Behaviours and Discipline
Children and temper tantrums
Although perfectly normal and very common, our children’s tantrums make us feel baffled and helpless. How can we react to a demonstration of anger of this magnitude?
Development
Behaviours and Discipline
Language
I don’t understand my child’s language
For many reasons, the language of a child is not always easy to understand. We often feel helpless about this. What should we do then?
June 13, 2021
Learnings
Children and the concept of time
“Tomorrow”, “in a week”, “after sleep”, “in a month”, “wait a minute”, etc. All these notions are hard to understand for very young children! Motherforlife.com explains it all… in two minutes!
June 5, 2021
Learnings
Developing your child’s sense of humor
All your tickle-tickle and comic antics will soon pay off and develop your child's sense of humor. After all, laughter is the best medicine!
November 1, 2020
Behaviours and Discipline
Young but polite!
When should we start teaching good manners and etiquette to our children and when will they be able to apply them? Here are some answers for you!
October 1, 2020
Autism
The reality of autistic children in school
Between our wishes and reality, there is a whole world! The autistic child has uncommon challenges in school. Here is an explanation from Nathalie Fecteau.
September 28, 2020
Behaviours and Discipline
Be careful what you tell your children
These little sayings seem harmless but they can leave negative traces and give your child a false sense of guilt. Here is a quick autopsy of the parental language.
September 21, 2020
Behaviours and Discipline
How to: Dealing with a confrontational child
Your child doesn’t listen to you? Do they disobey you? Do they get hostile or aggressive when you ask them to do something? Why and how should you react? Here is some advice.
September 7, 2020
Behaviours and Discipline
Is consistency the key to success?
How useful is that consistency with a capital “C” that everyone is talking about? Super useful, I swear. But what is consistency exactly?
August 31, 2020
Learnings
8 tips to stimulate your child's autonomy
Is Junior still clinging to you? He doesn’t dare anything unless you’re right by his side? Then it looks like he lacks audacity and confidence. Here are seven tips to help him develop his autonomy.
August 10, 2020
Behaviours and Discipline
Do you ever repeat yourself?
Did you know that an adult repeats a request to his child three to five times on average? And you? How many times do you repeat? Too many, I suppose.
August 3, 2020
Physical
From child to teenager
Adolescence is a period of tremendous physiological changes. These changes come with various needs that you must fulfill in new ways.
August 3, 2020
