Encouraging Better Behavior When Your Child Acts Out
How to help a child who is acting out by setting clear, kind limits and offering positive guidance. Walking out of […]
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Ten Parenting Practices That Build Your Child’s Self-Esteem
Inside: Children with positive self-esteem recognize their abilities and feel proud about what they are able to. You can actively
The Discipline Solution For Back Talk That Actually Worked
How To Stop Back Talk From Toddlers to Tweens using positive parenting tools “May I please have two extra minutes
How to Be a Confident Parent
Your son is on the floor, arms and legs flailing. Crying and screaming at the top of his lungs. He’s
What to Say When You Don’t Know WHAT to Say to Your Kids
Sometimes, our kids come to us with big problems. Big worries. Big confessions or difficult questions. In a perfect world,
Discipline: Teaching Through Love Instead of Fear
“However we treat the child, the child will treat the world.” – Pam Leo Can you imagine threatening your partner
Talking To Children About Tragic News Stories
Tragedies and difficult moments are tough to understand for children and for us adults. Watching our children be upset, fearful or confused is not easy at all. We can’t undo what happened, we cannot keep our children from feeling upset but we can be supportive and loving and open to all the questions, and grateful, very grateful for every day we have together with our wonderful children, friends and family. Keep striving to be kind, positive and compassionate. Here are some ideas to help your family cope with difficult events:
Step Into Your Child’s Shoes To Stop Defiance
For many families it’s back to school time. And while it’s an exciting and happy time, back to school can also
Encouraging Children to Listen: 3 Steps to Avoid Yelling
When children don’t listen, being calm and confident can take extra effort, but really it is the key to getting kids to listen. To encourage children to listen more, and stop yelling you can try these three steps.
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.