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31 Jan Posted by Scott in Diversity | 1 comment

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...

28 Jan Posted by Scott in Family Stress, Parent Coaching Articles | Comments

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,...

28 Jan Posted by Scott in Family Stress, Parent Coaching Articles | Comments

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...

28 Jan Posted by Scott in Child Development, Parent Coaching Articles | Comments

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...

28 Jan Posted by Scott in Bully, Child Development, Parent Coaching Articles | Comments

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...

28 Jan Posted by Scott in Childhood Stress, Family Stress, Parent Coaching Articles, Rx & Medical | Comments

At The Hospital: Helping My Child Cope

For many children, just mentioning the word doctor or hospital can cause stress. Children remember their 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...

28 Jan Posted by Scott in Child Development, Life Skills, Parent Coaching Articles | Comments

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...

28 Jan Posted by Scott in Child Development, Life Skills, Parent Coaching Articles | 2 comments

Ten Reasons to Respond to a Crying Child

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28 Jan Posted by Scott in Child Development, Childhood Stress, Parent Coaching Articles | Comments

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,...

28 Jan Posted by Scott in Childhood Stress, Parent Coaching Articles, Youth Sports & Psychology | Comments

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,...