What is damaging to your relationship?
The Gottman Institute identified 4 communication styles, that are extremely damaging to relationships, and actually predict with great...
Barbara Harcavi
Parenting Coach & Couples Counselor
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Stop making Children feel Bad
"You can't teach children to behave better by making them feel worse. When Children feel better, they behave better”. (Pam Leo) So many...
Celebrate the Child you have
One of the greatest lessons I learned in parenting is to let go of the child I thought I'll have, and CELEBRATE the one I have. We all...
Raising a Shy Child
Having a “shy” child is a HUGE CONCERN for many parents… But we are all somewhere on the scale between extroversion and introversion,...
The Quality of our Relationships
“The Harvard Grant Study – The longest longitudinal study ever undertaken (for more than 75 years) – concludes that the key to a happier...
Parenting Differences
All parents have parenting differences. A few guidelines on how to restrain those sometimes-complex situations: My favorite rule is “one...
Parenting is not about controlling your child
Parenting is not about controlling your child, it's about controlling yourself. Parenting is not about changing your child, it’s about...
Which kind of partner are you?
"Be the kind of partner you want your kid to have as their own partner one day" is probably the best advice I received from my own...
How can I help my child develop self-esteem?
One-minute video parenting tip
Do the best you can!
Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better” Maya Angelou Parenting is a process, a very long journey...
Tantrums!
One-minute video parenting tip
How do I parent my teenager??
Parents of teens sometimes feel confused, helpless, or “what used to work, doesn’t work anymore….”!! We definitely need to recalculate...
Help! My child never shares...
One-minute video parenting tip
Our children are learning about relationships by watching us
Children learn about relationships by observing their parents. Think about your daily interactions with your partner: How do you disagree...
Let your children choose!
One-minute video parenting tip
Can I change my child's behaviour?
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Consequences instead of punishment
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How do you get ready with kids in the morning?
One-minute video parenting tip
The 3 C's of boundaries
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Can I attend parental coaching on my own?
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When parents disagree
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What about children and screens?
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Why do they fight so much??
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The rule to raise independent children
One-minute video parenting tip