When a child is misbehaving, have faith that they are capable of learning what to do and give them a chance to do it over. In other words, encourage learning and making amends instead of deciding to punish or shame. When we parent with the intent to be encouraging, we don’t focus on evaluating their steps as “good” or “bad” but rather we seek to help them find their own way, to feel capable and interested in learning, achieving, doing and discovering.
Chill-Out Corner: A PositiveTool for Learning Emotional Self Regulation
The basic idea is that it will help diffuse situations before they escalate into chaos. Even if this doesn’t happen often young children can get overwhelmed by big emotions in their tiny bodies, whether its frustration or anger or sadness and this provides him an appropriate outlet for these because we all know big emotions can escalate into yelling, shouting, name calling, lashing out, tantrums and even physical attacks which we do not want.
Family: Building Block for Positive Parenting #2
A sense of family matters to children. It doesn’t matter if it is a small family or a large one, single parent or two – what matters is that the child feels like they belong and have a place in their family. Children that feel like they belong to something bigger than themselves tend to be…
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?
Beyond Discipline: 10 Building Blocks for Positive Parenting
The true aim of parental discipline should be to teach, guide and not inflict shame, pain, anguish or fear. Positive Parenting means to work towards mutual understanding, provide acceptable choices and building a life-long relationship based on trust and love. ♥ I am often asked about the best way to discipline a child or for…
Reader Favorites from 2012
What a year 2012 has been! Today I am sharing some of the reader favorite posts that have been on the blog this past year. Plus a sneak preview of what’s in store for 2013! If Not Punishment, Then What? Three Ideas That Work. 10 Toddler Learning Activities For Independent Play …
Dads’ Ideas to Spend Time Together With Young Children during the Holiday Break
The long summer days or the chilly winter breaks can be a perfect opportunity for parents to spend some really special time together. Today’s post has some ideas from Mike, a dad of 2 on ways to spend some quality time with children: Building A Tree House Or A Fort This is the perfect activity…
The Long-Term Benefits of Good Reading Habits
How often should you read to your child? Sharing your favorite book from your childhood with your kids is a unique and rewarding experience, as watching a child learn to read can be one of the proudest moments in a young parent’s life. Reading with your kids daily is not only a deep bonding experience…
7 Ways You May Be Sabotaging Holiday Happiness & What To Focus On Instead
Let’s face it, sometimes we put a whole heck of a lot of pressure on ourselves (and on our children) around the holidays because we want good behavior and everything to go a certain way. So, are you inadvertently headed for holiday stress and tears because of unrealistic expectations or self-inflicted holiday stress? Here are…
35 Toys That Encourage Learning & Independent Play
Toys are everywhere this time of the year – and yes, toys are a wonderful way for children to play, learn and discover. But so many toys get opened up, children play for a little bit and then the toy sits in the corner, forgotten….So which toys really capture children’s attention? Often it is the…
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