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Most parents have been feeling out of sorts these days. Many families who work with me have been describing how guilty they feel and want to know how to handle it. In these 3 minutes I walk you through how to handle your parenting hiccups.
Social media has been full of “ideas” on self care. Many parents roll their eyes at the thought and so do I. But there is validity in attempting to manage your mood to be a better parent. Take 5 minutes and listen in on how to attain self-care in a simple way.
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?
There are many baffling behaviors of teens. For many parents of teens the behavior they could slightly tolerate is now exacerbated by the quarantine. Watch Lina Acosta Sandaal, child development expert and psychotherapist and Cristy Clavijo-Kish, mom of twin teens, explain the behavior and how to manage it while sheltering at home.
In this time of sheltering at home, many parents are looking for places and ways to control. This video has a challenge for parents on this topic. Watch!
Get your questions answered in this webinar. The panelist include a pediatrician (Dr. Aletha Maybank), an advocate for policy (Monifa Bandele of MomsRising), and our founder Lina Acosta Sandaal sharing her expertise on developmentally appropriate ways to talk to your children about COVID-19.
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.
A popular question of parents with children in kindergarten to second grade is how to help their children manage friendships. Watch this video to understand how to help them and how to understand how your children experience their friends and classmates.
Why does your teen only come to you with a problem when their head is on fire? Here is the answer and tips on how to manage this baffling behavior of teens.
FB LIVE with Cristy from Los Tweens & Teens talking about how to manage the conversation about romantic relationships with your tweens and teens.
