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...

HOLISM – The family is a whole, in which each one, and everything, impacts the others (the parent’s relationship and the parent/child...

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...

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

I wish I was this light-hearted mom, whom takes things easily, knows how to laugh, be fun, calm, enjoy parenting and connect with my...

We all sometimes yell and scream at our children. Most of the time, after the outburst, we just continue as if nothing happened... Yet,...

Day by day we held our breath when hostages were released, and ached in pain for those left behind. We pray endlessly for the safe return...

An Abnormal Reaction to an Abnormal Situation is normal behavior. Viktor Frankle I have written many posts in the past, guiding parents...

Tomorrow is the big day – September 1st. For some parents it’s a very happy day and for some it’s kind of a scary day. Sending a child to...

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

Working for so many years with parents has made me become very humble regarding my opinions and knowledge about parenting. I came to...

“We think that children act, whereas what they mostly do is react”. (Dr. Gabor Maté) Our children react to the way we speak to them, to...

“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...

Apparently just like our human toddlers, little elephants have tantrums too. The following little elephants’ family was caught on video...

Do you often show signs of anger, frustration or disappointment at home? We all wish our children would just listen to us, sometimes...

Children don't say: I had a bad day, can we talk? They say: Will you play with me? (Lawrence Cohen) Dear parents, giving time and...

I get a lot of calls from parents regarding anxiety. It is a very sensitive subject and parents who suffer themselves from anxiety,...

Parenting is hard work. For some it comes very easily and naturally. But for the majority of us, it entails a process of learning,...