7 Proven Ways To Prevent After School Meltdowns
Positive solutions for after school attitude, meltdowns and tantrums. Does your child seem to have a bad attitude, or throw […]
Kids 5 – 12 years
parenting tips for children between 5 and 12 years. homework struggles, independence, chores,
How To Discipline A Child That Breaks The Rules And Doesn’t Listen
You broke your own rule mama! You used the car as a closet! Said my daughter beyond excited to have
Children Are Wired For Empathy And Insisting On Apologies Is Not Necessary
Knowing how to make amends is a very valuable life skill. As children grow they have many opportunities to apologize
How To Stop Power Struggles with a Very Assertive Child
If you have a child that is getting into power struggles with you, you also have a child that is
How To Get Siblings To Stop Fighting and Get Along
Inside: Understand why siblings fight with each other and for attention and learn sibling conflict reduction parenting tools. “You are
What To Do When Consequences Don’t Work
Three Parenting Strategies To Try when Consequences Stop Working and your Child is Misbehaving Does this scenario feel familiar? It’s
What You Need To Know To Navigate Tantrums Beyond Toddlerhood
Tantrums after the toddler years are normal and happen because of emotional overload. Frustration, anger, disappointment and sadness, can lead to a child having a tantrum at any age. Parents can help children manage anger, tantrums and intense emotions using positive parenting tools.
How To Raise an Emotionally Intelligent Child
Emotionally intelligent children not only recognize and manage their own feelings, they are also able to understand emotional states of others. Emotional intelligence is also important for healthy development.
What is the Difference between Praise and Encouragement?
focusing on their abilities/strengths/qualities–things you want to encourage for they help our children become more confident, feel more capable, able to take risks, to rally from mistakes, to move through struggle. To know “I can really use my brain” sets a child up to work through a tough homework problem in an empowering way. Hearing “You are so smart!” can leave a child at a loss when they don’t do well on a test, or when they can’t figure out a problem. Using “You CAN be” instead of “You ARE…” gives a child the chance to be something else. Empowering!
Raising Kids Who Are Critical Thinkers and Problem Solvers
Which parenting techniques help children become critical thinkers and responsible citizens, let’s take a closer look. Not too long ago,