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Joe's Workers Dance & Sing To Calm Crying Toddler

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Video Of Trader Joe's Employees Singing And Dancing To Stop Toddler Tantrum Goes Viral

by Ashley Patek
When this toddler had a meltdown at checkout, these Winter Park, Florida Trader Joe's employees jumped into action with an impromptu dance party. The video goes viral. 
Santa's 'Naughty List' Has Been Canceled This Holiday Season

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Santa's 'Naughty List' Has Been Canceled This Holiday Season

by Ashley Patek
The holiday season is meant to be a magical time, but often it is used as leverage to control a child’s behavior. We have a real opportunity to rewrite the narrative. Here's how.
Portable Emotional ToolKit for Sensitive Kids

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Portable Emotional ToolKit for Sensitive Kids

by Guest Author
How do you discipline a highly sensitive child? Using time-ins help children understand and mange their deep emotional world, nurturing connection and emotional intelligence. Here are 8 tips to building a portable ToolKit for your child to help them regulate not only at home but on the go.
Why Is My Child Behaving This Way?

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Why Is My Child Behaving This Way?

by Ashley Patek
Power struggles ... meltdowns ... defiance. Here's what's causing your child's behavior and tools for transforming it.   
The Stories Kids Want To Tell About COVID

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The Stories Kids Want To Tell About COVID

by Rebecca Eanes
Our children grew up in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their brains developed in quarantine. Their bodies changed in lockdown. They are emerging from this as different people, and the impact it had on them is yet to be told. Here are 4 things we can do to support our children’s social-emotional health this school year ...
The Harm Of Forcing Manners On Our Children (And What To Do Instead)

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The Harm Of Forcing Manners On Our Children (And What To Do Instead)

by Ashley Patek
If we want to step away from punitive measures and towards a deep understanding of manners, and an internal motivation to practice them, it stops with “say the magic word” or “say you are sorry” or “what do you say???” And it starts with these 5 tools. 
A mother kneels and holds her young child’s hands against a colorful abstract background.

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How To Make A DIY Calming Corner

by Alex Petrou
After a failed DIY Pinterest-inspired Calming Corner, this mama turned to Generation Mindful's Time-In-Toolkit to save her time, money, and sanity while creating a space for her tantruming three-year-old to explore her feelings.
5 False Toddler Myths

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5 False Toddler Myths

by Rebecca Eanes
Toddlerhood is a precious time. We do our kids and ourselves a great injustice by assigning negative intent to their developmentally normal behaviors. Instead of going to war, let’s spend these quickly-passing years seeking to understand our little ones and rewrite the narrative on common myths.