When your Child Says: I Hate You!
Responding calmly to “I hate you” isn’t always easy but that in that moment, our children really need us to be sensitive, compassionate, loving and empathetic.
Responding calmly to “I hate you” isn’t always easy but that in that moment, our children really need us to be sensitive, compassionate, loving and empathetic.
How to stop a child interrupting using positive parenting I remember just a few years ago, trying to have a
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.
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.
When our kids are messing up or misbehaving, it’s so easy to slip into responses that are just the opposite of encouraging. Unlike praise, you can give encouragement any time at all, even when your child is failing, and that is often when they need it most.
Inside: Why young children misbehave even when you tell them not to do something. Learn what you can do to
The best questions to get kids to talk and open up about their life One great way to encourage children
Toddler brains are just not mature enough to really know safe from unsafe just yet. Not even at age three or five are children’s brains fully mature enough to really respond well to distress, real or imagined. Clingy toddlers, don’t cling forever. When reassured, loved, and cared for in this stage, toddlers may blossom into confident, capable, happy children.
Positive Parenting tools can help you prevent power struggles and encourage your child to be cooperative. Do you like the
Obedience and cooperation are not the same thing, and particularly when it comes to raising resilient, happy children the difference