If you are a parent who negotiates constantly with your child, you probably feel like you’re living with a little lawyer who “objects” to every rule and request and wears you down with endless questions and challenges. With some kids, everything becomes a negotiation, and it starts from the time they get up in the [...]
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Living with Little Lawyers: Don’t Over-negotiate with Your Child
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009“I’m Right and You’re Wrong!” Is Your Child a Know-it-all?
Monday, June 22nd, 2009Does 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 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 [...]
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