Give Choices: We all feel more in control when we are given a choice and not forced to do something. Making choices gives children a sense of power, creates responsibility and allows them to learn from circumstances. For example, your child protests when you tell her to wear a hat on a cold day. She chooses not to wear a …
Q&A: My 9 Year Old Son Has Low Self Esteem
My son is nine years old and seems to cry or act like he is hurt when playing sports or sometimes in school. These events seem to follow events where my son missed a play or didn’t get a tackle, or when he can’t figure out a math problem in class. We currently do not have academic concerns as he …
Q&A: How to Improve My Preschooler’s Articulation and Confidence?
My child age is 3 years old. My child is a bit shy; he does not open up with any new person nor does he play with any other new kid in the surrounding area. Currently he is going to nursery school but he does not talk to the teacher or to his classmates nor does he play with them. …