Making "Miracles from Molecules" instead of "Mountains from Molehills" is a parenting game-changer.
When I was a child, it seemed like every adult in my zip code had an uncanny skill for making a “mountain out of a molehill.” In other words, of taking the smallest shred of negativity and amplifying all the tyranny and rottenness that shred of negativity may have implied.
Before I go any further, let me give credit where credit is due. Exaggeration—the ability to weave a grand story out of next to nothing—is a very creative endeavor. It takes a keen eye, creative determination, and a lofty ability to wax poetic on all that is wrong.
The Elf on the Shelf: The latest battle in Mommy Wars?
I'm counting down the days till the Elf on the Shelf jumps the shark.
Apart from being many families' new favorite Christmas tradition, the Elf on the Shelf is also a multi-million dollar industry. But not everyone loves the Elf, myself included. In fact, it seems there's been a bit of an elphin backlash this year. Here's why...
Check out this video and see what to do if you catch your child in a bad act.
By GalTime Parenting Pro, Michele Borba, Ed.D., for GalTime.com
Of course, you don't want to believe it, but the evidence and the concerned teacher are right in front of you: Your well-behaved, smart, attentive child cheated.
Maybe you've caught your kid in a lie, or see the signs of suspicious storytelling in one of their friends.
When your child doesn't tell you, what are the signs to look for and what can you do about it?
Children won’t always tell you when they are being bullied, teased, or picked on at school. There are several reasons for this.
• Teasing and bullying evokes the feeling of shame in the recipient, and the instinctive behavior of shame is to hide and keep a low profile. The child may not want to talk about it or even think about it. So they avoid mentioning it.
3 ways you can prevent mass shooting tragedies in your neighborhood.
My heart goes out to the victims and families of those who died during this most recent senseless tragedy at the Sandy Hook Elementary School. Being a parent and professional counselor myself, I felt a guttural pain imagining how I would feel if my child had been shot. My grief can only be a miniscule fraction of what the parents whose children were shot are feeling. My hope is that we respond to all of the victims with compassion and caring.
Figure out how to make sure your kids know and remember that they are safe.
Sandy Hook: How to Talk to Your Kids After a Tragedy
By Talking Teenage, Jennifer A. Powell-Lunder, Psy.D., for GalTime.com
How do you talk with your children about an unspeakable crime? It's a heartwrenching reality as the country takes in one of the worst school shootings in US history.
Parenting expert NBC News gives advice on how to talk to your kids about school shootings.
There are no words to describe what happened on Friday at a Newtown Connecticut Elementary School. Even being an expert in my field, it was difficult to find the words to talk about this on television. As a mother of two children ages 5 and 7, I was in a sheer panic when I heard the news. As a parent I thought, "We should be able to send our children off to school not fearing for their safety." Unfortunately this is no longer the case.
It's important to help comfort your child and respond in a helpful way to the Conn. tragedy.
Devastating is the only word I can think of to describe how the parents of the children who died in Conn. must be feeling. If you’re like me, you’ve been shedding tears for the families and perhaps imagining your own family in that situation. Your children have very likely been shaken by this event, as well and will need help in the coming days from you to calm their fears.
I’d like to offer a few key tips for shepherding your children through this horrific tragedy.
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