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Helping Parents Talk to Their Elementary Age Kids About Friendship
By Bette J. Freedson, LCSW, LICSW Introduction Talking to kids about friendship depends on the ages. With little kids, you can arrange a play date and watch them interact to get a sense of what they need help with. You might even intervene and talk to your child and...
Talking to Teens About Sex: Q&A
By Brenda C. Wade, MSW, LCSW Amy Schalet is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a specialist on adolescent sexuality and culture in comparative perspective. Her book, Not Under My Roof: Parents, Teens, and the Culture of Sex...
Six Tips to Diffuse Toddler Tantrums
By using these tips and strategies you will be in prime position to diffuse and avoid toddler tantrums.
The Family Acceptance Project’s Studies of LGBT Youth
School Bullying, Violence Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Youth Linked With Risk for Suicide, HIV and STDs in Young Adulthood MAY 16, 2011 – Critical new research has found that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth who experience high...
Who Has the Power When Only the Kids Speak English?
By Maribel Quiala, MSW, LCSW The Power of Language in the Latino Family Dynamic Children of Latino families are often the only means of communicating with the Anglo world. Although on the surface this may appear to be a practical, even reasonable solution, making a...
Out-of-Control Behaviors: Tips for Parents
By Tony Madril, MSW, BCD All too often, children are operating outside the realm of parental control; they are doing and saying what they please despite the best efforts of their parents. This is a common complaint shared by many families seeking the help of amental...
12 Tips on Parenting Toddlers: What I Know Now
By Bette Freedson, LICSW, LCSW, CGP Toddlerhood comes on with a fury of needs and activities that keep parents' reflexes responding and their heads spinning. There is barely time to meet every need and deal expertly with every situation whether the mother is working...
Tips to Teach Your Child to Love Learning
The best way a parent can encourage their four year old to love learning is to model it.
Teaching Kids Patience
By Bette J. Freedson, LCSW, LICSW Introduction General Tips for Parents on Teaching Patience to Children Teaching Patience to Little Ones Teaching Patience to Older Kids and Adolescents Special Considerations for Adolescents Introduction Patience is a virtue...
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