CYBERBULLYING
According to the National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Justice Statistics 7% of students in grades 6–12 have experienced cyberbullying.The most recent Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey found that 15% of high school students (grades 9-1...
HOW TO RAISE A WELL-BEHAVED KID
Kids can discipline themselves. I know it sounds too good to be true but when you make your expectations clear from the time your child is a toddler, they internalize those expectations and begin to expect the same thing themselves. In other words, since kids...
Raising a Confident Child
The idea that failure builds resilience has become commonplace. However, when children continually fail and don’t have the support to keep trying, all they learn is that they are failures. Resilience does not come from failing but from the experience of lear...
Taming Your Child’s Outbursts
During the toddler years, your child is constantly learning to control impulses, bodily functions and behavior. Sometimes, the ability to maintain self-control breaks down, resulting in a tantrum. You may not be able to avoid them, entirely, but you can minim...
