Does your child always insist that they’re right and everyone else is wrong? Some kids have a bad habit of asserting their opinions by drowning out everyone else in the room—regardless of whether or not they know what they’re talking about. Understandably, this overbearing behavior can be very annoying and frustrating for both parents and [...]
Read MoreArchive for June, 2009
“I’m Right and You’re Wrong!” Is Your Child a Know-it-all?
Monday, June 22nd, 2009“My Kid Won’t Get Out of Bed” Stop the Morning Madness Now
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009The alarm goes off and the morning battle begins: you knock on your child’s bedroom door to wake him, but you have to go back time and again to make sure he’s actually up, your voice rising with each “wake-up call.” As the minutes tick by and he still hasn’t gotten out of bed, you [...]
Read MoreIs Your Child Depressed? 6 Ways to Help Them Cope - Kids and Depression Part II
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009In Part II of James Lehman, MSW’s series on episodic childhood depression, he’ll discuss concrete ways you can teach your child coping skills. If your child seems distressed, despondent or sad for a prolonged period of time, have them seen by someone with diagnostic skills. Be sure to have a pediatrician rule out any underlying [...]
Read MoreWhen Your Child’s World Collapses: Kids & Depression Part I
Monday, June 15th, 2009Part one of a two part series by James Lehman, MSW, on kids and episodic depression.
Note from James: In our culture, sadness and depression have become almost interchangeable terms. In this article, we’re going to use the term “episodic depression” when referring to a level of sadness that children experience that interferes with their [...]
Does Your Child Say This? “I want it now.”
Friday, June 12th, 2009Does Your Child Say This? “I want it now.”
Do you dread the threat of a temper tantrum, and feel like you give in to your child’s demands in order to avoid an outburst? In this month’s issue, James Lehman, creator of The Total Transformation Program for parents, shows you how to defuse a tantrum by [...]
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