Help your kids “Bounce Back.” Have you ever asked yourself these questions about your children? “Why does she give up so easily?” “How come my son gets discouraged as soon as things get hard?” “Why aren’t they willing to try anything new?” Many...
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What To Do Before, During and After A Meltdown
Want fewer meltdowns? Another Meltdown?! It always happens at the most inconvenient time. Walking down the aisle at Target, in front of extended family, or while on a family vacation. Meltdowns happen everywhere, and over anything. And as parents, we don't always know...
Take Control Of Technology And Sleep
How Technology Impacts Sleep For Your Child How do technology and sleep go together and should they? Great question! We think of them as needing to be separate in order to be successful. For example, if we want our kids to get a good night’s sleep, we need to take...
Need Parenting Help Due To Overparenting?
Are You Overparenting? Overparenting is so easy to do! I still do it. I have to remind myself, frequently, to stop overparenting. Trying to control the situation, and how it will end up, is not healthy for anyone. It puts stress on parents and also puts stress on the...
Social Emotional Learning Builds School Success
SELF REGULATION CAN HELP All parents want their child to succeed in school and in life. Self regulation can help. Do you know that this success depends more on the child’s social and emotional strength than on their reading, writing and arithmetic? Social Emotional...
How to Use Brain Breaks for Self Care
Help your kids to cope Self-care is so important in life. Teaching children the importance of self-care should be a priority as parents. Brain Breaks work for children! Do you know how to provide self-care for your child using Brain Breaks? When children are given...
Self Care Using Love Languages
Love Yourself Do you regularly practice self care? Are you aware of your Love Language? Combining your Love Language with self care leads to effective, successful self care that is personalized for you. Let's talk about self care using love languages. When the...
Is Your Shy Child an Introvert?
A Book Review Is your child an introvert? Are they shy? Do they like to play alone? Being an introvert, or a shy child, can be tough in a world that seems dominated by extroverts. Parenting your shy child, or introvert, can be challenging. But help is out there...
Trauma Informed Parenting
updated! Has your child experienced a traumatic event? The answer to that question is a resounding YES! The pandemic causes trauma for our children and families. Sign up for our Virtual Workshop! Parenting during Covid means coping with dramatic events which cause...
Dealing With Angry Outbursts
These are big emotions! It is inevitable that at some point you will deal with an outburst from your child that is usually rooted in anger. Sometimes you can see the anger building in your child with emotions pouring out. Other times, your child may go...