Archive for the ‘Emotional Development’ Category

  • Who Are You?

    RaisingSmallSouls is pleased to introduce Nathan Geisler, Master Life Coach, to provide valuable insights into child rearing. Nathan Geisler M.A., an experienced family therapist, has been an educator for life values for the last 25 years. He teaches and lectures at institutes ...
  • Childhood Fears

    Question: My son is aged 7 years old and has a lot of fears in him. He has a fear of heights, in so much as he will not climb onto a 6 foot slide in ...
  • “I’m Losing It!”

    Question: Dear RaisingSmallSouls, I’m a single mom raising two girls, ages 10 and 7. Being a supportive and nurturing parent is the most important thing to me, and generally, I feel like I’m a pretty good parent. ...
  • Overcoming Shyness

    Question: Is there anything you would recommend which would help our daughter, age 6, and overcome her shyness? Our main concern is that she finds it difficult to talk and interact with other children (other than her best friend) and make eye contact ...
  • Growing Up

    Question: I have a son who is in 6th grade. Throughout all his elementary years, we were always so very close. If there was a function at school he wanted me to volunteer. If there was a class trip, he would hope that ...
  • Conflict Resolution

    Margo Sasson is a family therapist specializing in work with children and their families, as well as an instructor of undergraduate psychology. She is married and a mother of three children. Dear RaisingSmallSouls, I’m a stay-at-home mom of two rambunctious boys, aged 5 and 3. ...
  • Depressed Child

    Could my grandson be clinically depressed, even at 10yrs old? Question: I'm raising my 10yr old grandson. I've had him since he is 6mos old, due to his mother having uncontrolled Bipolar Disorder. It is very hard for him living apart from his mother, ...