Why Talking to Children in Hot Moments Does Not Help
One intention I keep coming back to, both in my work and in family life, is talking to children in a way that actually reaches them.Not saying the perfect thing,
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Positive Discipline Versus Punishment : Choosing the Path to Effective Parenting
I totally understand how challenging it can be when children question our authority, push back, refuse, or simply do the opposite of what we ask. It is a common theme
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Surviving and Understanding Tantrums
Surviving your child’s big feelings is one of the most challenging aspects of parenting. And tantrums, particularly in the toddler years, can feel relentless, embarrassing, and exhausting in equal measure.
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5 Strategies to Teach Your Child Self-Control
Self-control, in a nutshell, is your child’s ability to regulate themselves. A few everyday examples: waiting patiently in a queue, tolerating frustration, holding back an impulse, or planning ahead rather
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Implementing Effective House Rules for your Family
Implementing Effective House Rules for Your Family Do your children know what your house rules actually are? Do you have many, or none at all? Working with hundreds of families
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8 tips On How to Use Consequences Effectively
Every child’s behaviour tells a story, and consequences are one of the ways we respond to that story. Not to punish, but to teach: decision-making, accountability, and the simple, steadying
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Five Positive Ways to Manage Anger
Anger gets a bad press, which leaves many parents unsure how to handle it well. Being angry is not bad, in itself. Sometimes there are excellent reasons to feel angry
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Managing your Child’s Anger using Positive Discipline
Anger is one of the most common themes I see in my clinic. It is something we all struggle to manage well, in ourselves as much as in our children.
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