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Our best advice when it’s tough with kids:breathe, laugh, dance, sing, hug, call a friend. Be gentle with yourself, you’re not done growing up yet. This won’t last and you are not alone.
The Explosive Child
As part of our Education: Next Generation Online Conference, Dr. Ross Greene was one of our featured speakers. Unfortunately, due to a family emergency he was unable to participate in the conference. Fortunately, Dr. Greene generously met with us online after the...
Key to Kid’s Health, Happiness, and Success
If your fairy godmother came to grant you one wish for your kids, what one thing in life would you want to give them? Health? Happiness? Intelligence? Creativity? Resilience? Compassion? Success? Meaningful relationships? Hard to choose, isn’t it? Even if you don’t...
Don’t make kids say “I’m sorry” Part 2
Have you ever been in a situation where your child has done something you wish they hadn’t? Maybe they grabbed a toy from another child at the park? Maybe they wanted a play date, but as soon as their friend shows up they don’t want to play with him? And they don’t...
Don't make kids say “I'm sorry” Part 1
Lots of times children will spontaneously apologize--without being asked to. They know that they hurt someone, and saying, “I’m sorry” is the polite thing to do, so they say it. Happy ending! But what if a child doesn’t say, “I’m sorry” when you think he should? Do...
Handling Holiday Feelings–a Survival Guide for Parents
Your kids are at home on winter break. Your in-laws are coming to town or you’re visiting them. You’ve still got cooking, laundry, and house cleaning to do. Your child’s emotions are amplified from the norm--he’s so excited he can’t sleep, she’s scared of Santa Claus,...
Why I hate “Elf on the Shelf”
Hello there, I don’t know so much about folks in different countries, but here in the US we’ve had “Elf on the Shelf” for a few years. It’s a cute stuffed elf that you’re supposed to hide around the house, on your mantle or shelf. This elf then “sees” if the kids in...
How to practice and teach gratitude: 6 things our family does
Hi there! I was having a cup of tea with a girlfriend the other day and she was talking about how her kids just don’t really seem to appreciate what she does for them. She said it’s not always like this, but there are times when her daughter will look at a closet full...
4 Topics: How to Talk to Kids about Halloween
Howdy! Halloween is in a few days. In the rush of getting all the costumes ready, buying candy, and carving the pumpkins it’s easy to forget to prepare your “parent-child relationship” for the night. There are 4 quick but really important conversations to have BEFORE...
Screen time and limit setting with kids
Yesterday, Jason and I were presenting at a parenting conference for one of the local charter schools, and we landed on a hot topic--screen time and limit setting. The parents asked: How do you set limits around computer use? How do you let a child use the computer...