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Family Professional Support Through the Separation/Divorce Process Here's when you should be looking for help! Considering a Parenting Coordinator? Ongoing conflict hurts the kids. Consider finding a parenting referee... Healthy Eating for Kids Eating right can be a fun experience! Domestic Violence and Children Children hear it too... Managing Child Behaviour Do more than understand your child... Understanding Is Not Enough It takes more than understanding to manage behaviour.... Forget Harmony, Settle for Peace Parents in high conflcit divorce, need to separate their lives.... here's how. Happiness won’t save you if the pond you are swimming in is polluted Check out your past... Parenting Coordinator in the Province of Ontario Need a parenting referee? Improving Eleventh Hour Agreements - Custody and Access In view of the risk involved, that the decision may not reflect the wishes of the parent, lawyers and parents seek to achieve a settlement, right up to the last minute. Make the best of it... Adopted or not... Your past matters when parenting your child. Do you cave to your child’s tantrums or protests? Does your child out-talk you or hold you emotionally hostage by telling you he or she doesn’t love you when held accountable for behaviour? Is your child out of control? Were you yourself harshly or abusively disciplined as a child? Personal parenting history factors in... Some Frustration is Necessary! Why it is important! The Long Arm Of Domestic Violence Domestic violence affects behaviour in the present and future... How important is consistency really? Separated parents... stop fighting! Divorce of Low-Conflict Parents and Kids Ever have the rug pulled from beneath you?.... My Child is Odd Learning disabilites come in all types.... Out of Control and Pseudomature Teens Don't let their good arguments fool you... They haven't a clue! Attention Divided by Divorce The effects of divorce on children can mimick ADD - here's how... Normal Childhood Behaviour Misconstrued High conflict separated parents beware... Issues in Determining Learning Disabilities Sometimes you have to dig deep... The First Few Years Of School Monitor child progress... Save your money and get on the floor Play is the key to a great relationship with your child... Whose Day Is It Today??? Keeping track of the kids' schedule between separated parents can be easier. Here's how... How long does it take to rebuild trust? Trust can so easily be broken. Here's how to rebuild it.... Am I Fat? How will you answer your child? When isn’t child sex play just sex play? Child sexual behaviour is common and normal, except when... Let Go To Win – Child Custody Disputes Don't get trapped by your dispute... Sibling Harmony Versus Rivalry Kids at different developmental levels may find themselves in conflict... Can a child choose which parent to live with? Children sometimes have their own view on living with a parent, but at what point does their view begin to carry weight... How do you rate your separation How your separation is rated relates to your children's well-being... Here's how to rate your separation: Effects of exposure to domestic violence from childhood to adult life Exposure to domestic violence reaches from childhood to adulthood. Here's how... Assessing change Don't quit yet! Things may have changed even though you may not realize. Here's how to tell.... Need help parenting a teen? Teens need parents to parents. They already have friends... When a child with special needs and complex disabilities surfaces with behaviour problems The issue may be as simple as fatigue... On coping with death… Now imagine you are a child. The face of grief will look different depending on the age of the child... What is Custody? Who makes the decisions post separation? Who’s in charge anyways? Grandparents, parents, children... Who leads who? Understanding and Managing The Impact Of Childhood Sexual Abuse On Adult Intimate Life Relationships are best when wholesome and respectful. Childhood sexual abuse can harm people as children and then gain when as adults they seek intimate expression. However, problems can be overcome... Imagine… A Collaborative Approach To Divorce Sometimes life just throws a curveball... If divorce is in the picture, do so in a way that minimizes the risk to children... Assessing and Managing School-Age Children with Behavioral Problems Assessing behaviour in school-age children is more than simply identifying a few problems and if you don't get it right, you can make matters worse. This article defines a good assessment process... Sibling issues when one has special needs: Am I my brother’s keeper? Helping siblings manage and support brothers or sisters with special needs.... Raising Responsible Teens Raising responsible teens means having a good relationsihp and knowing what's going on. In trusth, it is a two way street. Here is how to make it happen... Tantrums getting the better of you? Is your preschooler throwing a fit, stomping, whining and just about driving you crazy??? Check out a 7 item list of how to manage differently... What’s so terrible about being two? If your toddler is driving you around the bend, then this article is just for you! Bribery vs. Reinforcement Bribery vs. Reinforcement: Do you know the difference? Four Tips To Building Self Esteem In Children Do you nkow the 4 key ingredients to developing healthy self-esteen in children? This aritcle explains.... A Brief Synopsis of Child Sexual Abuse from Onset to Adult Life As harmful as child sexual abuse is to the child, the effects can last a lifetime. This article explains... Appreciating Developmental Milestones This artilce exlpains why we concern ourselves with developmental assessments and what can be involved.... Preschooler behaviour: Who’s the Boss? OK, So you have a tough little pre-schooler. But do you know how to gain back control? This article explains... Will Your Kids Be Of “Good Character”? Do you know the key ingredients to rasing kids of good character? This article explains... Build Rapport to Facilitate Teen Behaviour Let's face it... Teens know how to push buttons. Conflict escalates and no one is talking. THis article describes how to get relationships back on track between teens and parents. But He’s an Angel at Home Child behaviour is not always a function of parenting. SOmetimes illness can be the root cauase of common behaviour and school reltaed problems. This article explains... Parental Guilt and Kids with Special Needs Parenting kids with special needs requires parents who can separate their feelings from the needs of their children. This articles discusses some issues...

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