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Learn the fundamentals of gentle parenting and how you can apply responsive and ethical parenting techniques for happy, confident children.
Stop trying to do parenting in your own strength. Look to the Bible instead. Correcting bad behavior using the Bible is the best way to parent your kids.
"Don't die and don't go steady," the book reads, "both take you out of circulation."
How to "make" kids listen is a huge struggle. It goes something like this… Mom: “It’s time for bed.” Toddler: “No, I don’t want to go to bed.” Mom: “No, you have to go to
When the nervous system of a child is overwhelmed, it lets off pressure with a reaction called tantrum - extreme behavioural reactions such as yelling, screaming, kicking, beating... Such reactions often begin between 12 and 18 months old and they are usually seen in children 2-4 years old.
Use this free printable cheat sheet to remember everything you learned in the Love and Logic parenting class. Tape this one-pager of notes all around your house and start implementing Love & Logic now!
School days are around the corner! As anxious parents, we want to know how everything went. But, we all know what usually happens when you ask kids how school
Concerned about the state of the world, Canadian author and illustrator Elise Gravel created a wonderfully timely illustrated poster that explains the
Anxiety is a common and often overwhelming emotion that can impact every aspect of our lives. Whether it’s the racing thoughts, the…
Do you yell? Walk away? Get into a power struggle? If you react more than respond, here are some empathetic, supportive responses to try!
As a Challenge Mom and Essentials Tutor, I am asked alot how to prepare for Challenge A Latin. Get stick in the sand advice for Challenge A Latin.
How do I get my child to listen without yelling? You MUST try this amazing parenting tool: setting enforceable limits with kids from Love & Logic.
When you ask your child to do something, does she respond with a rude tone of voice and sarcasm? Take back control in a loving way with this parenting tip of the 5 minute cure to your kid’s snotty attitude and back talk. You are the parent and do not have to put up withContinue Reading
Coronavirus quarantine home school educational activity tips, schedules, and learning ideas for school closings for moms.
Teach your children the signs for a range of useful verbs.
How to ask a question without blame? #lifeskills
I use the term ‘gentle parenting’ a lot when I write and a lot of people ask me what exactly I mean by it. “What is gentle parenting?” they say…… Often they conf…
Read about the effects of helicopter parenting on kids, and get tips on when to avoid helicopter parenting and allow kids to be independent.
Have you heard of NVC? (Nonviolent Communication) It’s something I’ve heard about on and off for the past few years but didn’t know anything about. So this week I decided to reach out to NVC certified trainer Alan Seid to find out what the deal was, and to see if it’s something worth learning. If you […]
Konzentration zählt: Hier erfährst du, welche 12 Faktoren Konzentration positiv beeinflussen, um deiner Tochter oder deinen Sohn das Lernen zu erleichtern.
Questions for kids to connect on a deeper level. Here are 5 questions to help you bond emotionally and mentally with your kids.
. We're all visual thinkers From our earliest moments, we learn about ourselves, others, and the world around us through visual cues. I believe art can help make mental health education more accessible- and that
Do you know what parenting style you have? Here are the 4 parenting styles in psychology you need to know about to raise happy & healthy children.
Having trouble mantaining your self-care routine? Try these clever DIY self-care ideas to make self-care a habit in your daily life!
Time-in discipline is a positive method of time-out to improve a child's self-esteem.
Parenting is anything but easy, and (much to many parents' dismay) there's no one-size-fits all manual for how to do it right. Instead, we all have to figure things out as we go along. So we do the best we can — and we all screw up at one point or another. That's totally normal. The problem? When our screw-ups turn into the status quo. It's surprisingly easy to fall into bad habits and patterns without even realizing our child-rearing style has taken a turn for the toxic. Of course we'd never intentionally hurt our kids, but many of us...
Adopt the art of parenting without saying no. Find a positive approach to handling your children and using positive rather than negative language choices.
“No!” my five-year-old declared, “Cleaning up toys is boring.” He’s usually pretty helpful cleaning up his room and enjoys helping around the house, but sometimes he gets in a mood. When that happens, it can be tempting to turn his defiance into a power struggle. Should I force him into cleaning his room, using my … Continue reading "How to Respond to Defiant Behavior the Montessori Way"
if you're stressing out about parenting, it's likely that one of these 5 powerful parenting beliefs may be playing in your mind and causing you GRIEF!
Check out this cumbersome discipline cheat sheet and imagine trying to use it in the heat of a kid meltdown. Not gonna happen.
Your child does not say many words yet? What can you do to boost his language learning?
