Surely you've ever heard of reverse psychology ... That of "saying or asking the opposite of what we really want." But does this technique really work?
Raising and educating children requires a significant daily effort that, combined with work stress and the high level of demand that parents sometimes impose on ourselves, ends up leading to what is called 'parental burnout'.
Spain has one of the lowest fertility rates in the world, standing at 1.3 children per woman (in 2019), despite the fact that women say they want an average of two children. Thus, there is a gap between desired and achieved fertility.
Among the many things that parents can do to build our children's trust in us is to always speak honestly to them; In other words, not promising things that we know we are not going to fulfill and of course, never lying to them, even if we are living a difficult time and we believe that hiding the truth from them will benefit them.
Everyone, both adults and children and adolescents, will have to face different losses of loved ones, throughout our lives. The death of a loved one has an undeniable impact on each one of us, and in the face of a loss of this kind, we begin a grieving process.
Children are in a time where the imagination is usually overflowing, and therefore it is normal that through it they come up with new stories every day, which sometimes they want to write or draw.
When you are expecting your second baby, one of the most common things on your mind is when to tell your firstborn. If the arrival of another child changes our lives, it means a revolution for them.
At Babies and More, we have frequently talked about the importance of playing and spending time with our children since they are little, and the various investigations that have been done in this regard confirm that playing with parents is highly positive for them.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
