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Helping Your Child Through Fear

Kent Toussaint / November 7, 2024 / Child Development, Current Events & Your Family

When kids come to us with their fears—whether it’s monsters under the bed, ghosts in the closet, or just a general fear of the dark—our first instinct is often to respond with logic. We might try to explain why there’s nothing to be afraid of or reassure them that “ghosts aren’t real.” But here’s the problem: fear is an emotional response, not a logical one. So, trying to use logic to “solve” their fear can actually backfire.

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Your teen isn’t getting enough sleep, what do you do?

Kent Toussaint / May 15, 2024 / Child Development

Ensuring your teenager gets the recommended 9 hours of sleep each night might seem like a daunting task. If you’re nodding in agreement, thinking, “How on earth do I achieve that?” rest assured, you’re not alone.

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Parenting a Child Who Struggles with Executive Functioning

Kent Toussaint / March 20, 2024 / Child Development

Parenting a child who struggles with executive functioning can be overwhelming. However, the key advice is simple.

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How do I teach my 13 year old emotional awareness?

Kent Toussaint / March 6, 2024 / Child Development, Understanding Your Teenager

Teaching emotional awareness to a 13-year-old can be challenging due to the developing capacity for emotional connection and acceptance.

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Impulse Control vs. The 13 Year Old Brain

Kent Toussaint / April 14, 2023 / Child Development

It turns out that the human brain does not develop fully until age 25. So the prefrontal cortex which is responsible for impulse control and emotional regulation is just not up and running yet. And certainly not in your 13 year old at the level it would need to be to make them stop doing whatever it is that’s causing havoc in your home.

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ADHD: Helping Your Kid Through The Holidays

Kent Toussaint / November 30, 2022 / Child Development, School/College

Winter break can be a huge challenge for kids with ADHD. The structure and routine that going to school provides is really helpful for some.

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Cosleeping – Is it Bad For Your Kid?

Kent Toussaint / July 27, 2022 / Child Development, Peer & Family Relationships

Controversy over cosleeping is a modern western phenomenon. Parents sharing the bed with their kids is actually really common

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Your 2E kid, who is an adult, isn’t launching. What are you supposed to do?

Kent Toussaint / November 25, 2020 / Child Development, Motivation, Therapy Treatment

How do you get your 2E (twice exceptional) son or daughter, who is an adult, get motivated to start thinking about a career, or get out there and do more? How do you handle the backlash you might get from them once you give them the nudge? What are the great benefits to them from getting a job. These are all questions we look at in this segment of Tips On Teens.

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“What do I do about my child’s night terrors?”

Kent Toussaint / March 11, 2020 / Big Emotions: Anger/Sadness/Fear, Child Development

https://youtu.be/NbVFAL4yP6I Night Terrors are different than Nightmares. This week’s Tips On Teens question is from a parent looking for a better way to handle their kid’s frequent night terrors: “My daughter has been having night terrors lately. She never remembers them, but they freak me out. How do I help her stop having these episodes? Are

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What do I do about my kid’s night terrors?

Kent Toussaint / March 4, 2020 / Child Development

Night Terrors are different than Nightmares. This week’s #TipsOnTeens question is from a parent looking for a better way to handle their kid’s frequent night terrors: “My daughter has been having night terrors lately. She never remembers them, but they freak me out. How do I help her stop having these episodes? Are there any

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