Parent Tips on How to Deal With Sibling Rivalry

One of the concerns often talked about among growing families, that is those growing beyond a first or only child, is the concern of how their children will get along growing up. This is not just a concern for those with newborns, but also among families adopting and fostering children, and individuals who are single parents coming together to form a blended multi-child household.

Regardless of the situation, it is important when you are dealing with children to involve a counselor who will be able to provide some ground rules or a plan, help facilitate concerns or disagreements in an unbiased forum, and be a source of support for unseen or specific challenges.

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How to Help Your Child Deal with Bullies

For many children the struggle in the classroom isn’t academic, it is social, and in the form of bullying. The invention of social media has allowed many young people to connect with new friends, but it has also exposed them to new levels of and opportunities for bullying.

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How to Deal with a Child with Anger Management Issues

It is not unusual for a child to get upset or angry, but when does this anger begin to represent a problem? The first step a parent or guardian can take is to seek help from a professional counselor. A certified psychologist can help the parents and child, often more quickly, with identifying the source of the anger, and the child will feel like they have been heard in a supportive environment, free of judgment or predisposition.

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