Emotional intelligence

Many parents wonder about how to improve children’s concentration and focus, especially because lack of focus can have an important impact on their academic and social outcomes. But the truth is that all children struggle with concentration and focus at some point for the simple reason that this is a development skill that has to […]

Depression in children is not a subject many of us are comfortable with, but the terrible truth is that more and more kids are being diagnosed with depression today. According to the statistics on Children’s Mental Health, 3.2% of children between three and 17 years (approximately 1.9 million) have experience depression, and depression in children […]

I can feel that we’re on slippery ground even before I finish getting the words out. She doesn’t want to have lunch in school, but this is not something we can get around, not this time anyway. We’re prepared for the tears and for the explanations we know we’ll have to convince her. Saying it […]

This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Everything is harder for a child with poor executive function skills. They have a harder time paying attention to the details that they need to solve problems, they are easily distracted so they take longer to finish tasks and they struggle with self-control issues. If your child has poor […]

Some children worry more than others; I know this from experience. One of our daughters feels things deeply and intensely and while this is a blessing, it can also be a “curse”. Some amount of anxiety is normal in children. Everyone feels anxious when they are faced with the unknown or when they are in […]