Parenting 2/3

Finding an English-Speaking Counsellor in Hong Kong: A How-To Guide

Do we build our children’s self esteem by pushing for achievements, or by praising their achievements? There’s a third way.

We judge others for their laziness, timidity, inefficiency and lack of determination. But Learned Helplessness can be a better explanation.

How our parents treated us can impact how we feel about ourselves. But a difficult childhood doesn’t mean we have to feel bad forever.

Parent-child conflict can be reduced if we stop trying to control our kids, and start being assertive with them.

Teaching kids to delay gratification may be more important than teaching knowledge and skills.

When a child is diagnosed with ADHD, the first solution many doctors propose is medication. It should be the last resort, not the first.

There are usually at least three people in any two person relationship. Being aware of this can keep our relationships healthy.

We all criticize others (and sometimes ourselves) for laziness. Dig deeper, and there’s always something else going on.

Some kids seem to have it all going for them. But the Golden Child may be set up for struggles with failure, accomplishment, and self-worth

Adolescents are often terrible to their parents. But maybe it’s their need for their parents that makes them so awful.