Arguing Well for your Child’s Sake by Liza What happens when you and a loved one argue? Do you hear each other? Do you respect each other? Can you remain calm in the face of adversary? Can you maintain respectful language and tone of voice even when your emotions are raging? If you answered no… Continue Reading
**This is a guest post from Sam of Love Parenting** I was pondering a question a while back – When was the last time you spent an entire hour having uninterrupted one on one play time with your child? How about just 30 minutes? I am sad to say that I wasn’t quite sure, and I… Continue Reading
Have you ever wondered what your “Mothering” personality type might be? Sometimes conflict in parenting happens because we are so different or so similar to our children, and knowing more about ourselves can help us focus our efforts to meet the needs of our children. I don’t think that any one type of personality is… Continue Reading
Children love learning and discovering about themselves and what they can do with their bodies. The more children know about their body and what they can do the more they feel capable. Feeling capable leads to feeling great about one’s self and one’s abilities and positive self-esteem naturally follows. Welcome to the October edition of… Continue Reading
While kicking a habit like nail bitting or toy chewing is not as simple as giving a child Chewlery, the pendant can be a great practical tool to reduce power struggle and stress surrounding these habits which can actually make it worse. I find that the Chewlery can be a great tool for children that are dealing with a soothing habit like biting nails or twirling hair, IF the efforts to kick such habits are going to be combined with ways to really address the underlying cause as well. Continue Reading
**Very happy to welcome Gina from Connecting Family and Seoul with a guest post in which she is sharing some activity ideas for families to do together centered around nature and the outdoors** Every family has their own special way to recharge and unwind after a long day. Our family tends to gravitate towards the outdoors. The sunshine,… Continue Reading
Source: thechive.com via Ariadne on Pinterest How often in a day do our children ask us for something and we jump on auto pilot and say NO? While there are certainly times to say no, there are also many times when we can stop, evaluate, rephrase and choose YES! A while ago, we are… Continue Reading
Car rides can often be as challenging as bed time. “Moooom, johnny spat on me…again!” “hey…make him stop poking me!” Ever here that going in the back seat? Are your children fighting and bickering in the car and driving you crazy? Siblings often decide that being in the car is a perfectly legitimate reason to spit, kick,… Continue Reading
Trick or Treating is coming up soon! Are you already dreading all the candy in the house? Wondering how to set limits around all that candy in a positive way? How to make the trick or treat outing as smooth and fun as possible? In this second part of Discipline Tips & Halloween Treats I… Continue Reading
Discipline Tips & Halloween Treats #1: This is the first part in a two part series where I will be sharing ways to use positive parenting tools during Halloween! Treats, darkness, costumes! Staying up late, more treats! Halloween sure can be a lot of fun. It’s also a time when children can easily become overwhelmed and over-tired.… Continue Reading