A new beginning
September is right around the corner and your child is going to a new kindergarten, class or grade… A NEW BEGINNING – Explain to your...
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Barbara Harcavi
Parenting Coach - Couples Counselor - Family Mediator
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8 facts about my approach
HOLISM – The family is a whole, in which each one, and everything, impacts the others (the parent’s relationship and the parent/child...
Summer planning - Embrace the mess
A few tips to help you through the long summer “holidays”: PLAN AHEAD (and stay flexible at the same time) – Feeling in control really...
How to raise resilient children
RESILIENCE is not something you are born with, but a skill one can acquire and develop over time. How can we help our children become...
Remember - It's not a race
The BIGGEST MISTAKE I did as a first-time mom was to be in a rush. I hurried my eldest son to potty train, to wean from the pacifier, to...
Come and learn parenting
Be a proactive parent instead of a reactive parent! Instead of extinguishing fires all day long, prepare yourself ahead and acquire...
One mistake we do when the kids fight
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...
Need a change right now!
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...
Behavior is a language
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...
Don't wait too long
Day by day we held our breath when hostages were released, and ached in pain for those left behind. We pray endlessly for the safe return...
Mommy, what happens when we die?
What is war? What is Hamas? Where are the hostages? Some children ask a lot of questions and some don’t, which does not mean we don’t...
Normal behavior
An Abnormal Reaction to an Abnormal Situation is normal behavior. Viktor Frankle I have written many posts in the past, guiding parents...
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...
Back to school
Tomorrow is the big day – September 1st. For some parents it’s a very happy day and for some it’s kind of a scary day. Sending a child to...
“The perfect parent”… Is there such a thing?
Working for so many years with parents has made me become very humble regarding my opinions and knowledge about parenting. I came to...
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...
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...
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