Independent play helps children feel confident, builds a sense of capability, concentration skills and creates many opportunities for discovery and learning. While children do not need intricate and overly elaborate toys or play opportunities to develop well, offering diverse play materials and new opportunities is a great way to help children enjoy their independent playtime….
Rivalry to Harmony: Promoting Peace Among Siblings (Part 1)
Sharing, holding hands, helping tie shoes, siblings can share a lifelong bond of trust, love and friendship. They can also have many fights, brawls and squabbles. Recent studies on sibling relationships seem to show a pattern relating to sibling relationships and parental affection, attachment and attention. Children that reported having to fight for parental attention and being…
Gratitude and The Simple Moments That Matter So Much
Gratitude is the heart’s memory. Such a powerful idea. For families, memories can be so special and gratitude can have such a positive impact on family life. Once a week, our family has a meeting where we share appreciations, compliments or things we are thankful for – we do this year round – it’s simply…
Playful Parenting Through Power Struggles
Just the other day, a doll went flying through the air. I saw it being thrown and land on the ground. I sat there contemplating for a moment…I wanted my daughter to pick up the toy and stop throwing. I had two choices: I could rashly insist that she pick up her toy OR I…
Positive Parenting: Don’t Let Bad Moments Define Your Child as a Bad Kid
children will often become what their parents believe them to be. Don’t let a bad moment define your child as a bad kid.
Creative Parenting For Fun Book Review
Bringing some creativity into our daily parenting efforts can lead to so much laughter, harmony and happiness. Sometimes it may not come so naturally or it may feel like there just isn’t enough time in our busy days. Infusing our parenting with a bit of creativity though doesn’t have to be complicated or messy.For me it…
Nurturing Encouragement
Being an encouraging presence and supporter to children is one of the most rewarding roles we play in life! Encouragement plays an important role in raising children. It gives our children wings as well as helping us as parents to model the many character strengths of trust, patience, persistence, optimism and so many more……
Positive Parenting: Siblings & Teasing
Siblings teasing can be a huge source of annoyance and conflict for the whole family. If you find yourself wishing the teasing would just go away here are some tried and true ideas for reducing teasing between siblings: 1. Be wary of choosing sides: Even if you know which sibling started the teasing, pointing it…
Teenagers: Competent & Capable
Often the struggles we find ourselves caught in with our children can be eased by recognizing and honoring their age appropriate capabilities. And with their capable, competent selves appreciated and affirmed, we can now build a strong foundation for the future independent and successful adult we all hope for. Isnʼt this just what our parenting…
Positive Parenting: What it Takes to Set a Limit with Kindness
Setting limits can be done in a kind, firm and non threatening manner. The thing is, sometimes it can be tricky to find the balance between kindness and permissiveness. I really find that having limits, particularly with three children is really important. Wanting to set a limit without provoking any sort of upset sometimes is…
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