So many parents fear that positive parenting equals permissive parenting, and it is everything but the truth. Positive parenting is about giving children what they need; it is not about giving them what they want. Pro tip: when you know you're giving your children everything they need - ...
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3 SHOCKING Parenting Strategies that WILL SOLVE ALL YOUR PARENTING CHALLENGES
Three clients of mine were struggling. When they gave up on all the fights and punishments, they contacted me and agreed to try my 3 shocking parenting strategies. This is their (shortened) story. Sarah Sarah's 9-year-old daughter was impossible to wake up in the morning. She used ...
10 Reasons Explaining Your Child’s Explosive Anger
Lia, my little one, started daycare last week. It takes all children a while to adjust to change, and she seems to be doing very well during the day, but the mornings are super hard. Probably, mainly for me. Together with Lia, another girl started the same daycare; she's Lia's age (1.5), ...
10 Reasons Why Tantrums are a GOOD THING
Yesterday, when I woke up at 6 AM and understood that nothing changed since I went to sleep last night, I broke down. Yup. I had a full-blown grown-up tantrum. I cried, I yelled at my husband, I kicked the bed, and I allowed myself to feel and express the full range of my emotions. It took ...
Five Things I do Each Day to Experience More Calm and Less Anger
Family life is a crazy thing. There were previously only you, or only the two of you; now, there are more people. Young people. With their wishes, dreams, and desires. Their needs, their feelings, and their impulse control (or the lack thereof). Navigating all this is often overwhelming, ...
10 Things You Can do if Your Child is a Sore Loser
I used to think of my child as a sore loser. I can't even count the number of times my five-year-old threw the biggest tantrum, including throwing dice and all pieces over the floor and yelling for a significant amount of time after losing a game. I know how to recognize the look on his ...