Preschoolers: Competent & Capable as They Discover
Our children are capable, competent beings from birth. Often the struggles we find ourselves caught in with our children can be […]
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Encouraging Patience In Ourselves and Our Children: Nurturing Patience Part 2
Patience can’t be acquired overnight. It is just like building up a muscle. Every day you need to work on
One Word To Boost Your Child’s Confidence
Often, what holds children back from trying something new is fear of failure or the memory of a time they
Toddlers: Competent & Capable As They Grow
Including your toddler in the process of life—be it dressing, eating, cooking, cleaning, loading in the car, doing errands—is essential for building healthy, strong relationships and self-directed, capable, confident adults.
Positive Parenting: Stress Less and Enjoy Parenting
Do you find yourself worrying or stressed about parenting? Do you feel awful or guilty when you lose your temper
Respectful Parenting: The Way We Treat Our Children Matters
The way we treat our children directly impacts what they believe about themselves. Having respectful interactions with our children is not
Patience is Not Just About Waiting: Nurturing Patience Part 1
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience ~ Rolph Waldo Emmerson Patience is a character strength that helps
Mama, Please Wait!
Sometimes we get caught up in complaining that our children are not responding to us when we would like
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.
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!