How To Set Limits on Your Child’s Behavior in a Positive and Respectful Way
Positive Parenting essentials for setting limits on your child’s behavior The other morning at playgroup, a little boy kept running up to […]
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Seven Essential Steps to Help Your Child Manage Unhelpful Habits Like Chewing, Nail Biting and Nose Picking
Does your child fidget with everything, chew on their shirt sleeves, bite their nails, make noises with their mouth?
Positive Parenting Isn’t Perfect Parenting and That’s OK
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.
Supporting Your Child Through Social Drama
“Kelsey wanted to play house at recess, but Fiona wanted to play tag.” My first grade daughter is talking a
Why Problem Solving Wins over Fixing Behavior
Let’s think about the challenging moments of parenting. You know, the frustrating moments that make you wonder why you ever
Social Media + Tweens: Why we’re taking it slow…
We all need to make the choices that are right for our family, that fit with our values. Kids have to be at least 13 to be on social media. I know this isn’t really an enforceable rule and that loads of kids under 13 are using social media – but it is something I am going to choose to hold on to over here. I want my kids to practice integrity when they are online.I want my kids to be creative and expressive when they are online. I want my kids to value privacy.
4 Mindfulness Practices to Move from Surviving to Thriving in Parenting
Use these 4 practices to bring you peace and calm in your daily interactions with your child and yourself. Use them to help you to feel more balanced, connected and grounded. Use them to go from functioning to flourishing in all that you do.
Bringing More Calm And Connection into your Parenting
In parenting, We can’t be peaceful 100% of the time. We can’t be patient 100% of the time. When we accept
Parenting: What Triggers your Anger?
Family life is complicated and unpredictable. Day-to-day expectations and responsibilities can create angry emotions in both parents and children. No matter how skilled you are at parenting, no matter how wonderful your children are, you cannot eliminate or avoid the unpleasant situations that occur in all families. However, once you understand where the anger comes from you can modify the situation and learn ways to control your reactions, so that anger can occupy a smaller place in your home.
Our Job as Parents isn’t to Get it Right Every Single Time
No matter how good you get at calming yourself, being mindful, being positive and working towards harmony and cooperation, there