The Teen Years: Parenting Tips for Success
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Julie Wise:
Life Consultant and Relationship Coach
“Just wait til they’re teenagers!” I often heard that from friends when my children were little. It sounded like a threat, and I dreaded those double-digit years. Yet, when the moment finally arrived, they turned out to be the best years in our relationship. That’s not to [...]
A Hair-raising Experience for Pediatric Oncology
The St. Valentine’s Day Hair Massacure was launched in 2003, created by an Edmonton father and inspired by his youngest daughter who was in her third year of chemotherapy treatment. The daughter had been diagnosed in 2000 with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; she was 2 years old.
In those three years, this little girl’s family watched how [...]
Kids and lying: Age Appropriate Advice
Dyan Eybergen BA, RN (C) 2009
The reasons children lie depend a lot on their ages. Young children do not discern between make-believe and the real world. They will often be guided by their imagination to tell “lies” in an attempt to test boundaries and ensure the security of their environment.
Older children do not necessarily lie [...]
Positive Parenting: Enhancing the Family Dining Experience
February 6, 2010 by Dyan
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Mealtime for families should be a pleasant experience where members come together to share in themselves. Historically, food is a well-known catalyst for bringing people together – from its preparation to consumption – it should be a family affair. Unfortunately, most family dining experiences are wrought with children complaining about the meal, and parents arguing [...]
Positive Parenting: The Do’s and Don’ts of Teaching Kids Self-Control
By Dyan Eybergen RN
Self-control is a skill that enables a person to discern what is right from wrong. It is the ability to keep emotions from becoming overwhelming, to stay focused, delay impulses, and actively problem solve instead of reacting to a situation.
Children begin to exhibit forms of being able to regulate their emotions as [...]
5 Parenting Tips to Build Confidence in kids
Dyan Eybergen BA, RN (c) 2009
There is a right way and a wrong way to praise kids. Done correctly, your child develops a strong sense of self-worth, however when you “overpraise” your child, their sense of self becomes skewed and they blame others for their failures.
When we praise our children in a way that only [...]
Putting Your SELF in the Development of Self-Esteem
By Dyan Eybergen, RN © 2009
Self-esteem is not something children are born with. Its development begins during infancy and is primarily based on the interactions children have with their parents – and that those interactions are positive in nature. The development of children’s’ self-esteem unfolds with the perceptions of those closest to them and then [...]
