New beginnings
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...
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Barbara Harcavi
Parenting Coach & Couples Counselor
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Stop feeling guilty!
The parents that I am meeting in August are mostly exhausted, sometimes angry and exasperated… Not too long ago, with 3 young children, I...
Children become what is expected of them
At the beginning of the school-year a class of children were given IQ tests. The teachers received the scores, but didn’t know that they...
Is my child ready for POTTY TRAINING?
Those are the 5 preconditions for toilet training: Physical maturity – My child knows how to walk and how to take his pants off (and back...
3 little monkeys
In my office in Herzelya, I have this little statue, of the 3 monkeys… Why? Because lots of times I find myself telling parents to be a...
10 tips on Potty Training
“Potty training” should be called “POTTY GUIDING”, and it is first and foremost a LEARNING process. Our child is acquiring and practicing...
The freedom to choose
“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...
Why can't they just listen?
“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...
Does having Children really ruins a Marriage?
All of the research suggests that couples have a decrease in happiness after having children… What are the main reasons? Extreme...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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”...
What is damaging to your relationship?
The Gottman Institute identified 4 communication styles, that are extremely damaging to relationships, and actually predict with great...
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...
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...
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