Tips for planning a successful vacation with young children. Consider your child's temperament, developmental level and current state when p

A Guide for Parents and Caregivers Anxiety happens when a part of the limbic system or emotion brain, the amygdala, senses trouble. When...

A Guide for Parents and Caregivers Everyone experiences anxiety from time to time. Anxiety is our body’s normal reaction to perceived...

Strategies to avoid power struggles with your tween or teen and teach valuable life lessons.

Strategies to encourage co-operation and avoid power struggles with young children

Power Struggles - There Are No Winners Power struggles occur when a child is determined to have their way and the parent insists on...

Good job! That makes me so happy! You are so smart! I love your picture! All of that positive praise must be good … right? What if I told...

How To Nurture Intrinsic Motivation In the previous blog post I explained the difference between intrinsic motivation and extrinsic...

The intrinsic motivation to learn about the world around us begins in infancy. My 7 month old granddaughter explores for the pure...

Temperament is your child’s unique approach to the world, their natural tendencies. Differences in temperament influence the way children...

Feelings are a window into the inner thoughts and perspective of the child. When an adult attunes to the feelings of a child, that child...

“That’s mine!” “I had it first!” “They hit me!” “Stop!” “MOM!” If you have multiple children, or work with groups of children, this...

Carol Dweck coined the terms fixed mindset and growth mindset to describe the underlying beliefs people have about learning and...

In the last post I gave 5 tips for setting limits. It might seem like telling your child what to do would be easy, but how you do it...

As parents, grandparents, caregivers we have a responsibility to teach and guide the children in our care, that includes setting limits....

Resilience is often associated with big life events with stories of survival and growth during the most adverse situations. However, the...

A confident parent mindset matters because it affects the way you raise your children, your stress levels and overall well-being.

Children need time to play. How do we find time to provide that in our busy days? Start by taking some of the pressure off of yourself...

Welcome back to the series on play-based learning. In Practical Approaches to Play-Based Learning you will find tips for establishing...

How to support optimal early childhood development Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning, but for...