Tag Archives: Emotional Health and Wellbeing

Cliques: Eight Steps to Help Your Child Survive the Social Jungle ~ Review

February 24, 2009   Parenting

Cliques: Eight Steps to Help Your Child Survive the Social JungleAs the mom of four children three who are in school, I am always worried about cliques. They can be good on some levels and terrible on others. It is amazing the amount of peer pressure that children experience in today’s society. Cliques: Eight Steps to Help Your Child Survive the Social Jungle is a must have for those with children and will enlighten those who do not have children. The social pressures that our children deal with on a daily basis are ones that we as parents and adults must be aware of.

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Tips for Helping Your Child Deal Cliques in School

February 6, 2009   Parenting

Do you remember when you were in school and there was one group of students that everyone wanted to be a part of? Those groups, also called cliques, may have thought they were cool when they made fun of anyone who wasn’t a part of them. And they’re still around today. Your own children or teens may be facing their own issues with cliques in school.

Depending upon whether they’re a part of the “in” crowd or not could make their time in school enjoyable or not so enjoyable. In fact, experts believe part of the reason there have been so many school shootings in recent years is because some teens were ostracized or made fun of by the popular cliques at each school.

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Dealing with Schoolyard Bullies

February 1, 2009   Parenting School Aged

When your child comes home with blood or a rip on his shirt. He fell down is usually the answer you get when asked what happened. Still there is the lingering thought and wonder if your child is dealing with schoolyard bullies.

boy-bulliedUsually a schoolyard bully is a child, often bigger than their peers, who uses their size as a means to manipulate and take advantage of other children. Often the bully senses the vulnerability of other students and capitalizes on those feelings. They try to gain control of other children by use of intimidation and sometimes violence.

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Seasonal Depresson and The Like

October 15, 2008   Depression

Last winter I shared some information and feelings that I experienced that I was going through and that I didn’t I felt that many people were unaware of.  Many people did not know I was going through these aside close family members and friends. However there were many others out there going through these issues as well so I am going to be sharing some information that I have researched on the topics this season before it hits to hopefully help everyone before it hits so if they begin to start feeling these things they can get some help.  Please know that this is not in anyway any type of help or diagnoses just somethings that I have found that have helped me figure things out when to seek professional help.

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Can My Child Be Getting Bullied at School?

October 12, 2008   Parenting School Aged

Schools have had bullies since public schools started. Either they picked on the other students because they were bigger, or because they needed to feel better about themselves by putting others down. The problem hasn’t stopped; in fact it has gotten worse in recent years. Often times it takes us parents to notice these things. Schools may be trying but kids are getting smarter and know how to dodge the instances in where they can get in to trouble. You may be wondering if your child could be getting bullied at school.

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