We all want our kids to love life, learn easily, feel good about themselves and have fun. Unfortunately it is not that way for all kids. Think about being a child that finds learning difficult and that is too anxious and unhappy to be carefree. Life is not that much fun for them because they [...]
In the past month, I had the opportunity to speak to over 700 people who attended my Parents, Take Charge workshops in South Africa. The workshop registration form asks participants to answer the question:’ ‘What would you like to get out of the workshop?’ Parents poured their hearts out in response to this question. They [...]
I promised you some important facts about stress during this stress awareness month. In my last blog I wrote about how stress cancels joy. Here are more very important facts: Stress in children is currently a largely unrecognized and untreated problem and is reaching epidemic proportions. This high level of stress is the trigger for [...]
Everybody detests a bully and feels great empathy for the victim. When bullies experience retaliation, we all applaud. And rightly so, because bullies can inflict terrible psychological damage on their victims. No child should have to suffer the torment of being the victim of a bully. This is a pain that lasts a lifetime. Did [...]
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