Most of the time, we are concerned that our children aren’t empathetic enough. But sometimes parents worry their child is “too empathetic.” What is Empathy? Empathy, at its most basic level, is the ability to tune into another person’s pain. Empathy is the foundation for kindness and helping behaviors. Empathy requires the cognitive ability to Read More
Tag: emotional learning
Creating attachment with child-focused playtime
Child-focused playtime fosters trust and attachment. While you might also notice increased cooperation after adding this special bonding time to your day, the most important goal is to nurture your deep parent-child connection. Child-focused playtime is reflecting and supporting your child’s activities and interests without sharing your feelings and opinions about them. You might find Read More
Children And Civility
I teach a stress management workshop to teenagers as part of my job as Child & Teen Services Manager with Parent Trust. Each year I go into the health classes at a variety of high schools and spend 90 minutes with mostly 9th graders. Every once in a while, someone will visit my class. Read More
Children And Lying
What should you do when children lie? First, recognize that when a child lies it is a sign of cognitive development! No one is born with the ability to lie. Being able to lie is a step in developing higher thinking abilities! The ability to lie develops around the age of three. Read More
Smart Mouth Can Be Cured
“What’s wrong with that kid?! No respect! Every time I turn around she’s talking back.” This complaint from a parent reminded me that concerns about kids who “talk back” come up often. Sassing is a frustrating problem. Solving this problem usually means a change of behavior for both child and adult. As an adult, I Read More
The Cool Kid
Help your children learn positive ways to keep their cool. “Cool Down” Coach:Learning to read the early warning signs is half the battle. Coach your child to recognize his or her own physical and emotional anger signals. “Wow! You look like you’re feeling really mad to me. Maybe you need to go out to the Read More