When your Child Says: I Hate You!
Responding calmly to “I hate you” isn’t always easy but that in that moment, our children really need us to be sensitive, compassionate, loving and empathetic.
Love
Nurturing Love: 5 Beautiful Ways to Grow the Bonds of Love with your Child
Love is at the core of our existence and the thread that binds us. It is a primary human emotional
Positive Parenting Isn’t Perfect Parenting and That’s OK
While I would love to implement patient, consistent positive strategies all of the time, I realize that I am not perfect. My kids are not perfect. My life is not perfect. It was only recently that I started to see that the road to positive parenting is not a smooth, paved path. Instead, it is rocky and uneven. There are some advantages to traveling this rocky road.
How Goal Setting with your Tween can Build Connection
Goal setting is something that it really important to me. I think I love goal setting because is it an
Preventing Failure is Not Equal to Encouraging Success
Sometimes I wish I could prevent every failure my children will ever face. No parent wants to see their child
Positive Parenting: Do You See Your Wonderful Child?
Sometimes we get caught up with all the things we believe our children have to do, know and understand. We
Soothing the crying baby: How to Tackle the Witching Hour
Crying is how babies communicate and yet, it’s not always easy to cope with the witching hour. In this post,
Beyond Discipline: Building Block for Positive Parenting #1
In a loving environment, as parents we can instead strive to be warm and compassionate even in the face of behavior that is unacceptable. In which ways might you be using love as a currency with your child? Do you refuse to give them affection when they have done something that you disapprove of?
Weekend Challenge: The Bond Of Love
Parenting provides you with the opportunity to fall in love over and over again. The bond of love deepens
3 quick projects for Father’s Day!
Father’s Day is coming up soon… here are three easy projects to whip up in 30 minutes, 15 minutes and