There will be a time when your child is left out by their friends. What do you do when that happens? Read this article to find out some great ways to help. https://lindastade-educationwriter.tumblr.com/post/158921106402/how-to-respond-to-your-childs-friendship-issues?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=postplanner&utm_source=facebook.com
If there was one thing you could do to make you a better parent would you do it? Of course you would. Read this article to learn a few easy steps to becoming a better parent. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rachel-macy-stafford/the-single-most-important-parenting-action-we-can-take-today_b_8054388.html
New research is showing surprising information on what our children are going through in adolescence and what role parent’s play. Read this fascinating article to understand the brain science behind your child’s behaviors at different stages and the subtle ways you can help. https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-teens-need-most-from-their-parents-1470765906#livefyre-comment
In most societies parents’ needs are put first, but in our society kids needs are put first. While this may sound good, it actually creates a whole slew of problems. Learn from the author of what the New York Times has cited “the best parenting book one could read” what we can do to change this dynamic and help our kids. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/nation-wimps/201612/the-failure-launch-epidemic
This generation of kids has been told so many things over the years: they are special, they can be and achieve anything. What happens when those kids enter the “real world” and they find out these things are not true? Find out why this generation is experiencing high rates of mental illness, isolation, depression, failed marriages and what we can do about it. http://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/teens/bucking-the-entitlement-trend?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fs_article_jan_24
Children today play much less than any other generation. The lack of play for children has many negative consequences. Read this article to gain a better understanding of the importance play has for children and how it promotes healthy mental development. http://www.acacamps.org/resource-library/camping-magazine/children-need-play-can-they-get-it-camp?_cldee=ZGlyZWN0b3JzQGJpcmNodHJhaWwuY29t&recipientid=contact-ff47ceb70a68df1188170019b9e0e8c9-dbe5ff2ad989461994f5e023cf4dde9c&utm_source=ClickDimensions&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=National%20-%20ACA%20Now&esid=03e2fe92-ccb0-e611-9430-c81f66bf5683
Parents often joke about how their teenagers “ignore them” or only converse in short hand, lol. This “tunnel” that our teenagers go into is all too real and it feels like a lifetime when you are waiting for your normally talkative child to return to you. Read this article to learn more. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2016/11/10/the-surprising-way-teens-talk-about-the-parents-they-seem-to-ignore/?utm_term=.047ae97a05c3
In one study simplifying the lives of children with ADD had better results than medication like Ritalin. Why do our children need simplification? Too much information, growing up too fast, endless activities, a culture of excess. Find out what you can do to protect your child from mental health issues by reading this article. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/tracy-gillett/children-mental-health_b_9400848.html
What does it mean when colleges have to offer warnings to kids that they are about to talk about something that might be mentally troubling? Why are so many college students flooding campus mental health offices? Read this article to find out why this generation is struggling with anxiety and what we can do to stop it. http://www.lifezette.com/momzette/coddled-kids-crumble/
Are you a millennial (or a parent of a millennial? Then this article is for you. Read this article to learn how to establish a healthy parent/child relationship. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/5-ways-to-tell-you-were-raised-by-helicopter-parents_us_5609de6ee4b0dd850308e260?ir=Healthy+Living
