January, 2008 Archive Entries:
Teaching Diversity: Introduction
Janet Gonzalez-Mena is an internationally recognized expert on the role of culture and child development. Many parenting child experts would agree with this author’s guidelines, helpful hints and encouragement for parents to begin to hold discussions with children at an early age on this important topic. This article will get you started, “A Place to Begin,” in helping your child succeed in a country […]
Handling Holiday Stress
Holidays can be a stressful and difficult time for many individual and families. Family traditions and gatherings bring about excitement and joy for many individuals. But for some, the holidays bring extra stress and exhaustion. ScottCounseling recognizes child psychology author, Christopher Williams, for supplying the reader with some helpful holiday “stress-release” tips.
Sleigh bells are jingling, tree lights are twinkling and shoppers are crowding […]
Shopping With Your Child
Parents searching for helpful hints to make your shopping experience with your child an enjoyable one will find this article to be very helpful. Children can and will learn from their parents while shopping. The opportunity to learn how to make decisions, how to select the right product and how to use money wisely can all be a part of the child-parent shopping experience. […]
Selecting Age Appropriate Gifts
Looking for safe, age-appropriate gifts for children? Recognizing the developmental stages that a child goes through and determining what gift fits a child’s developmental and behavior stage is important. Research done by The Journal of Experimental Child Psychology indicates that there can be a negative impact and disappointment for children who receive a gift a gift that is not age-appropriate. The following guidelines are […]
Five Steps to Take if Your Child is Being Bullied
If your child comes to you because a bully is bothering him or her, you need to pay close attention to the problem. The worst thing you can do is ignore it. Too often parents feel children and teens need to ‘work things out’ on their own. While parenting child does include promoting self-reliance, parents need to assist the child in developing social skills […]
At The Hospital: Helping My Child Cope
For many children, just mentioning the word doctor or hospital can cause stress. Children remember t
heir first experiences getting their required school shots, annual physicals and routine check-ups. Many hospitals have trained full time social workers, communication experts and child psychology and development experts on staff to help parents and children learn coping methods to help reduce hospital fears and stress. This parenting article […]
Getting Children To Eat Properly
Parenting children to eat a proper diet is not easy. Especially with all the fast food advertising our children experience on a day to day basis. One national news report after another is reporting that our children are eating the wrong foods. Childhood obesity is a national concern. Many research studies coming from our college universities are finding that one in five children are […]
Ten Reasons to Respond to a Crying Child
Many of us parents grew up during a time when our parents, teachers, coaches and youth leaders taught us that “you will not get what you want if you cry.” Although we want our children to grow up communicating in an appropriate manner, one that is mature and responsible, we also have to realize that crying is a form of communication. Crying shows that […]
Children’s Anger and Tantrums
Most of us can share a story when we were shopping in a store and witnessing a young child throwing a temper tantrum. Child psychology and child behavior specialist agree that letting your emotions “go” can be healthy, but at what developmental stage in life is it inappropriate? Parent child development experts, R.J. Fetsch and B. Jacobson share some of their insights and expertise […]
Activity Overload: Are Kids Doing Too Much?
School counselors across the country are reporting that more and more students involved in extra-curricular activities are on “overload” and becoming stressed out. ScottCounseling ancorages parents and coaches to help the student athlete to develop a “balanced life;” one that avoids athletic pressures and activity overload. This article shares some thoughts and ideas by author, Jean Sather, to promote a healthy lifestyle for middle and high […]
