Category Archives: Behavior
Violent Children: What if Your Child Hits You?
Yes, you read the title right: What if your child hits you? I’m sharing two stories with you today – both true. The first took place in my presence. A friend had invited me and my daughter, then 4, to … Continue reading
How Your Child Protects You
You can understand parents protecting their children. Parents protect their children out of love. And children need this protection because: Children are weak – they are physically uncoordinated. Children’s immune systems are not well-developed – they are only slowly exposed … Continue reading
Rain, Rain, Go Away
The complete nursery rhyme is: Rain, rain, go away Come again another day; Little Johnny wants to play. *** “Mom! Dad!” my 6-year old cousin burst into the room screaming. My uncle and aunt jumped up. “What happened? Are you alright? … Continue reading
Have Happier Children – in 7 Days or Less!
Your child has become irritable for no particular reason. He is grumpier than usual, moody. He sits around doing nothing. Nothing interests him. No, he’s not sick. No, he’s not coming down with a bug. You’ve tried your best to … Continue reading
How to Make Your Child Do What’s Good for Her
“She won’t eat.” “He doesn’t brush his teeth/hair!” “He won’t make his bed.” “She won’t wash properly – the back of her neck is caked with dirt, and she will neither clean it nor let me do it.” “He hits … 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 Stops Apologizing to You
“I’m sorry.” There are so many ways you use this phrase (or something like it): ̶ You say it when you haven’t heard or understood what the other person was saying. ̶ You say it to express disbelief – “What … Continue reading
Teaching Your Child Equality
In theory, you believe in the equality of all people. And you’d like your child to believe it too. Deep down, you know people aren’t equal, and it is not possible to treat everyone the same way, but you’d still … Continue reading
The Benefits of Not Managing Stress
There was a time, perhaps in your childhood, when only adults experienced stress. The adults might not have known the word ‘stress’, but they experienced it. There was a living to earn, a family to provide for and raise, parents … Continue reading
The F-word You Don’t Want Your Child to Say
Background: In my family, we use bad language sparingly. I don’t mean sparingly around children; I mean even by ourselves or around an adult audience. We don’t use too many swear words. So my daughter has grown up in a … Continue reading