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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
