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Do You Have a Destructive Child?

Jenna Em | Posted 04.23.2013 | Canada Living
Read More: Parenting Strategies, Child Psychology, Children, Kids, Toddlers, Parenting, How to Stop Destructive Behaviour, Family Life, Teaching Kids Good Behaviour, Canada Living News
Jenna Em

I began putting together the pieces of the puzzle: new toys broken -- no, decimated -- in under 60 seconds; clothing cut up with scissors; unfinished food smashed with a toy "hammer"-- my children had been displaying destructive behaviour. Here are some steps I put in place to get my house back, which I call SCABS for short: Supervision, Consequences, Activities, Boredom and Segregation.

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Talking to Kids About 9/11

Golnar Khosrowshahi | Posted 11.09.2011 | Canada
Read More: 9/11, Emotional Development, Defence, Dr. Jen Hartstein, Twin Towers, Child Psychology, Safety, 9/11 Anniversary, Canada News
Golnar Khosrowshahi

Sanctioned or not, most children are inevitably exposed to some form of imagery depicting the events of Sept. 11. How does a parent explain that day while still dwelling on the shock?

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Back-To-School Anxiety Highest Among BC Kids

CBC | CBC | Posted 10.30.2011 | Canada
Read More: Back-to-School Anxiety, Angus Reid School Survey Student Survey Angus Reid, Vancouver, Child Psychology, Stephen Whiteside Mayo, Back to School Anxiety, Anxiety in Children, Back to School Anxieties, Angus Reid Survey, Canada News

B.C. kids have the highest levels of anxiety about heading back to school, a national Angus Reid survey suggests. The survey ...

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