Why Is My Child Behaving This Way?
Power struggles ... meltdowns ... defiance. Here's what's causing your child's behavior and tools for transforming it.
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Getting Your Child To Listen Without Commands And Demands
Want your child to listen without having to nag, command or demand? Follow these 5 tips.
9 Mantras I Use When Low On Patience With My Kids
Mantras can change the wiring of our brain and create a new lens to see ourselves, our kids, and the world at large. Here are 9 parenting mantras I use when low on patience with my kids.
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
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
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
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
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
Does it ever feel like there is a disconnect between 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 we...
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.
