Discipline and punishment are not the same thing. And neither are positive discipline and permissiveness. Positive discipline and positive parenting have been shown to be an effective foundational philosophy for parents. This parenting mindset incorporates: mutual respect willingness to corporate focus on relationship healthy and appropriate boundaries and limits positive engagement between parent and […]
Co Regulation Strategies for Parents
Those heated moments. The kids are screaming. You want to scream too. Maybe it’s the grocery store, or Grandma’s house with family eyes watching. These are some of the hardest moments of parenting. When our kids are struggling, it’s easy for us to reach into our “punishment pocket” and threaten to take TV away […]
Benefits of Working with a Parent Coach
Kids aren’t born with an instruction manual. And although many books and articles have been written on parenting, sometimes parents just need personalized guidance and support. Also, sometimes it’s just nice to have someone hold space for you and what’s going on in your life. That’s where a parent coach comes in. As […]
Tips for Listening Well
Doesn’t it feel nice when someone listens to you? Open communication is such an important part of fostering a relationship with our kids. It’s that relational connection that is the foundation of all our parenting, and hopefully what will continue to grow after our kids have grown up. However, listening well doesn’t always […]
Teaching Kids Self-Control
We don’t want our kids under parenting-control. We want to guide them to their own self-control. We want them to be able to manage themselves in hard situations and be able to make good choices when we aren’t watching. What does this mean and how can we do it? Self-control is a skill […]
Using Childhood Development to be a Better Parent
It’s incredibly frustrating to try to reason with a toddler who has no concept of logic. We’ve all been there. Having an understanding of childhood and brain development can work wonders for parents who are struggling with their kids. Knowing what our kids are cognitively and emotionally capable of at any certain age can […]
5 Virtues of a Positive Parent
There are so many characteristics that can define a positive parent. Typically, we think of a positive parent as kind, empathetic, disciplined, guiding, loving, and so many other things. Positive parenting has been around for many years now. Here is a quick recap of positive parenting: Focus on positive guidance and not harsh punishment. […]
Essential Guide to Connection-Based Parenting
There are dozens of parenting labels out there – connection parenting, attachment parenting, positive parenting, gentle parenting, conscious, intentional. Most of these have a positive spin to them, although they can easily be misunderstood as permissive parenting. There are more that have a more negative connotation – helicopter, authoritarian, detached, neglectful, punitive. Parents can easily […]
31 Days to Renew Your Parenting Book
Parents today are facing many hardships that make the already difficult task of parenting even harder. We can feel overwhelmed, alone, undervalued, unappreciated, and worried. Parenting is such an important job, and we want to do our best. But sometimes we don’t know how to do “our best.” And sometimes, that struggle can cause us […]
Preparing Kids for Adulthood: Teaching Life Skills
Parenting is training our kids to become successful, respectful, responsible adults, while also focusing on building a strong relationship that will last a lifetime. One important area of focus is in teaching life skills. The skills we teach our kids set them up for success as adults. These life skills are much more lasting than […]
Ways Parents Can Help Kids Develop Positive Inner Dialogue
It’s hard to hear our kids say unkind things about themselves. We parents often want to shift their thinking immediately so they have a more positive view of themselves. (We hear them say, “I’m so stupid!” and immediately counter with, “Oh no, you are so smart!”) And while we mean the best, when we do […]
8 Ways to Foster an Optimistic Mindset
Having an optimistic outlook is much than living life with rose-colored glasses. It’s a mindset that can really set us up for resilience and growth. Life is sure to throw us curve balls, and having an optimistic outlook can really help us through these difficult times without minimizing the difficulties we will face. Fostering this […]
Conversation Starters to Foster a Growth Mindset
One of the best things we can do our kids, is help them develop a growth mindset. Kids with a growth mindset believe they are capable and can handle challenges. These are definitely characteristics I want my kids to develop and have as adults. Fixed Mindset: People with a fixed mindset typically believe they […]
Helping Kids Develop a Growth Mindset
We want our kids to do their best. We want them to succeed. One of the best ways we can set them up for success is helping them develop a growth mindset. In this article, we will talk about two of the main mindset types: Growth and Fixed. We will also discuss a few […]
The Power of Even Though
The Power of “Even Though” Building Resilience and Gratitude in Difficult Times As parents, we want to equip our kids with the tools they’ll need to handle the struggles of life. Resilience is one of those tools we want to give our kids in their success toolbox. Building resilience is an on-going process throughout […]
Five Ways to be a Relationship Based Parent
The key to our parenting is our foundational relationship with our kids. We can know every parenting skill ever developed, and none will work as well if we don’t have the relational base with our kids. Focusing on enhancing and fostering your relationship with your kids won’t magically make all your problems disappear. But it […]
Conversation Starters to Build Emotional Intelligence
Families are busy. We can’t always make the time to sit down and have conversations with our kids and talk about the many important things we want them to learn in childhood and adolescence. Two of the top things parents can do for their kids to help them grow into healthy adults include family […]
Messy Hope: Book Review
“Some experts say that depression and anxiety are the new normal … As parents, we cannot accept this.” Messy Hope: Help Your Child Overcome Anxiety, Depression, or Suicidal Ideation by Lori Wildenberg is a powerful book to support families during difficult times As a parent raising kids in today’s world, there are many […]
Ways Parents Shut Down Conversation
Adults can easily turn our kids away from open conversation. Now, doing this once in a while is part of life. We are busy and can’t always stop everything for someone else. Doing these things once in a while shouldn’t hurt the relationship communication too much. However, habitual practice of these can […]
Helping Kids Learn Problem Solving
Our kids will encounter many, many problems throughout their lives. As parents and teachers, we can help them gain the skills they need to handle these problems. Even from the young toddler years, kids can learn they are capable or solving their problems. We can’t solve problems for them and sometimes kids need to […]
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