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

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

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.

Portable Emotional ToolKit for Sensitive Kids

Portable Emotional ToolKit for Sensitive Kids

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.

Helping Children Embrace Mistakes For A Growth Mindset

Helping Children Embrace Mistakes For A Growth Mindset

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.

What Happens When We Say, “You Hurt My Feelings” To Our Kids

What Happens When We Say, “You Hurt My Feelings” To Our Kids

When we say things like "You hurt my feelings" or "You make me so mad", we send messages to our children that they are responsible for our feelings. Learn the truth about feelings, how to overcome childhood adaptations, and what to say instead.

Ask Andrew: Navigating Responses To Stimming

Ask Andrew: Navigating Responses To Stimming

Andrew answers today's question: How do you deal with people making fun of stims? Especially loud vocal ones?

8 Children's Books To Nurture Inclusion

While June is a month to honor and celebrate those in the LGBTQ+ community, inclusion is not a one-time or one-month conversation. It is an everyday lived experience. Here are 8 children's books to nurture inclusion.

Moving Past Punishment With Compassion

Maybe what she needed was to be seen, heard, and validated. For someone to tell her that she didn’t have to be that scared child anymore. Here are 5 ways to show compassion to a fellow parent and 3 ways to re-parent your inner child.

There's What Parents Say And What Kids Hear

There's What Parents Say And What Kids Hear

Does it ever feel like there is a disconnect from what you say and what your kids hear? Like, somehow, asking your child not to jump on the couch or slap her brother translates into more jumping and continued slapping. Here are common parenting phrases, what kids hear, and what...

Ask Andrew: Prep For New Places

Andrew answers today's question: How can I help my three and half-year-old prepare for going to new places? He really struggles when we first get somewhere and when it's time to leave.

Ask Andrew: Understanding Neurodiversity

Ask Andrew: Understanding Neurodiversity

Hi! I’m Andrew from Generation Mindful's newest recurring weekly feature, Ask Andrew. I’ll be taking any and all questions regarding the autism spectrum with particular emphasis on childhood development as an authentic autistic adult. Today Andrew answers: What do you wish your classmates had understood about you/did differently?

Ten Ways To Help Your Child Make Friends

Ten Ways To Help Your Child Make Friends

Not only is having friends fun, but it also has a positive developmental influence on social-emotional skills. While parents can’t make friends for their children, decades of research suggest that parents play a big role in teaching children the skills required to make friends. Here are 10 ways.

Man Regulates Co-Worker Using Tools He Learned From His Daughters' Calming Corner

Man Regulates Co-Worker Using Tools He Learned From His Daughters' Calming Corner

Kevin is a supervisor for the federal government and dad of two daughters, ages seven and six. In using a Calming Corner for his daughters at home, he gained tools that he later integrated with a co-worker during an escalated moment.

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