Parenting Information/Resources
Here are a few helpful links and resources. Click on the links below learn more!
Spanking: http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/spanking-kids-linked-aggression-study-article-1.1493063
Consent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDSu2tyxmKE
Aggression/Anger/Emotional regulation: http://www.peacefulparent.com/aggression/
Teens turning to friends: http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/gg_live/science_meaningful_life_videos/speaker/daniel_siegel/why_teens_turn_from_parents_to_peers/
Teaching mind sight: http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/gg_live/science_meaningful_life_videos/speaker/daniel_siegel/teaching_mindsight/
Worry/Anxiety: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/renee-jain/9-things-every-parent-with-an-anxious-child-should-try_b_5651006.html
Play therapy over talk therapy: http://www.playtherapydaily.com/study-says-play-dont-talk-child-focused-family-therapy/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhFhfamS_uI
Time outs:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-j-siegel-md/time-outs-overused_b_6006332.html
Play builds your child’s brain the research : http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/08/06/336361277/scientists-say-childs-play-helps-build-a-better-brain?utm_source=npr_email_a_friend&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20140806&utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_term
Importance of Play: http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/06/how-finland-keeps-kids-focused/373544/
What is Play?: http://www.parentingcounts.org/professionals/parenting-handouts/information-for-parents-play.pdf
How you and your child’s brain is built. Why positive interactions are crucial: http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/e1/uds/pd/957733635001/957733635001_2735159101001_189717440.mp4
Cutting: http://www.childmind.org/en/posts/articles/2013-3-5-finding-help-self-injurious-behavior
Why caregiver’s / parent’s need support also: You are not broken: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/29/health/when-the-caregivers-need-healing.html?ref=science%3Fsrc%3Ddayp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=c-column-above-moth-fixed-region®ion=c-column-above-moth-fixed-region&WT.nav=c-column-above-moth-fixed-region&_r=1
“Hitting a child doesn’t teach them that the road or the stove or the outlet isn’t safe. It teaches them that the person hitting them isn’t safe”.
Emotional Regulation: http://www.mamasmiles.com/teaching-kids-emotional-intelligence/
The problem with punishment: http://www.littleheartsbooks.com/2013/02/10/the-problem-with-punishment/