Barbara Harcavi

Can you tell me about your approach? My approach is based on Alfred Adler’s theory, which is very practical, and entails many tools and...

September is right around the corner and your child is going to a new kindergarten, class or grade…   A NEW BEGINNING – Explain to your...

A few tips to help you through the long summer “holidays”: PLAN AHEAD (and stay flexible at the same time) – Feeling in control really...

As a first-time mom I dreamed of being fun and easy-going. I also thought my kids would actually listen to me, and just do as I say…. I...

Be a proactive parent instead of a reactive parent! Instead of extinguishing fires all day long, prepare yourself ahead and acquire...

I have many tools and insights on SIBLING RIVALRY, but today I want to highlight the ONE MISTAKE so many parents do: When our children...

What is the one question you need to ask yourself if your kid is lying? That question is: WHY? WHY is my child lying TO ME? The answer to...

I wish I was this light-hearted mom, whom takes things easily, knows how to laugh, be fun, calm, enjoy parenting and connect with my...

We all sometimes yell and scream at our children. Most of the time, after the outburst, we just continue as if nothing happened... Yet,...

When your child is screaming. When your child is crying. When your child is angry. When your child is having a full-blown tantrum. Just...

“Tell her you are sorry. Right now”! “Say thank you, or you are not getting those sweets”. “Allow her to play with your dolls, we share”....

Many parents ask me in fear: “Is it too late”? “Did I really mess everything up, beyond repair, with me kids”?? My answer is: NO, you...

The parents that I am meeting in August are mostly exhausted, sometimes angry and exasperated… Not too long ago, with 3 young children, I...

“We think that children act, whereas what they mostly do is react”. (Dr. Gabor Maté) Our children react to the way we speak to them, to...

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power TO CHOOSE our response. In our response lies our GROWTH and...

“I always call her a thousand times” … “He never listens to me” ... “I repeat the same thing over and over” …. So many parents come to me...

Mommy / Daddy, when you put me in time-out I feel so lonely…..I feel alone in the whole world, because YOU are MY WORLD, and when you...

Parenting is hard work. For some it comes very easily and naturally. But for the majority of us, it entails a process of learning,...

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...

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...