Should We Teach Our Kids To Fight Back?
It’s something no parent wants to have happen: their kid bullied by another. A suburban Baltimore mother got so fed up with it, she told her young son to fight the bully, and was caught on tape egging...
View ArticleCould your child manage stress better, fall asleep more easily and deal with...
Author and UCLA professor Charlotte Reznick tells how in this week’s show! Children are, by definition, imaginative creatures. But who knew how useful children’s imaginations (and ours too, for that...
View ArticleIt’s back to school time and your kids are ready with their backpacks and new...
Learn about common back-to-school worries and how you can help your children confront their concerns and feel strong and confident for the new school year! As kids and parents anticipate the start of...
View ArticleSummer is fading and it’s time for kids to buckle down to their schoolwork.
But, as Marti & Erin discuss, we parents also have an important role in ensuring school success – and we need all the help we can get! For school-age children, those lazy days of summer are...
View ArticleTalking to children about school shootings
Another tragic school shooting in the headlines this week–the latest claiming the lives of three Ohio high school students. These images bring back the horror of other senseless school shootings, and...
View ArticleVideo of bullied bus monitor provides a teachable moment
That video was “so disturbing,” Erickson said. “You’d like to think that it’s an isolated incident, but I don’t think it is. We’ve seen enough [incidents] to make us concerned that we’re failing as...
View ArticleCan technology be used to help your kids deal with social and emotional...
This week’s Mom Enough guests think so, and they have some great ideas of where to start! You’ve heard Marti & Erin discuss the risks of too much technology in the lives of children and adults....
View ArticleBullied: How Teachers, Parents and Children Can Put a Stop to Bullying
When a child is bullied in words or actions the pain can last a lifetime. Even witnessing bullying can lead to anxiety and depression. Children who bully also are at high risk for a host of long-term...
View ArticleRisk and Resilience: One Man’s Life Lessons on Strength and Perseverance
When Steve Beseke was born with cerebral palsy in the 1960s, his parents had to fight for him to have the same opportunities typically developing children had in school and in life. And they had to...
View ArticleToward Strength and Well-being through a Healthy Sexual Identity: Insights...
When a young person has questions about sexual orientation and identity, where can he or she turn for guidance and information? How can that person initiate a conversation with parents and other family...
View ArticleCut to the Quick: The Consequences of Relational Aggression Among Our Sons &...
We’ve all heard “mean girl” stories and many of us probably have lived them. But the social rejection and humiliation kids inflict on each other is not unique to girls; in fact, this week’s Mom Enough...
View ArticleParent Involvement in Education: The Key to Your Child’s School Success
For school-age children, those lazy days of summer are almost gone and the challenges of school and homework are the order of the day. But kids are not the only ones who need to work in order to...
View ArticleHelping students who suffer from school anxiety
Marti appeared on KARE 11 News at 11 to discuss school anxiety with Diana Pierce. Here are Marti’s parenting tips to help your student cope with school anxiety: 1) Ask and listen 2) Communicate with...
View ArticleFresh Perspectives on Bullying: A “Sticks and Stones” Conversation with...
Many of us believe that bullying is more rampant today than in previous decades. But is that true? And how do technology and social media shape bullying behavior and its impact today? Most important,...
View ArticleBullied: How Teachers, Parents and Children Can Put a Stop to Bullying
When a child is bullied in words or actions the pain can last a lifetime. Even witnessing bullying can lead to anxiety and depression. Children who bully also are at high risk for a host of long-term...
View ArticleHelping Your Child Make Friends and Build Positive Friendships: Social Skills...
At every age, children vary greatly in how they make friends, keep friends and handle challenges such as conflict, bullying, rejection or bad influence. So, to what extent can effective, positive...
View ArticleCut to the Quick: The Consequences of Relational Aggression Among Our Sons &...
We’ve all heard “mean girl” stories and many of us probably have lived them. But the social rejection and humiliation kids inflict on each other is not unique to girls; in fact, this week’s Mom Enough...
View ArticleThe Impact of Media on Children’s Behavior & Development: A Conversation with...
With new technologies making it possible to watch videos or play video games almost any time and any place, many of us worry about the impact of media on children’s learning, behavior and development....
View ArticlePut a stop to bullying, embrace the holidays
Weeks after the 2016 Presidential Election, many parents are still struggling with the aftermath. The bad campaign behavior has spurred a surge in hate speech and bullying in schools and elsewhere....
View ArticleStart of new school year causes excitement and anxiety
As children and parents anticipate the start of a new school year, experts say it’s common to feel both excitement and concern. While it’s easy to focus on the material aspects of getting ready for...
View ArticleTeaching Our Children Civility in an Uncivil World: A Conversation with...
As parents, many of us have been concerned about the incivility that has become so common in politics, media and public conversation and behavior. How can we teach our children civility – to be polite,...
View ArticleBullying: What we need to know & what we can do to help stop bullying
October is National Bullying Prevention Month, but putting a stop to bullying is important year-round. And we all have a part to play in addressing this problem that touches the lives of so many...
View ArticleEmbracing Differences, Celebrating Diversity: A Conversation with Entertainer...
Do you have a child or know a child who has been teased or bullied for being “different”? Or did you experience that in your own childhood? What did your parents teach you about embracing differences?...
View ArticleWhen Kids Call the Shots: A Conversation with Author and Therapist Sean Grover
Have you shaken your head in disbelief when kids call the shots and parents allow their children to defy them, berate them or even bully them? Or have you been that parent yourself, allowing your child...
View ArticleGirls & Aggression: Possible Causes, Consequences and Tips for Prevention
We’ve all heard the stories – or seen the movie or Broadway show – about so-called “mean girls.” But what do we really know about the hurtful things girls do to each other, especially in today’s...
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