Tag Archives: overstimulation

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

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

Nudity, modesty, and privacy

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Emotional Muscle

Posted in children's needs, emotional muscle, habits, media, mental health, parent-child relationship, psychoanalysis, society/culture, values | Tagged age-appropriate, bodies, curiosity, embarrassment, emotional muscle, exploitation, Kerry Kelly Novick, mastery, modesty, nudity, overstimulation, parent-child relationship, parental anxieties, privacy, self-protection | Leave a comment

Who’s in charge of sleep?

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Emotional Muscle

Posted in addiction, babies, children's needs, emotional muscle, habits, mastery, mental health, toddlers | Tagged addiction, age-appropriate, caffeine, emotional muscle, energy, Jack Novick, Kerry Kelly Novick, overstimulation, sleep | Leave a comment

Why watch at all? Children and Media

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Emotional Muscle

We all know about the many research studies that have firmly established a link between television violence and children’s aggressive behavior. But parents of preschoolers are unlikely to allow their little children to be watching police shows, violent cartoons, the … Continue reading →

Posted in addiction, babies, habits, media, parent-child relationship, preschoolers, toddlers | Tagged addiction, bored, family activities, fun, Kerry Kelly Novick, media, overstimulation, setting limits, TV, videos | 3 Comments