Category Archives: Parenting Your Child/Tween

Why we need to stop forcing our children to hug

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Maureen Harris, RN

Last updated: December 6, 2024 It’s the holiday season and that means lots of visits with friends and family. This can also lead to an awkward situation: relatives (ahem, grandparents!) and others who expect automatic hugs and kisses from children … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Toddler & Preschooler Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Play, Growth & Development, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged body image, children, families, grandparents, healthy body image, healthy sexuality, hugging, manners, personalities, preschoolers, relatives, Safety, temperament | 3 Comments

Keep calm and carry on…planning for the holidays together

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Carolyn Wilkie, RN

For many parents, the “most wonderful time of the year” is really not so wonderful. In fact, it’s the time of year when we often feel overwhelmed and stressed out. We know it and our kids sense it. We are … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged finding balance at busy times, grandparents, holiday stress, how to decrease family stress, how to manage stress, Mental Health, parenting stress, planning ahead, planning for the holidays, planning with your family, stress | 2 Comments

How not to engage in dramatic outbursts with your teens

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Cynthia Lindsay RN

“Mom, I have nothing to wear! Nothing!!! (Insert very loud and almost desperate voice…)”. Every parent of a teen has heard this at some point and as you enter her room, you find clothes on the floor, clothes in her … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teen Brain, Teens | Tagged confidence, emotional outbursts, emotionally healthy, engaging, Mental Health, parenting teens, Physical Health, positive outlook, self-esteem, stress, tantrums, Teen Brain, teens, tweens | 3 Comments

Role Modeling – they are watching us!

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Halton Guest Blogger

Kids are awesome imitators. What we do as parents shows our kids how we want them to behave. A few weeks ago I was driving with my youngest in the back seat and we were running late. We came upon … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Play, Growth & Development, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged accepting mistakes, father, keep your cool, listening, Mental Health, mother, preschoolers, problem solving, respect, role modeling, special needs, tweens, watching | 2 Comments

Holiday traditions. Can you have too much of a good thing?

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Nicole O'Donnell, RN

Last updated: December 18, 2024 Oh, the holidays. It seems the second the jack-o-lanterns hit the compost we gear up to deck the halls. A holly jolly season ripe for memory making. Today, TV and social media are full of … Continue reading →