The Motivator Molecule
To truly change children’s behaviors, parents need to understand how to boost dopamine in natural and positive ways.
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Category: Teens
Situational Awareness
It is essential to teach children to be perceptive and educate them on situational awareness skills to improve their safety.
Should I Worry?
While it’s not always easy to discriminate between typical teenage moodiness and depression, observing behaviors that are continuous and persistent are cause for concern.
Is It Rude? Is It Mean? Is It Bullying?
While bullying is a very terrible thing for anyone to endure, it is important to look at the actual behavior to determine how to help.
Teens Need Structure Too
Parents must establish boundaries, rules, and structure for their teens to create life-long success habits.
Summer Brain Gains
While we want our children to get a much needed break from ‘hitting the books,’ there is a present challenge of ensuring the break doesn’t effect their development. We’ve come up with a few ways to ensure that your kiddos get the rest they need, without creating a gap in their growth socially, physically, emotionally, and intellectually.
Stages of Development
Children learn and grow in stages. It is hard to pinpoint the exact ages and stages of development because some children either accelerate compared to their peers or are growing at a slower pace than normal. However, I’ve been studying child development for nearly two decades and have narrowed child growth and development into five age groups.
Igniting Your Teen’s Motivation
It’s up to us, the adults in their lives, to understand what they’re going through and tap into what motivates teens to be their best selves.
Behavioral Expectations of 10-14 Year Old’s
Knowing what to expect from 10-14 year olds is key in helping everyone get through what can be a difficult time.
Health & Wellness Goal Setting in 2022
From our quality of sleep and overall mood, to energy level and complete physical health, daily intentional movement is vital to supporting our whole selves…But how can we as Proud Ninja Parents best support the health and wellness goals of our children in the New Year?
