Must-Read Parenting Books: My Favourites & What's Next on My List
Must-Read Parenting Books: My Favourites & What's Next on My List
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Child & Parent Resilience
Intention – What’s Your Plan?
With intention you can influence what pathways are strengthened in your child's brain, nurturing resilience and well-being.
The Gift of Resilience
Parents can nurture the gift of resilience with knowledge of brain development, repeated experience and secure attachment.
Why Kids Just Can't Seem to Follow the Rules They Already Know
This blog post, explores why children often struggle to follow the rules they already know, and some strategies to encourage cooperation.
Parenting Then and Now: Examining the Changing Landscape
This blog posts examines what has changed in parenting from the 90's to now. Current trends focus on new research about how children develop
Supporting Your Child's Transition to School: Tips and Tricks for Parents
Tips and tricks for parents to support their young child's transition to school. Practical strategies to assure a successful start to school
Vacation Success 101: Tips for Planning a Fantastic Family Vacation with Young Children
Tips for planning a successful vacation with young children. Consider your child's temperament, developmental level and current state when p
From Power Struggles to Life Lessons with Your Tween or Teen
Strategies to avoid power struggles with your tween or teen and teach valuable life lessons.
POWER STRUGGLES - THERE ARE NO WINNERS
Power Struggles - There Are No Winners Power struggles occur when a child is determined to have their way and the parent insists on...
Motivation and the Slippery Slope of Praise
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
How To Nurture Intrinsic Motivation In the previous blog post I explained the difference between intrinsic motivation and extrinsic...
MAKE PEACE WITH YOUR CHILD'S TEMPERAMENT
Temperament is your child’s unique approach to the world, their natural tendencies. Differences in temperament influence the way children...
Feelings - A Window To Your Child's Thoughts and Perspective
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...
5 Steps of Conflict Resolution
“That’s mine!” “I had it first!” “They hit me!” “Stop!” “MOM!” If you have multiple children, or work with groups of children, this...
How To Promote Growth Mindset
Carol Dweck coined the terms fixed mindset and growth mindset to describe the underlying beliefs people have about learning and...
5 Steps To Maintain Limits
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...
5 STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING
Resilience is often associated with big life events with stories of survival and growth during the most adverse situations. However, the...
5 STEPS TO A MORE CONFIDENT PARENT MINDSET
A confident parent mindset matters because it affects the way you raise your children, your stress levels and overall well-being.
Play-Based Learning - Strategies
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...
Practical Approaches to Play-Based Learning
Welcome back to the series on play-based learning. In Practical Approaches to Play-Based Learning you will find tips for establishing...
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