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Are French Parents Better?

Posted on February 3rd, 2012 by Parenting Advice News

The French parenting secret is the setting of clear, firm boundaries for children from their earliest days. Are Americans doing it wrong?

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Terrific Parenting: Clarity, consistency key to harmony at home

Posted on February 3rd, 2012 by Parenting Advice News

This is the first in a weekly series of parenting columns by Dr. Cale.

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Saved: Manchester’s Sure Start centres to stay open after massive protest by parents

Posted on February 3rd, 2012 by Parenting Advice News

We can reveal children’s services chiefs have drawn up proposals to keep the centres open. But the cuts mean plans to end council-run daycare for under-fives will go ahead. Instead, there will be an outreach programme that will see every family of a newborn visited at home by a council worker, who will stay in touch until the child is three.

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Parenting a Child Who Has Intense Emotions: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Help Your Child Regulate Emotional Outbursts and Aggressive Behaviors

Posted on February 3rd, 2012 by Parenting Advice

Parenting a Child Who Has Intense Emotions: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Help Your Child Regulate Emotional Outbursts and Aggressive Behaviors

Temper tantrums in the supermarket. Tears that seem to come out of nowhere. Battles over homework that are more like wars. When your child has problems regulating his or her emotions, there’s no hiding it. Children with intense emotions go from 0 to 100 in seconds and are prone to frequent emotional and behavioral outbursts that leave parents feeling bewildered and helpless.

Other parents may have told you that it’s just a phase or that your child needs discipline. In reality, your child may have emotion dysregulation, a tendency to react intensely to situations other children take in stride. Parenting a Child Who Has Intense Emotions is an effective guide to de-escalating your child’s emotions and helping your child express feelings in productive ways. You’ll learn strategies drawn from dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), including mindfulness and validation skills, and practice them when your child’s emotions spin out of control. This well-researched method for managing emotions can help your child make dramatic emotional and behavioral changes that both of you will be proud of.