Inside: Find effective strategies to calm your angry child during time-in. With countless techniques to calm strong-willed, sensitive children, there is something for every difficult or challenging emotion. We were on week two of our three-week stay at my parents' house and tensions were running high. Because we live across the country, when we fly back to see my … [Read more...] about 10+ Powerful Strategies That Will Calm Your Angry Child
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This is How to Respond When Your Child Hates School
When your child starts to hate school, these strategies are crucial to support your child and ensure the greatest outcome with the school. A reader wrote me last week. Identifying information has been changed and I was given permission to post on my blog. Here is a version of her story. My six-year-old daughter wakes just before the crack of dawn talking all about her … [Read more...] about This is How to Respond When Your Child Hates School
How to Empower and Celebrate Your Sensitive Son
Society may not favour sensitive boys. But they are a true gift. Find out how can you encourage your sensitive son to be strong without changing who he is. We were at my kids' favourite Tex-Mex restaurant. My husband, who arrived before me, had the foresight to get the kids tortilla chips to munch on while we waited. Green Crayola crayon in-hand, my son and I played … [Read more...] about How to Empower and Celebrate Your Sensitive Son
Your Kids Will Love These Simple Ways to Engage in Sensory Play
Sensory play can seem like a disaster waiting to happen with rice or flour everywhere. But there are simple ways to procure the benefits naturally without all the mess! When it comes to sensory play, there seem to two types of people. There are the ones who cringe at the mere mention - envisioning glitter, flour and water caked on hard-to-reach crannies for days. And … [Read more...] about Your Kids Will Love These Simple Ways to Engage in Sensory Play
Why You Shouldn’t Punish Tantrums and What You Can Do Instead
Should you punish tantrums and emotional outbursts in kids? Find out how research says you should face meltdowns, rude outbursts, and tantruming.Should you punish tantrums and emotional outbursts in kids? Find out how research says you should face meltdowns, rude outbursts, and tantruming. Should you punish tantrums and emotional outbursts in kids? Find out how research says … [Read more...] about Why You Shouldn’t Punish Tantrums and What You Can Do Instead