Author Archives: Nicolas
Vulnerability and resilience
Children are born with specific vulnerabilities and strength. They are raised in supporting or poor environments. Resilience is a measure of a child’s ability to overcome vulnerability from a supportive environment and overcome a poor environment by using his natural strengths. Continue reading
Understanding learning disabilities
I have come across one of Rick Lavoie’s fantastic workshops, a Learning Disabilities (LD) specialist. The workshop is called How difficult can this be? The F.A.T. City Workshop, the acronym standing for “Frustration, Anxiety and Tension”. In this amazing workshop, … Continue reading
Is altruism an innate human capacity?
So it seems that newborn as young as a few days old already have the capacity to feel distress when they hear other babies cry. Many new research recently have outlined how babies – even less than a year old! … Continue reading
Child abuse: the bomb in the brain
This excellent scholarly video shows in great detail the devastating effects child abuse has on a child’s brain. It also outlines that over 67% of child abusers are parents – as appalling and grim as this number may be. And … Continue reading
Posted in Child abuse & violence, Scientific publications, Spanking
Tagged child-abuse, neurobiology, spanking, violence
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Learn to read with Starfall.com
This great web site, http://www.starfall.com/ helps children of all ages play while they learn how to read. An excellent resource, well worth showing to your kid. Plus, it’s free.
Competition and learning
Why are our children failing so much in school? These clips from Rick Lavoie’s conference are a real eye opener. Rick Lavoie is a specialist of Learning Disabilities and has published extensive work about schooling and learning. Rick Lavoie covers … Continue reading
How spanking feels to a child
Across my postings across various forums, I came across this video. It shows some drawings and some quotes taken directly from kids themselves, who were ask how it feels to them when their parents are spanking them :
Supporting Families – Federal Department of Justice
The Federal Department of Justice of Canada has an extensive web site for information about legal issues around parenting, custody and family. http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/pi/fcy-fea/index.html Amongst many valuable information, the reader will find information on : Separation and Divorce Parenting Arrangements (Custody … Continue reading
The root of violence
This small video from Alice Miller explains, in 12 clear points, why it is so important to change paradigm and to raise our children without the use of corporal punishments. Invaluable in order to understand on the society level the … Continue reading
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Tagged child-abuse, punishment, society, spanking, violence
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Teaching self-discipline
Here is an excellent starting point for some reflections about teaching self discipline for kids – something that just can’t be done with punishment. Punishment develops an external locus of control into a child, as opposed to developing an internal … Continue reading
Posted in Democratic parenting, Tips & Advices
Tagged emotions, problem solving, self discipline
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Teaching english to french children
“Les petits british” is a wonderful site full of pictures and small video clips to help french children learn English as a second language, through games and images. ‘les petits britishs’ is a free site. It is for children who … Continue reading
Children Learn What They Live
Children Learn What They Live By Dorothy Law Nolte, Ph.D. If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn. If children live with hostility, they learn to fight. If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive. If children … Continue reading
To praise or not to praise?
Three parenting experts discuss why praising might not be truly helping our children.
Posted in Key psychology concepts, Tips & Advices
Tagged communication, praise, rewards
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Punitive Damages
PUNITIVE DAMAGES This is an extract from chapter 4 from Unconditional Parenting, explaining the effects of punishment on children: PUNITIVE DAMAGES By Alfie Kohn – Unconditional Parenting, Chapter 4 Punishment . . . control . . . authoritarian parenting . … Continue reading
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How to react when a child is violent?
On Babble I found this interesting article about a 3 years old violent behavior with his parents, and their attempt at solving the issue with spanking… and how it failed miserably. “Jillian, if you don’t go to bed, I will … Continue reading
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Tagged active listening, alternatives to punishment, defiance, discipline, emotions, hitting, power
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