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Claire Lerner Lcsw-C

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Stopping Sass and Rudeness in Children

Stopping Sass and Rudeness in Children
29.07.2025 40

Psychology Today

Claire Lerner Lcsw-C

What to Do When a Child Won’t Cooperate at School

29.01.2025 7

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Claire Lerner Lcsw-C

You Don't Control Your Child

22.01.2025 20

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Claire Lerner Lcsw-C

Positive Discomfort: All Stress Is Not Equal

The stress kids experience to muscle through a challenge is helpful, not harmful.

22.12.2024 5

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Claire Lerner Lcsw-C

My 5-Year-Old Is a Liar: Should I Be Worried?

Why children lie and what to do about it.

03.12.2024 4

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How to Teach Important Lessons to Kids Who Won't Listen

Less is more when teaching lessons to kids who won't listen.

25.11.2024 6

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When Excessive Praising of Kids Backfires

Too much praise may make kids feel that they need to always be the best.

11.11.2024 3

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Claire Lerner Lcsw-C

Mindset Matters: Your Child Is Strategic, Not Manipulative

Kids figuring out how to get what they want is being clever, not coercive.

31.10.2024 4

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Claire Lerner Lcsw-C

Mindset Matters: Your Child Is Not Misbehaving on Purpose

Reacting harshly escalates unwanted behavior. How to teach, not punish.

25.10.2024 3

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Claire Lerner Lcsw-C

How to End Power Struggles: Make These "Mindshifts"

It's faulty mindsets that result in constant fighting in families.

22.10.2024 3

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Claire Lerner Lcsw-C

"No Mommy, I Can't. You Do It!"

When your child demands you do things for them that they can do themselves.

17.09.2024 3

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Claire Lerner Lcsw-C

Let's Stop Calling 3-Year-Olds Bullies

This stigmatizing moniker is a life sentence that only begets more unkindness.

12.09.2024 3

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Claire Lerner Lcsw-C

"He's Going to Take His Pound of Flesh"

What parents can do when children need to "equalize."

11.08.2024 1

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Claire Lerner Lcsw-C

Is My Defiant Child "Masking" at School?

The term "masking" is becoming more widely used but doesn't always explain a child's behavior.

22.07.2024 2

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Claire Lerner Lcsw-C

How to Support Children Who Have a Pessimistic Outlook

How parents can respond to worries like "I'm never going to make any friends!"

19.07.2024 4

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Claire Lerner Lcsw-C