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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.
Kids saying “I don’t like you.”
First, let me say you made our week last week. We got so many comments and Facebook shares about our “Worst. Morning. Ever.” blog post that our hearts were filled up with love and appreciation for you (even Jason, who lost the debate). Thank you for making that happen...
Worst. Morning. Ever.
My youngest (age 9) and I had a tough morning getting out the door to get to school. She and I decided it was the “worst morning ever”. It was no fun. She didn’t get out of bed for 45 minutes, she had to get ready in 5 minutes, she didn’t get the shower that she needs...
What happens when parents disagree
Hello there! Jason and I are NOT perfect in at least a few ways. First of all, we thought we'd have this video out to you two weeks ago, but it didn't happen. Secondly, when you watch this 5 minute video you'll see that Jason and I DON'T have a perfect...
re: How to say “no”
We got this question in a recent email from Stacey: "I feel like I'm always saying ‘Don't’ and ‘No’ many times a day. I say, ‘No, don't touch that,’ and ‘No, you can't have that,’ all day long. Do you have any ideas for saying ‘Yes’ more?" Stacey, This is something...
Want less fighting?
Yes! We all want more harmony in our life and in our family. Join us this week for a FREE parenting class from the comfort of your home called – Compassionate Conflict Resolution We were overwhelmed with the responses from our survey last week. Thank you to all who...
The Wrong Way to Express Empathy
Lots of parents want to show their kids empathy, but what’s the best way to do that? How do we really let our kids know “I understand how you feel” and give our kids the experience of us parents, really “getting” them? We are going to propose something that may be a...
What Elite Athletes And Parents Have In Common
Jason’s been reading The New Toughness Training for Sports by James Loehr. You might think a book about “toughness” is about how athletes tolerate more pain and discomfort during training or competing. But it’s not, toughness is about athletes performing their best...
What’s Making You Angry?
I stopped dead in my tracks when I read the following sentence about anger: When we are angry, three things are happening: We are upset because we are not getting our needs met; We are blaming someone or something else for not getting what we want; We are about to...
Keep your hands to yourself
From one of our readers: I like the concept of making agreements with our children, but I need help to make an agreement with my kids for: Keeping their hands to themselves (not poking, tickling etc.) when the other says "no." Listening when a person asks them to...