In today's fast-paced world, parenting can sometimes feel like a juggling act, especially when it comes to understanding different parenting styles and programs like gentle parenting, conscious parenting, and others. It's essential for parents to align these methods with their values and personalities to create an effective and harmonious approach to raising children.
Managing High-Energy Toddlers: Tips for Busy Parents
Are you struggling to keep up with your high-energy toddler's adventurous spirit? You're not alone. Many parents find themselves in a whirlwind of emotions when trying to manage their little ones in public spaces. Here are some practical tips to navigate these challenging situations with ease.
Helping Your Child Sleep Peacefully: A Guide for Parents of Kids Under 6
Parenting comes with its own set of challenges, and one of the most common concerns for parents with young children is sleep. When your child is having a hard time sleeping, it can be a stressful experience for both you and your little one. In this blog, we will discuss strategies to help your child sleep better while emphasizing the importance of staying calm and loving throughout the process.
How to Understand the Use of Consequences
Let’s talk about consequences. One of the most frequent questions parents ask me in workshops and consultations is what is the consequence to a child’s challenging behavior. Most ask that question because they have an inappropriate goal. They've been told that the right goal is for your child to feel bad when they're not listening or when they've made a mistake. I want you to wonder: When was the last time that you learned anything while feeling bad?
Ways to Manage Young Children While Sheltering at Home
Parents of young children are probably the most tired and affected during this time of staying safe at home. Young children, unlike older children, do not have the ability to separate this time of sheltering at home from “normal time.”
My Buddha Daughter and Her Emotional Mother
The key to parenting to the personality your child was born with is to figure out how to respond, discipline and set values to the temperament of your child. My daughter and I do not have a good fit. I am highly-reactive, highly emotional and when stressed, irrational. She is low-reactive, methodical, observant, and mostly calm.
Five Steps for Transitioning from a Pacifier
Many children use and adore their pacifier. Inevitably, many parents wonder how to take away this object that brings their babies so much pleasure and peace. The following are the most common questions on this topic and the steps parents should follow to help their children move on from their pacifier.
A Common Culprit for Challenging Behavior in Children Under 8 (Video)
Have you ever wondered why your child lies, why they deny their mistakes, why they blame others for what they have done. This video will give you the biggest culprit for this behavior. Watch.
Discipline, Assistance and Bullies in a Preschool Classroom
Cross-armed and teary-eyed parents sat across from me, listening to me speak about the issues in their children’s classroom. They took a deep unified breath after I stated clearly, “There’s no such thing as a bully in a preschool classroom.”
Parenting During a Hurricane (VIDEO)
Founder of Stop Parenting Alone explains how to help your children feel emotionally safe during a hurricane.