Tag Archives: embarrassment
Fighting back against fears
Posted in addiction, babies, children's needs, emotional muscle, fantasy, feelings, mental health, parent-child relationship, preschoolers, schoolkids, sleep, teenagers, toddlers
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Tagged addiction, anxiety, embarrassment, emotional muscle, fantasy, fears, Jack Novick, Kerry Kelly Novick, mastery, parenting, problem-solving, reality, responsibility, sleep
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When parents feel helpless
Posted in babies, children's needs, discipline, emotional muscle, feelings, mastery, mixed feelings, parent-child relationship, parenthood, society/culture, toddlers, values
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Tagged age-appropriate, curiosity, discipline, embarrassment, emotional muscle, Jack Novick, Kerry Kelly Novick, mastery, mixed feelings, parenting, problem-solving, punishment, setting limits, spanking
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Figuring out (and living through) pre-puberty
Posted in emotional muscle, feelings, mastery, mental health, mixed feelings, parent-child relationship, schoolkids, teenagers
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Tagged age-appropriate, bodies, embarrassment, emotional muscle, growing up, Jack Novick, Kerry Kelly Novick, life cycle, mastery, mixed feelings, parenting, prepuberty, puberty, regression
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Nudity, modesty, and privacy
Posted in children's needs, emotional muscle, habits, media, mental health, parent-child relationship, psychoanalysis, society/culture, values
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Tagged age-appropriate, bodies, curiosity, embarrassment, emotional muscle, exploitation, Kerry Kelly Novick, mastery, modesty, nudity, overstimulation, parent-child relationship, parental anxieties, privacy, self-protection
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Living with your child’s chronic illness
Dear Kerry, My son has had a chronic medical condition since he was a toddler. It never used to bother him, but now that he’s starting elementary school, he’s embarrassed about it. I’m worried about his self-esteem. MT, Pennsylvania Dear … Continue reading →