You've likely seen the Calming Corner floating around social media, and you're probably wondering if this adorably cozy setup will work in your home, let alone with your two-year-old. I know that feeling because this is where I was too, just a few months ago.
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Parenting during a pandemic has its challenges, but there’s something that can help those with younger children thanks to a St. Louis mom. Her solution to timeouts is selling around the globe in more than 200 countries.
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How do you say goodbye to time-outs and introduce time-ins? This is the ultimate guide to helping your family shift with a step-by-step guide to creating and using a Calming Corner.
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Bullying affects everyone - those who are bullied, those who bully, and those who witness the act. Studies show that raising kind kids is a top priority for parents, and researchers tell us that kindness kindness stretches beyond being nice to include empathy. What would happen if we taught our children...
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As parents, we can feel alone, isolated, and buy into many of the parenting myths that lay on the guilt or leave us feeling less than enough. Can you relate to this? Whatever you're feeling, we promise, you are not the only one. We've been there, too.
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The language of a child is play. It's how they learn about who they are, about interacting with others, and how they learn skills such as problem-solving, impulse control, empathy, and relationship management. But mostly, kids love to play because it's fun. And while play may fill the tanks of...
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One mom shares how she uses her training in social work and yoga to heal herself, her family, and her community.
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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. Crystal shares how learning basic social emotional skills helped her family of six bridge the gap that was growing between family members, improving...
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While some may say that The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein is a tale of selfless love, others find the story actually sends a much different message --- one of co-dependency. Author Topher Payne offers a free printable rewrite to set things straight, teaching children and adults alike that healthy relationships do,...
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Students who are self-aware and able to understand their emotions have a greater ability to relate to others, make decisions, and excel academically. And while schools play a large role in teaching, modeling, and creating opportunities for these skills, social-emotional learning starts in the home.
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Does your child insist that she cleaned her room but the wind made it messy again? Or does your son deny whopping his brother although you watched it go down? When things like this happen, you may be wondering why are they lying and how do we get them to tell...
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With three questions in mind, we set off to frame and hang our ToolKit posters. Which frames will work best? Where could I find the deals? And how do I attach the frames to our wall? The process ended up being pretty easy, budget-friendly and, the biggest bonus, we had fun...
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