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, […]
3 simple Ideas to Encourage Children to Help with Chores
Children often enjoy doing household tasks because it gives them a sense of belonging and a feeling of capability. Yet,
The Importance of Hands-On Learning Fun
Children love sensory play, messy science experiments, and hands-on activities. While it seems like children are “just playing” during this
Summer Safety Tips For Parents of Young Children
Safety really matters. When it comes to young children, there are measures we can take as parents to create an
5 Tips to Help your Child Prepare for the First Dental Visit
We have all heard, witnessed, or experienced stories of children screaming and throwing tantrums when they first see the dentist. This can be a very scary time for little ones and stressful for parents. With a little preparation and patience we can help our little ones feel more comfortable and ready to get through their first dental visit and many more for years to come:
5 Tips to help make the first trip to the dentist positive:
The Power of Touch: How Physical Affection Helps with Discipline
Parents don’t need to wait for children to come to them for touches, hugs, whole-body-scoops and kisses. Being regularly physically affectionate with kids of all ages actually helps maintain the emotional connection they share with their parents. When that bond remains strong, challenging behavioral situations decrease and discipline becomes less intense overall.
Power Struggles? 5 Positive DisciplineTools to Transform Your Interactions
Parenting and setting limits does not need to come from a place of over powering our children or letting children take the power over us. In fact, I think that forgetting about words like power and battles helps a whole lot too. Instead of focusing on “who” holds power, I like to think that there is a lot of positive power when my children and I can combine our ideas and efforts to find great solutions.
Coping When Babies Don’t Sleep: 10 Ideas to Avoid Crying It Out Training
Sleep and nighttime parenting is one hot topic when it comes to newborns and babies and even into toddlerhood. This
What You Can Do To Raise Responsible Children
These little choices now, like what shirt to wear, what color shoes to buy, when to share with a friend are all opportunities that will help build confidence for when those bigger choices come around! Try to keep realistic expectations, support the falls by providing the space in which the kids can find, make & create solutions, remember to encourage and keep boundaries so they can succeed!
What Would Happen to the World If?
Parenting does not need to be about winning and losing battles or getting children ready to face the cold, harsh, real world, because parenting is not war. Parenting is a journey. Peace can be our compass.