What Is Sense of Self Sense of self can be described as how a child sees himself or herself, and is often classified into two main components. Self-concept – a child’s idea of him or herself constructed from the beliefs one holds about oneself and the responses of others. Self-esteem – How much value a … Read more
Introduction Children are like seedlings. When parents raise seedlings in rich soil and provide them with the right amount of water and sunshine, remember to fertilize regularly and give them a big enough pot, seedlings grow deep roots and sturdy stocks. When it is time to transplant these seedlings out into the world, they will … Read more
Introduction Children are like seedlings. When raised in the right soil, with the right amount of water, sunshine and fertilizer and in a big enough pot, they will flourish into plants with deep roots and sturdy stocks. When it is time to transplant these seedlings out into the world, they will be not only hardy … Read more
Introduction Historically, psychologists and other researchers assumed that the mother-child bond was the most important one in a child’s life. They focused on studying those relationships, and tended to attribute children’s outcomes – whether positive or negative – to mothers. However, within the last several decades, scientists are increasingly realizing how much dads matter. Just … Read more
“TXT ME LOSER” (Text me loser). Even the stoutest of young hearts would sink when receiving taunts like that on his or her Facebook wall. What is Cyberbullying? While bullying has been around for a long time, it has found new expressions through advanced communications technology in the last decade. Internet forums, Instant Messengers, video-sharing … Read more
This article examines forgiveness in the context of a family environment, highlighting what forgiveness entails and the health benefits of practising forgiveness. It then offers dads tips on how to cultivate the quality of forgiveness for themselves and in their children. The value of forgiveness All of us have experienced being hurt by the actions or … Read more
As your child or teenager settles in to his new school year, make some resolutions on how to help him academically. As much you may wish for your child to achieve success at school, it is appropriate to ask what you can do to coach, spur him on, and get him to aim higher. To … Read more
Living in the Big Bad World At the time of this writing, this author is watching the news coverage on the Sandy Hope Elementary School shootings in the United States and thinking about the sense of hopelessness that must be prevailing in the hearts and minds of children and families affected by the incident, as … Read more
Separation- individuation is the process by which an infant acquires an identity that is distinct from the mother. Most child development theorists believe that children learn about themselves and construct their own identities within the context of their families. When children have positive experiences, they develop an understanding of themselves as significant and respected, and … Read more
Wonder why some restaurants adopt a no-child dining policy? Some reasons cited are that the little ones play with food and make a mess at the table. More substantially, fussy eaters may throw tantrums and even run about at meal places. Besides endangering themselves, this causes disturbance to the other patrons as well as stress … Read more