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Barbara Harcavi
Parenting Coach - Couples Counselor - Family Mediator
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Do the best you can!
Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better” Maya Angelou Parenting is a process, a very long journey...
How do I parent my teenager??
Parents of teens sometimes feel confused, helpless, or “what used to work, doesn’t work anymore….”!! We definitely need to recalculate...
Our children are learning about relationships by watching us
Children learn about relationships by observing their parents. Think about your daily interactions with your partner: How do you disagree...
Sleep when the baby sleeps...
Sleep when the baby sleeps. Fold laundry when the baby folds laundry. I wanted to write 10 tips for the “new mom”, but I just realized...
Let's get married
“Let's get married and have kids so instead of a lazy Saturday morning we can panic because a sports uniform didn't get put in the...
The 2 buckets of our children
Before becoming a psychotherapist, Alfred Adler was a medical doctor that firmly believed in PREVENTION (instead of TREATMENT). Adlerian...
What you focus on grows
Your child is a “fussy” eater… Focus on what he DOES eat and the few things he does ENJOY eating. Your children fight “all the time”…...
Here's to new beginnings...
September 1st is right around the corner, and for lots of children (and parents) this is A NEW BEGINNING (to kindergarten, to first grade...
Quality Time
Lots of parenting experts use the term "quality time" or “one-on-one dates” with children… But instead of taking your child once a week...
Raising Teenagers
As I am already in the teen years with my 3 boys, I would like to write a few of my personal insights on “RAISING BOYS”…. 1. Boys who are...
A new Baby in the Family...
“Try to imagine a woman whose husband tells her: Honey, I’ve got new better-looking wife coming along, and you’ll be moving to a room...
How can we increase our Children's Resilience?
“Just when the caterpillar thought her life was over, she began to fly”…. I hear lots of parents talk about the fact that, after...
Prepare your Child for Life
We cannot protect our children from life. Therefore, it is essential that we prepare them for it – Rudolf Dreikurs How do I “prepare my...
Emphasize the Positive
When you keep criticizing your kids, they don’t stop loving you, they stop loving themselves. According to the Adlerian theory criticism...
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