What is emotional safety and why does it matter? Although emotional safety is a term commonly used in couples’ therapy, it can also have a powerful impact on the social and psychological well-being of your child. With regard to your child, emotional safety means that he or she feels safe enough to be vulnerable. According to the […]
This Is How To Raise An Emotionally Intelligent Kid
History has shown time and time again that you can have a genius IQ and still be an emotional mess. It has shown that cognitive intelligence is not synonymous with emotional intelligence. Many years ago, Aristotle said: “Anybody can become angry – that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to […]
5 behavior problems you need to stop worrying about (and what to do instead)
We all have different types of struggles when dealing with our kids’ bad behavior. But here’s the thing – what we often refer to as “misbehavior” is often normal behavior children use to express a specific need. All specialists agree that it is impossible to effectively understand and manage your child’s behavior if you don’t […]
The 5 most valuable and timeless skills your child needs to thrive
Considered the founding father of the Socratic method, Socrates believed that the pursuit of wisdom mattered above all else. He would walk around Athens, interrogating those he met on the streets about how one could lead a life of integrity. That was way back in the 5 century BC, but every generation has sought to […]
11 ways you make your child’s behavior worse (and how you can improve how you communicate)
Many of our parenting strategies are based on how we ourselves were raised – we either raise our kids like our parents did or choose to raise them differently than how we were raised. That said, how you respond to your child’s behavior can either reduce or reinforce it. Reacting negatively to that behavior can […]