Positive Parenting Ages & Stages

Parenting, Positive Discipline, Teens 13-18 Years

9 Respectful Ways To Stay Involved In Your Teen’s Life

Carol Dores / April 27, 2015

Snooping or Shaming Teens Will Not Give You More Control or Respect: Here is What Will. Teens…One minute they want all […]

Kids 5 - 12 years, Parenting, Preschoolers 3-5 yrs

Seven Essential Steps to Help Your Child Manage Unhelpful Habits Like Chewing, Nail Biting and Nose Picking

Nicole Schwarz / April 17, 2015

Does your child fidget with everything, chew on their shirt sleeves, bite their nails, make noises with their mouth?

Tweens 10-12 years

Staying Connected To Your Tween Daughter

Paige Michaelis / April 14, 2015

Having just turned ten, my daughter is on the verge of becoming a full-fledged tween. We are having more “talks”

Kids 5 - 12 years, Parenting, Tweens 10-12 years

The Important Question to Ask After Yelling

Andra Brill / April 10, 2015

We are walking up the stairs to school. It’s been a difficult morning. I am feeling drained by the need

Family Communication, Kids 5 - 12 years, Parenting, Preschoolers 3-5 yrs, Toddlers 12- 36 months, Tweens 10-12 years

Encouraging Children to Listen: 3 Steps to Avoid Yelling

Ariadne Brill / March 31, 2015

When children don’t listen, being calm and confident can take extra effort, but really it is the key to getting kids to listen. To encourage children to listen more, and stop yelling you can try these three steps.

Family Communication, Parenting

Positive Parenting Isn’t Perfect Parenting and That’s OK

Nicole Schwarz / March 22, 2015

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.