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3 Steps For Managing Parenting Stress This Holiday Season

by Ashley Patek

Parenting during the holidays feels tough because it is tough. Here are 3 tips to get you through with less stress and more joy.

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Helping Children Embrace Mistakes For A Growth Mindset

by Ashley Patek

Whether your kiddo strikes out at baseball, colors out of the lines, or gets a grade lower than they wanted, parents have a beautiful opportunity to honor big feelings and offer tools to help them accept and maybe even celebrate it. Here are 8 ways.

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Getting Your Child To Listen Without Commands And Demands

by Ashley Patek

Want your child to listen without having to nag, command or demand? Follow these 5 tips.

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An Open Letter To My Child's Teacher

by Ashley Patek

For months, every morning, I sent my child off to school to be in your care. I entrusted you with my heart as he walked into your classroom. I handed him off to you, woman to woman, knowing that for the next several hours, it would be you that he looked up to, watched, and absorbed. Now, here we are, in this unusual time of staying home. He no longer takes a seat in your classroom, yet he is still in your class.

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Ask Andrew: Finding Your People

by Andrew Patterson

Andrew answers today's question: My 14 year-old daughter with autism doesn’t get invited to things and gets mad at her 6 year-old sister because of jealousy, I think. What can I do to help her with this?

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Parenting Toddlers, Tweens, and Teens Using Time-Ins

by Ashley Patek

Crystal is a mama with a household of toddlers, tweens, and teens where uncontrollable sobbing and outbursts were a daily occurrence, and not just from her three-year-old.

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Pretending To Be Calm Is Not Helping Our Children

by Rebecca Eanes

Many of us believe that if we can remain calm no matter what and teach our children to do the same then we have successfully mastered self-regulation. But true regulation has nothing to do with achieving a certain state. It's in noticing and responding to whatever emotion you are feeling.

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Parenting DUI's Affect A Child's Self-Worth

by Ashley Patek

In all of our loving intent, we sometimes commit parenting DUI's, which can send our children into a protective response. Here are 3 ways to break the cycle, not only for your child but for your inner child, too.

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Sometimes It's Hard, And That Isn't A Failure

by Guest Author

We cannot shield our children from stress, heartache, and pain, especially as they grow older. And we can't protect them from mental illness. But we can provide them attachment and love them through it.

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Peaceful Parenting Tips: How To Do Time-Ins

by Ashley Patek

This video is for anyone who has ever struggled with parenting (all of us), for those who are working to respond to their children instead of reacting to their behaviors, and anyone who wants to raise emotionally healthy humans but isn't sure where to start.

Child reading a book in classroom's Calming Corner

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Preschool Teacher Creates Calming Corner to Teach Students About Emotions

by Ashley Patek

In a nook in the back near the teacher’s desk, a cozy, safe place exists. It is a place to explore feelings. A place to regulate. A place to take a break and just be. Welcome to Emily Brown’s preschool classroom. Emily is a teacher dedicated to helping her students learn about, notice and practice their emotions.

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6 Ways To Build Resilience In Your Child

by Ashley Patek

Often, our parental instincts encourage us to rescue our kids from unpleasant emotions or hijack their experiences to keep them safe. And while we cannot protect them from experiencing stress and distress, we can lean into our love to help them develop skills to handle these challenging moments.

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Time-Outs Are Out

by Ashley Patek

We wanted to share a list of some of our favorite Generation Mindful articles that chat about why time-outs are out, and shine light on the importance of time-ins in shaping a child's social-emotional intelligence.

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Philly Voice: Mindfulness Card Games: Nurturing Compassion and Peace in Our Families

by Guest Author

The table is set and food prepared. Children play nearby; it’s joyously noisy after a busy day of adventuring. My sister and her girls are in town for a week. I treasure every moment as we connect, explore and share stories. "Dinner is ready," I announce[...] Read More _____________ Generation Mindful creates tools, toys, and programs that nurture emotional intelligence through play and positive discipline. Join us and receive joy in your inbox each week.