Barbara Harcavi

Can you tell me about your approach? My approach is based on Alfred Adler’s theory, which is very practical, and entails many tools and...

A few tips to help you through the long summer “holidays”: PLAN AHEAD (and stay flexible at the same time) – Feeling in control really...

As a first-time mom I dreamed of being fun and easy-going. I also thought my kids would actually listen to me, and just do as I say…. I...

RESILIENCE is not something you are born with, but a skill one can acquire and develop over time. How can we help our children become...

My most important advice is to not start the process because you feel pressured (by time, other parents, school or by yourself)!! Start...

The BIGGEST MISTAKE I did as a first-time mom was to be in a rush. I hurried my eldest son to potty train, to wean from the pacifier, to...

Be a proactive parent instead of a reactive parent! Instead of extinguishing fires all day long, prepare yourself ahead and acquire...

What is the one question you need to ask yourself if your kid is lying? That question is: WHY? WHY is my child lying TO ME? The answer to...

When your child is screaming. When your child is crying. When your child is angry. When your child is having a full-blown tantrum. Just...

One of the notions I really feel like writing about nowadays is RESILIENCE. Freud said that “LOVE and WORK are the cornerstones of our...

Many parents ask me in fear: “Is it too late”? “Did I really mess everything up, beyond repair, with me kids”?? My answer is: NO, you...

The parents that I am meeting in August are mostly exhausted, sometimes angry and exasperated… Not too long ago, with 3 young children, I...

At the beginning of the school-year a class of children were given IQ tests. The teachers received the scores, but didn’t know that they...

Those are the 5 preconditions for toilet training: Physical maturity – My child knows how to walk and how to take his pants off (and back...

In my office in Herzelya, I have this little statue, of the 3 monkeys… Why? Because lots of times I find myself telling parents to be a...

“Potty training” should be called “POTTY GUIDING”, and it is first and foremost a LEARNING process. Our child is acquiring and practicing...

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power TO CHOOSE our response. In our response lies our GROWTH and...

“I always call her a thousand times” … “He never listens to me” ... “I repeat the same thing over and over” …. So many parents come to me...

All of the research suggests that couples have a decrease in happiness after having children… What are the main reasons? Extreme...

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