Eileen Kennedy-Moore's Blog, page 8
September 28, 2018
Teach Your Child to Ask For Help—The Right Way
Asking for help is a surprisingly complicated skill—especially for kids. Here's how children who have a hard time asking for help can do so effectively.
Want Your Child to Listen and Learn? Don’t Lecture
When children do things they know they shouldn't, it’s tempting to lecture them. But lectures make kids feel defensive or resentful. Here's what to do instead.
June 30, 2018
Children’s Anger Management Strategies That Work
“Punch pillows!” is a common piece of advice children hear regarding how to manage anger, but there’s no evidence that this helpful.
Why Kids Tattle and What to Do About It
Tattling is one of the most annoying things children do. It’s also extremely common and even an important step in child development.
Why Kids Tattle and What To Do About It
Tattling is one of the most annoying things children do. It’s also extremely common and even an important step in child development.
June 29, 2018
What to Say to Empathize Better With Your Child
Reflection is a way of expressing empathy that involves describing the feelings you see. Here, some straightforward phrases to try with your child.
How to Empathize with Your Child
Reflection is a way of expressing empathy that involves describing the feelings you see. Here are some phrases to try with your child.
March 31, 2018
What Are Reasonable Expectations for Children?
When parents have expectations that don’t fit a particular child at a particular time, it sets that child up for feeling like a failure.
Childhood Enemies
Just as children experience a continuum of linking from “casual friends” to “best friends,” they also experience a continuum of disliking from “nonfriends” to "worst enemies."
Why Are Kids So Mean?
Kids who know better and are usually kind to their friends can sometimes act in casually cruel ways when they decide that certain people’s feelings don’t "count."
