A long time ago I was fearless. I could swim past the buoys and enjoy the corals of the Red Sea, I could parachute from a plane and...

Last month's blog was about self-care, and I shared a few tips on the physical and mental ways of dealing with anxiety in adults,...

Hi parents, We all have been stuck on an emotional roller coaster over the past couple of years. The world keeps throwing up more and...

In the previous article I wrote about the myths that surround the need for punishment, whether emotional (ignoring, grounding, or...

Psychologists and developmental specialists unanimously agree that punishment is detrimental to a child's development. We’ve all heard...

Sane parenting during the silly season sounds like a tall order, but I promise that it's not as difficult as it sounds. I agree that...

We used to think that IQ was a deciding factor in how a child would fare in adulthood. However, many years of research and studies have...

Are family meetings a regular part of the routine at your house? Family meetings can be such a positive part of family life, and can have...

In these days of COVID-19 travel restrictions, quarantines and lockdowns, many of us have found it difficult or impossible to travel and...

One of the crucial components of friendly relations between people is attachment, to which the famous psychologist J. Bowlby devoted his...

Why is it important for parents to be in charge? The part of the brain dealing with logic and rationality and controlling emotions, the...

They used to say, “it takes a village to raise a child”. This saying might be a little old fashioned these days with our individualistic...

- Mom, I am going to play football. - No, you have played enough today. It's already late, now we will do quiet reading, brush teeth and...

The eternal headache of many parents is children's sleep and bedtime battles. Plus, each age has its own challenges: tiny babies suffer...

When my oldest children were very young I remember moving to a new country, leaving behind everyone who was helping me with my kids and...

"Mum, are you going to die?" My four-year-old son asked me after walking through an old English cemetery with rickety gravestones....

I have three sons and the fights they have with each other are part of our everyday life. All three can quickly become involved in...

As we are returning to the world of online home-learning, I would like to share a few tips on staying sane. 1. Live Through...

Supporting Young Kids With Home Learning is NOT Easy - But You Can Do It! 2020 has been a very unusual year and one of the hardest things...

What to do with rebel children? 8 great tips for tired parents Rebel children come to teach us about interaction and cooperation (and...