Applying makeup to four-year-olds and giving them adult-looking dolls at five, letting them date at 12 and virtually emancipating them at 16… Is this the best preparation for adulthood ? I think not.
We used to give children time to grow up. We dressed them differently from adults- boys in short pants and girls in fluffy dresses […]
Source: Dr James Dobson
Once on a family ski trip some years ago, I climbed on the back of a flatbed truck that shuttled skiers back up the mountains. Among the 12 or 14 young people there that day was a girl in her late teens. As she turned to look at me, I saw the […]
Would you know if your child was being bullied in school ?
Most of us think we know our kids pretty well, but they do not always give clear clues about what ’s going on in their world.
When kids are bullied, it is embarassing for them and they may not want their parents to know about […]
I found this article very relevant in the context of the system here in my country. All teachers in public schools have to undergo Ministry of Education Teacher’s training. However, I wonder if government ever provide a child psychology course that can help teacher to be more sensitive to the child when they tried to […]
We have been talking these last few days about youngsters who need a little help coping with peer pressure and rejection.
Another suggestion for parents is that they teach their kids what I call a “no-knock”” policy.
One of the common characteristics of a person who feels inadequate is that he or she talks about it to […]
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