Category Archive: ‘ Child Behavior Problems’

WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE AN ALIENATED PARENT

WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE AN ALIENATED PARENT Perhaps the worst thing that could happen to a parent is the loss of a child. The death of a child brings grieving that has no words, tears that never end, and a hole in a parent’s heart that will never mend. Death is not the […]

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Help! My Child’s Homework is Destroying our Family

HELP! MY CHILD’S HOMEWORK IS DESTROYING OUR FAMILY!             Throughout years of working with children and their families, I have heard well-meaning parents make countless complaints about their children’s homework. Grievances such as: “I don’t understand how to do so much of this, I can’t help my child.”            ” I  […]

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Is Your Preschool Child’s Sex Play Normal?

IS YOUR PRESCHOOLER’S SEX PLAY IS NORMAL Throughout my 28 years of practice I have seen a considerable number of children who engaged in sexual play with other children. Parents bring their children into my office anxious about the possibility that their child was perpetrating sexual abuse or was a victim of abuse. In this […]

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Finding the Right Words: Talking to Your Children in a Conflict-Free Manner

FINDING THE RIGHT WORDS: TALKING TO YOUR CHILD IN A CONFLICT-FREE MANNER Childhood is not an easy time of life. Most of us forget this, although if you stop for a few moments and reflect on your childhood, you are sure to remember the occasional sense of helplessness, loss of control, anger, and disappointments that […]

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Should Parents Worry? The Latest Scoop on Video Games and their Impact on Your Children.

SHOULD PARENTS WORRY: THE LATEST SCOOP ON VIDEO GAMES AND THEIR IMPACT ON CHILDREN   When I started my practice almost thirty years ago, Sesame Street and the benign Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood captured our children’s attention. Disney movies proliferated the video market and they followed a similar fairy tale pattern in which a hero or […]

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