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Will Your Kids Be Of “Good Character”?
Do you know the key ingredients to rasing kids of good character? This article explains...
Who’s in charge anyways?
Grandparents, parents, children... Who leads who?
Whose Day Is It Today???
Keeping track of the kids' schedule between separated parents can be easier. Here's how...
When isn’t child sex play just sex play?
Child sexual behaviour is common and normal, except when...
When a child with special needs and complex disabilities surfaces with behaviour problems
The issue may be as simple as fatigue...
What’s so terrible about being two?
If your toddler is driving you around the bend, then this article is just for you!
What is Custody?
Who makes the decisions post separation?
Understanding Is Not Enough
It takes more than understanding to manage behaviour....
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...
The Long Arm Of Domestic Violence
Domestic violence affects behaviour in the present and future...
The First Few Years Of School
Monitor child progress...
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...
Some Frustration is Necessary!
Why it is important!
Sibling issues when one has special needs: Am I my brother’s keeper?
Helping siblings manage and support brothers or sisters with special needs....
Sibling Harmony Versus Rivalry
Kids at different developmental levels may find themselves in conflict...
Save your money and get on the floor
Play is the key to a great relationship with your child...
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...
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...
Parenting Coordinator in the Province of Ontario
Need a parenting referee?
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...
Out of Control and Pseudomature Teens
Don't let their good arguments fool you... They haven't a clue!
On coping with death… Now imagine you are a child.
The face of grief will look different depending on the age of the child...
Normal Childhood Behaviour Misconstrued
High conflict separated parents beware...
Need help parenting a teen?
Teens need parents to parents. They already have friends...
My Child is Odd
Learning disabilites come in all types....
Managing Child Behaviour
Do more than understand your child...
Let Go To Win – Child Custody Disputes
Don't get trapped by your dispute...
Issues in Determining Learning Disabilities
Sometimes you have to dig deep...
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...
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...
How long does it take to rebuild trust?
Trust can so easily be broken. Here's how to rebuild it....
How important is consistency really?
Separated parents... stop fighting!
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:
Healthy Eating for Kids
Eating right can be a fun experience!
Happiness won’t save you if the pond you are swimming in is polluted
Check out your past...
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....
Forget Harmony, Settle for Peace
Parents in high conflcit divorce, need to separate their lives.... here's how.
Family Professional Support Through the Separation/Divorce Process
Here's when you should be looking for help!
Effects of exposure to domestic violence from childhood to adult life
Exposure to domestic violence reaches from childhood to adulthood. Here's how...
Domestic Violence and Children
Children hear it too...
Divorce of Low-Conflict Parents and Kids
Ever have the rug pulled from beneath you?....
Considering a Parenting Coordinator?
Ongoing conflict hurts the kids. Consider finding a parenting referee...
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...
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...
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.
Bribery vs. Reinforcement
Bribery vs. Reinforcement: Do you know the difference?
Attention Divided by Divorce
The effects of divorce on children can mimick ADD - here's how...
Assessing change
Don't quit yet! Things may have changed even though you may not realize. Here's how to tell....
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...
Appreciating Developmental Milestones
This artilce exlpains why we concern ourselves with developmental assessments and what can be involved....
Am I Fat?
How will you answer your child?
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...
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...
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