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Navigating the Tween and Teen Years: Understanding Your Child's Brain Development

Navigating the Tween and Teen Years: Understanding Your Child's Brain Development

Entering the tween and teen years can feel like stepping into uncharted territory for both parents and children alike. This transitional phase presents a unique set of challenges as children grapple with significant cognitive and emotional developments.

Redefining Homework: Nurturing Skills Beyond Academics

Redefining Homework: Nurturing Skills Beyond Academics

Do you find yourself worrying excessively about your child's homework and academic progress? Multiple studies suggest that homework doesn't significantly enhance academic knowledge. It's time to shift perspective. Homework can serve as an exercise to help children develop essential social emotional skills like perseverance, navigating challenging tasks, and handling emotions.

A Parenting Expert & A Pediatrician Speak Parenting (Video)

A Parenting Expert & A Pediatrician Speak Parenting (Video)

Ever wanted to hear two professionals who have devoted their schooling, time and efforts to families speak to one another? Here is your chance, they plan to talk about parenting in pandemic times, screens, sleep, feeding, the school age years, the teen years and hopefully much more.

How to Understand the Use of Consequences

How to Understand the Use of Consequences

Let’s talk about consequences. One of the most frequent questions parents ask me in workshops and consultations is what is the consequence to a child’s challenging behavior. Most ask that question because they have an inappropriate goal. They've been told that the right goal is for your child to feel bad when they're not listening or when they've made a mistake. I want you to wonder: When was the last time that you learned anything while feeling bad?

Stop Doing This so You Can Be a Better Parent

Stop Doing This so You Can Be a Better Parent

There are two questions that parents always ask about their children that causes them to make mistakes. If you stop debating about these questions, you will be better able to choose how to manage your child.

First, stop wondering if the emotion your child is expressing is the "right" feeling for the moment. Feelings are not fact. Feelings are …

Speaking To Your Children About School Shootings

Speaking To Your Children About School Shootings

I have lost track of how many times I have cried and simultaneously been inspired due to the events at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, FL. The school is close to home. I live in Miami. That morning I knew that many parents would be reaching out to me wondering how to best help their children.