Tag: Best Practices
Protect Your Child’s Mental Health: Recognize When They Need Help
Posted onThe world we live in is increasingly complex and can be difficult to navigate for anyone, especially for children. Not only are we all still processing and working our way through the pandemic, but there are […]
Positive Resolutions: What Message Are Your Goals Sending To Your Children?
Posted onThe start of the year is full of many things: hope, new beginnings, and goals for the future. While many times we create goals based on what we want for ourselves, as parents it’s important that […]
When should I praise my kids?
Posted onThere are actually helpful ways to praise children and ways that might produce “praise junkies.” You know – those kids who bring every drawing to you and say do you like it? Is it pretty? Those […]
How to deal with tantrums by increasing self-regulation
Posted onSelf-Reg Book Reviews Self-Reg by Dr.Stuart Shanker, published 2016, gives parents an entirely new way of understanding a child’s behavior. If you want to help your child calm and avoid tantrums, learn to truly calm yourself […]
Seven MYTHS of Effective Parenting
Posted onPunishment will change bad behavior. More reminders lead to better behavior. Explaining to your child why a behavior is wrong will lead him to stop that behavior. Lots of praise just spoils your child. Doing it […]
Does Ignoring Your Children Work?
Posted onIgnore misbehavior whenever possible – especially attention seeking misbehaviors like: whining, complaining, moping or “water power.” Two potential problems with ignoring – Child may raise the ante – the misbehavior gets worse before it gets better. […]
Checklist for Parents
Posted onFollow some of these daily practices to for more effective parenting in your home: Are you spending 20 minutes of one-on-one, un-interrupted, positive time with your child every day? You have no agenda, no teaching points, no […]