How much do you play with your children?
Children don't say: I had a bad day, can we talk? They say: Will you play with me? (Lawrence Cohen) Dear parents, giving time and...
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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?...
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,...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
Sleep when the baby sleeps...
Sleep when the baby sleeps. Fold laundry when the baby folds laundry. I wanted to write 10 tips for the “new mom”, but I just realized...
The 2 buckets of our children
Before becoming a psychotherapist, Alfred Adler was a medical doctor that firmly believed in PREVENTION (instead of TREATMENT). Adlerian...
Here's to new beginnings...
September 1st is right around the corner, and for lots of children (and parents) this is A NEW BEGINNING (to kindergarten, to first grade...
Are you having a tantrum?
Dear parents, when your child is having a tantrum, the best thing to do is to not have a “tantrum” yourself. A few point to remember: 1. ...
A new Baby in the Family...
“Try to imagine a woman whose husband tells her: Honey, I’ve got new better-looking wife coming along, and you’ll be moving to a room...
Five interesting Facts about my work as an Adlerian Parenting Coach:
1. MEN particularly connect to the Adlerian approach, because it’s a very practical and logical method, with lots of explanations on how...
How can we increase our Children's Resilience?
“Just when the caterpillar thought her life was over, she began to fly”…. I hear lots of parents talk about the fact that, after...
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