Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Child Rage: Helping Young Kids Cope With Rage Yep, I used the word ‘rage.’ You know exactly what I mean if you have a young child who has trouble handling their strong emotions and... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips The Struggle for Control: Who’s in Charge Here? Do you have a master negotiator at home—a child who likes to control every conversation and tries to change the rules to suit his needs?... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior How to Manage Aggression in Children You’re sitting relaxing for a few precious minutes before getting ready to make dinner, and you hear yelling echoing from the back... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips 6 Steps to Help Children Resolve Conflicts and Solve Problems Conflict resolution and problem solving are two of the most important skills we can teach our children. Think about it … Being able to... Continue Reading
Adoption/Post-Adoption, Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips 11 Tips for Handling Your Child’s Anger “Do not teach your children never to be angry. Teach them how to be angry.” Wise words from theologian and author, Lyman Abbott... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Toddlers “Mine, Mine, Mine!” 7 Ways to Encourage Sharing “We have to share!” If you’ve uttered this phrase recently, you probably have a toddler. And you’ve probably been met with... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Toddlers Toddler Tantrums—How to Manage and Prevent Them Wild, wonderful and ever so challenging. The toddler set, those little ones under three, are delightful … cute and curious, learning so... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Tokens, Points, and Stickers, Oh My! Top 3 Pitfalls of Behavior Goal-Setting As the new school year approaches, many parents are dusting off their child’s sticker charts and behavior systems in hopes of... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips “This one has a motor!” — Raising Active Kids When my daughter was four years old, we visited a friend with a large cat. The cat was heavy, but my daughter struggled mightily to pick... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Temperaments, Toddlers Raising an Emotionally Resilient Child Parents strive to support their children through life’s ups and downs but sometimes it’s hard to know how to help. The... Continue Reading