Hunger for Touch
April 7, 2008 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Communication, Controversial Parenting Styles, Parenting Teenagers, Parenting Toddlers, Values & Ethics
Perhaps the most effective way to determine the value of an idea is to determine the negative effects that occur when that concept is missing.
Let’s examine the power of human touch regarding children and the accompanying effects that can result from insufficient physical contact.
Recent research in neuroscience has shown that loving touch is not an [...]
Are You Spoiling Your Kid?
April 1, 2008 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Communication, Controversial Parenting Styles, Emotional Development, Parenting Toddlers, Values & Ethics
From the very first infant feeding to college tuition, parents are constantly giving to their children.
Some parents give more, and others less; yet we all wonder at some point, “Am I spoiling my daughter?” or, “Is buying this item for my son truly a good idea?”
Is there a guide or checklist that can inform parents [...]
Preventing Sexual Abuse
February 28, 2008 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Communication, Controversial Parenting Styles, Parenting Toddlers
Last week I was privileged to attend a lecture on the subject of preventing sexual abuse among children by Dr. D. Pelcovitz, professor of education and psychology at Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education in New York.
There is a theory among overprotective parents that the ideal way of ensuring our children’s safety is to watch [...]
Getting Kids Organized: Tips that Work!
January 21, 2008 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Disciplining Children, Parenting Teenagers, Parenting Toddlers, Problem Solving
Teaching Children to Organize Their Possessions: Five Tips for Parents
If you’d look under the children’s beds or in the playrooms of most houses, you might think there is no way to get your kids organized. Stuffed animals have a way of multiplying and covering beds and dressers, game and jigsaw puzzle pieces somehow never [...]
Touch Hunger
May 15, 2007 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Communication, Emotional Development, Parenting Teenagers, Parenting Toddlers
Perhaps the most effective way to determine the value of an idea is to determine the negative effects that occur when that concept is missing.
Let’s examine the power of human touch regarding children and the accompanying effects that can result from insufficient physical contact.
Recent research in neuroscience has shown that loving touch is not an [...]
How To End Temper Tantrums
May 11, 2006 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Conflict Resolution, Disciplining Children, Parenting Toddlers
I will never forget the man whom I met at my in-law’s home last year. Standing at six-feet tall, with broad shoulders, and a hardened military expression of seriousness on his face, he appeared intimidating- even to me. Then I heard that he used to work in a top-secret government job, and on 9/11 his [...]
