Does having Children really ruin a Marriage?
All of the research suggests that couples have a decrease in happiness after having children… What are the main reasons? Extreme...
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Barbara Harcavi
Parenting Coach & Couples Counselor
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Anxiety
I get a lot of calls from parents regarding anxiety. It is a very sensitive subject and parents who suffer themselves from anxiety,...
Six simple steps to raise a child with high self-esteem
When I ask parents what they really want for their children, most of them answer: I just want her/him to have HIGH SELF-ESTEEM! I...
My first day of elementary school
Antwerp 1981 - My first day of elementary school. Do you remember your first day of school? Have you shared about it with your children?...
New Beginnings
September 1st is right around the corner, and for lots of children (and parents) this is A NEW BEGINNING… A few tips on how to help...
Love is not enough
Parenting is hard work. For some it comes very easily and naturally. But for the majority of us, it entails a process of learning,...
This is Us
This is Us – With our two teenagers, one 10-years-old (that behaves like a 17-years-old) and our 2 dogs. I have been trying to be the...
Help! My Child is a Picky Eater
One of our biggest concerns as parents is FOOD. So many parents consult with me because they have “picky eaters”… and I would like to...
It's not Fair
It’s not fair… She got more cornflakes… Why did he get new shoes… I also want a treat… it’s my turn to sit in the middle… He got a bigger...
She carries it well...
Just because she carries it well Doesn’t mean it isn’t heavy…. (C) Noelle Mirabella To all the mothers out there, I just wanted to say...
Children see, Children do
Don't tell your children to be polite – Show them how you speak kindly to others. Don’t tell your children to share – Make sure they see...
Rewards are the same as Punishments
How do I teach my child to not hit his little brother, to tidy up after she made a mess, to speak respectfully, to just listen to me, to...
Help! My Toddler is Biting
FIRST: Make sure there is no underlying condition like a speech delay, a developmental delay, SPD, or just teething and gum sensitivity....
Childhood is not a race
Magda Gerber very wisely said that: "Childhood is not a race to see how quickly a child can read, write and count. It is a small window...
Tantrums
We all know those challenging moments we say “no” to our child, or things don’t exactly turn out like she/he had in mind, and here starts...
Listening to our Children
If you don’t listen to the little stuff when they are little, they won’t tell you the big stuff when they are big…. Sometimes it’s really...
“Couples counseling” becomes “divorce counseling” when we wait too long…
The average couple waits 6 years before seeking help for marital issues. (The Gottman Institute) Unfortunately “couples counseling”...
Change the story of your child, by just changing ONE word.
My child is not “stubborn”, he is “determined”. She is not “bossy”, but “a natural leader”… and so forth. Our children learn who they are...
It's not our job to make our kids happy....
It’s our job to hold space for them when they are sad, angry, frustrated or disappointed. It’s our job to set limits, boundaries, and say...
Boundaries?
Parents frequently ask me to work on setting boundaries to their children and I definitely offer many tools on how to do that. Although...
What is damaging to your relationship?
The Gottman Institute identified 4 communication styles, that are extremely damaging to relationships, and actually predict with great...
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