Making the Transition from High School and Home to College
First time college students and their parents both have to deal with big changes--what are some suggestions that can help make the transition a smooth one?
How to Refer a Loved One for Counseling After a Disaster
Are you worried your loved one may need professional help? Here's how to know and how to help.
When your Child is Diagnosed with ADHD
Back-to-school season is usually a relief. Yet, with 1 in 8 American school children (6.7 million kids in all) ending up with a diagnosis of ADHD, there is some cause for angst.
To Parents of Children With Learning and Other Disabilities
In preparation for the school year, parents of children with disabilities should be aware of the resources available to them as well as what their child can expect at school.
Be Proactive Now to Make Back to School a Breeze
Sure, we all love spending more time with our families over the summer and enjoying the freedom of staying up later and sleeping in longer, but at some point, we need to do everyone a favor and get organized and back into a routine for school. It’s better to do that sooner, rather than later because it will help your kids (and you) ease back into the school year more easily and successfully. There are a few steps you can take now to be proactive and make getting back into the groove for school a breeze.
Chronic Stress and Mental Illness in Children and Teens
A child raised with constant exposure to chronic stress will negatively impact the still developing brain of the child.
Back to School, Back to Stress: 5 Tips for Autism Parents
For many parents of children with autism and special needs, the days and weeks leading to “Back to School,” can be extremely nerve-wracking.
Addressing Your Child’s School Fears
Making this your child's best school year yet.
Sibling Rivalry
Is sibling rivalry inevitable? What can parents do to minimize it?
How to Raise Your Kids with High—and Healthy—Self-Esteem
This post is about what, as a parent, you do to ensure that your children grow up with a more positive self-image than you yourself may have had when you were young.
5 Top Parenting Challenges and How to Deal with Them
Rebecca Eanes, creator of Positive-Parents.org asked some 9,000 parents what behaviors in their children upset them and made them “lose their cool.” The ideas she has for disciplining and moving away from conventional parenting will go a long way in minimizing the upsetting challenges the parents reported and that almost all parents face at some point: aggression, tantrum throwing, whining, back talk and not listening.
“Hurry up! You’ll be late for school.”
Prepare yourself for the inevitable, stay calm and find creative ways to manage the situation.
5 Ways for Parents to Prevent Back-to-School Meltdowns
How to prevent the back-to-school transition from becoming a trip to crazy town.
5 Ways for Parents to Prevent Back-to-School Meltdowns
How to prevent the back-to-school transition from becoming a trip to crazy town.
Four Things You Should Know about Adolescent Anxiety
Recognizing a mental health condition in your child can trigger your own worst fears, making you wonder if the condition is somehow your fault.
Four Things You Should Know about Adolescent Anxiety
Recognizing a mental health condition in your child can trigger your own worst fears, making you wonder if the condition is somehow your fault.
Do This When Your Teen Lies to You
If your teen's lies are driving you to the edge, use this strategy to bring back truthfulness.
Coaching Our Children
Meal time can be fraught with emotions and conflicts when dealing with an eating disorder. Here are a few tips to avoid the role of food police and maintain a supportive stance.
How to Reengage Your Defiant Teenager
So in most cases a tantrum is usually going to be about your teen quietly engaged in defiance. Furthermore, your teen might refuse to open up to you when you question him about his