How to Discipline Through Connection Using Your Child’s Love Language
My arms were still sore from scrubbing the dark streaks of marker my toddler had happily scribbled, off our porous […]
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Positive Parenting: Better Behavior Without Punishment Is Possible
Inside: Using positive parenting makes it possible to encourage better behavior without resorting to punishment and yelling. A few years
One Important Step To Take After Correcting Misbehavior
To encourage better behavior, make sure you are taking this important step after disciplining your child. Books went flying down
Your Child May Have The Best Solution For Unwanted Behavior
My then 3-year old son and I were at our favorite family camp one summer. My son loved to play
Avoid Power Struggles using this Problem Solving Script
Inside: Learn how to Avoid Power Struggles and problem solve when you and your child have conflicting opinions. The bathroom
This is The Perfect Solution for Ending Picky Eating Battles With Your Child
Use the Division of Responsibility In Feeding To Help Your Child Transform Picky Eating into a Healthy Relationship with Food It’s
How to Discipline When A New Baby Arrives and Siblings Act Out
Inside: Understanding regression and misbehavior in your child after the birth of a baby sibling. I’m having a very trying
8 Proven Ways That Teach Children To Respect Safety Rules
Have you ever told your children not to hide in a clothing store, not to touch dangerous things, or not
Three Important Steps To Take After Yelling At Your Kids
Even if we can’t parent in the most nurturing ways all the time, the more often we can, the more our children get what they need, the better they will be able to weather the times when we parent in less nurturing ways. Learning to recover when we make a mistake really does help restore connection, models really important skills to our children and helps things shift back into the positive. It takes just 3 steps towards restoring connection.
10 Helpful Strategies for Parenting Super High Energy Kids
So how to handle over-wound, exuberant, annoying behaviors in a positive way? Everyone has their own personality and style. Embrace your child for who they are, that kind of acceptance alone will help you see that their behaviors are often just an expression of who they are and how they approach the world, not things done to annoy you.