
Most parents understand jealousy. Either their child is jealous, or else they have experienced jealousy themselves as children. And no, you don’t need to have a sibling to feel jealous. I know many only children who are jealous; they can’t … Continue reading
Strategies to Calm Your Child
How many times in a day do you feel the need to calm to your child? He doesn’t have to cry or kick his heels on the floor in a tantrum. Maybe he’s out-of-control angry, and you want to calm … Continue reading