It’s that time of year. We get over-scheduled, over fed, over-tired, over-stimulated, and pretty soon, we’re over the holidays entirely. We get together with people we don’t see...
Holiday Survival Guide
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Assuming Pro-social Intent
One of the key pieces of positive discipline is the idea of assuming positive intent. This means that no matter how your child behaves, you set your default interpretation to something positive.
Brain Science– to do, or not to do?
How do you figure out your parenting philosophy? Think about your long-term goals for your kids.
Power Struggles with a 4-year-old
Here’s the thing about power struggles: once they’ve started, you’ve lost. The only cure is prevention. You can’t prevent all of them, but you can reduce the likelihood that they will happen.
Coddling or cooperating?
Some kids do fine with broad choices, but all children need to learn to make decisions on their own, and the safest place to do that is with you.
Helping with rough behavior
Babies don’t have the skills necessary to communicate or imagine consequences. Even when we understand what they are trying to say, we aren’t always able to meet their demands.
Coming Home: Strategies for a calm re-entry
Sometimes kids are a little wound up when they come home. Let your child be the boss during this transition. It will set the stage for cooperation later in the evening.
Toddler and “NO”
Modeling is the best teacher. Even if you use the word “no” sparingly, you’re going to hear it repeated back to you.
Adolescents need family
Set aside notions of authority and independence, control and permissiveness, and instead focus on making a solid connection.
Forgiving Ourselves
We say horrible things, grab too hard, react too strongly, and hurt the ones we love most. There are moments we can’t take back, no matter how fervently we wish to erase them. How do we move on, learn from our mistakes and earn forgiveness?