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Teaching Children to be Includers

Teaching Children to be Includers

Original post by Hayley Goldberg, LMFT of Heart of Connecting As parents it is heartbreaking to know your child has not been included. It is devastating for us to think that our child is struggling to make friends and might be sitting alone and upset at school...
The Anxiety of Starting School

The Anxiety of Starting School

Original article by Hayley Goldberg, LMFT at Heart of Connecting. August and September mark the start of a new school year. For some this comes with great excitement and joy, but for others it means uncertainty, fear and lots of tears – for both parents and kids....
How You Describe Your Child Matters

How You Describe Your Child Matters

Original post by Hayley Goldberg, LMFT of Heart of Connecting How we label and describe our children makes a difference in how our children ultimately come to think about themselves. Labels have much more of an impact than we realize because our words carry a lot of...
We All Need Friends

We All Need Friends

Original Post by Hayley Goldberg, LMFT – Heart of Connecting Babies are born wired for social connection and from infancy they are ready to start building relationships with the people around them. The process of children learning to communicate and cooperate...
Self-Regulation in Young Children

Self-Regulation in Young Children

Original post by Hayley Goldberg, Heart of Connecting Young children tend to live in the moment and are ruled by their impulses and their immediate desires and feelings. It is hard for them to delay gratification, exercise control and decide what is an appropriate...