Monthly Archives: October 2011

Fall is a great time outdoors

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Emotional Muscle

Posted in children's needs, emotional muscle, fun ideas, illness, mental health, parent-child relationship, physical health | Tagged bodies, chores, emotional muscle, family activities, fun, Jack Novick, Kerry Kelly Novick, outdoor play, parent-child relationship, playing | Leave a comment

Halloween fun for little ones

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Emotional Muscle

Posted in children's needs, fantasy, feelings, fun ideas, holidays, mastery, parenthood, preschoolers, real and pretend, schoolkids, society/culture | Tagged anxiety, costumes, emotional muscle, fantasy, fears, fun, Halloween, holidays, Jack Novick, Kerry Kelly Novick, mastery, overstimulation, parenting, real and pretend, trick-or-treat | Leave a comment

Measure your pleasure

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Emotional Muscle

Posted in children's needs, emotional muscle, feelings, grandparents, in-laws, media, parenthood, society/culture, toddlers | Tagged anxiety, confidence, criticism, emotional muscle, helicopter parenting, in-laws, Jack Novick, judgment, Kerry Kelly Novick, mastery, parenting, perfectionism, support, worrying | Leave a comment

Check in before you check out

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Emotional Muscle

Posted in addiction, adolescence, character, children's needs, discipline, emotional muscle, influences, mastery, parent-child relationship, society/culture, teenagers, values | Tagged addiction, adolescence, age-appropriate, brain development, discipline, emotional muscle, Jack Novick, Kerry Kelly Novick, life cycle, mastery, media, parent-child relationship, reality, respect, responsibility, setting limits, teenagers | Leave a comment

Adolescents need adults

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Emotional Muscle

Posted in character, children's needs, discipline, emotional muscle, friends, influences, mastery, mental health, parent-child relationship, society/culture, teenagers, values | Tagged addiction, adolescence, age-appropriate, bodies, emotional muscle, family activities, Jack Novick, Kerry Kelly Novick, life cycle, mastery, overstimulation, parent-child relationship, parenting, reality, respect, self-regulation, setting limits, teenagers | 2 Comments