Teaching a Child to Ride a Bike
While we may never forget how to ride a bike, many parents don’t know how to teach a child to ride. There are many techniques and methods and no one is best. Learning to ride a bike is an exciting Read More ...
Parenting with Confidence | You Got This!
Parenting can be overwhelming, exhausting and just plain hard.
It doesn't have to be...
Most of the time it's the simple positive parenting techniques that are the most successful.
There is a very good reason for that! Actually there are a few very good reasons for that.
- Simple tricks are easy to follow through on, and follow through is very important for kids.
- There isn't a lot of preparation and planning involved. That means you can tackle problems even when you are way past your limit.
- It's easy to adjust simple ideas to fit your own life and kids.
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These techniques are my personal favorites as well!
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Positive Parenting Techniques that will Help you Love Parenthood
One of the greatest advantages I've had as a parent is that before having my own kids I loved learning about kids. When my kids were born I already had an incredible assortment of parenting tools Read More ...
Conflict Resolution Techniques (Modified for at School Support)
You're never really ready when the call comes. After dropping your little ones off at school you go about your day, expecting they are going about theirs too. You picture them eagerly learning, Read More ...
connect with kids – look them in the eye
When you talk to your kids (or any kids for that matter) how do position your body? Hmmm, is that a strange question? I have a good reason for asking, so give it some thought. ;) Do you stand tall Read More ...
How to Stop Sibling Rivalry with One Sentence
If there is one thing parents of multiple kids have in common... it's the desire to know how to stop sibling rivalry. One day, while we were driving the kids, started bickering. The timing was Read More ...
Even Unsolvable Parenting Problems are Useful, Here’s Why
I was recently asked for tips on naptime. It made sense that this desperate Mom would ask me. We've had a solid bedtime routine for years. It's safe to assume I have figured out all sleep issues. Read More ...
How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
A couple of months ago I was laying in bed. Awake after not quite enough sleep. I wasn't ready to get up. My brain started turning over the kind of stuff brains turn over when it's way too early in Read More ...
How to Help an Angry Child Calm Down: Anger Management Techniques
While working one-on-one with parents, brainstorming positive parenting techniques for their specific challenges, I started to notice a pattern. One topic came up again and again. It seems that how Read More ...
20 Personal Space Activities for Kids
Personal Space Activities | 20 Personal Space Activities for Kids While talking about personal space with kids is great, it's real-world application that will help the important lesson sink Read More ...
How to Stop Beating Yourself Up After a Parenting Fail
I failed today. If you look really closely... you'll see that I fail every day. But today the fail was big. She was smiling and joking, just like I had planned. A big school event was going to Read More ...