after school advice
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What To Say To a Child Who Doesn’t Want to Go to School
When your child starts to hate school and wants to stay home, these strategies are crucial to support your child and ensure the greatest outcome with the school. Here you will find expert tips from parenting experts, a former school principal and university instructor as well as videos from a family therapist. My five-year-old daughter […] Continue reading
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Brilliant Tips to Ease Separation Anxiety in Children
Separation anxiety is so hard on parents and children. For a parent, it is brutal to see your child devastated. Then leaving them in that state of devastation feels terrible. Fortunately, there are powerful strategies that will help your child feel empowered when you’re gone. Whether you’re dealing with separation anxiety in children who are […] Continue reading
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How to Ask About Your Child’s Day and Actually Get Answers!
When my daughter started school, I was so eager to find out about her day. When, “I don’t know,” was all I was getting, I had to get creative. Here are effective ways to find out about your child’s day! I had heard a million times over that when kids are asked about their days, […] Continue reading
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Powerful Strategies to Turn Your Child’s Anger and Difficult Behaviour Around
When your child gets angry or their behaviour becomes especially difficult, remember these two simple, powerful strategies. Rooted in positive parenting, these strategies will restore calmness and mitigate meltdowns. It pains me to say this, but my four-year-old son and I lost the harmony we once had. Honestly, I have never totally understood how […] Continue reading
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30+ Calming Kids Activities That Will Promote Peace in Your Household
Does your child have after-school meltdowns? Find simple, powerful activities and strategies to calm your child. Back to school has come with a slew of intense emotions. At the end of August, my son started kindergarten. In the days leading up to his first day, he was quite sensitive. We did our best to explain what […] Continue reading
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After-School Meltdowns: Practical Strategies to Get Ahead of Crying and Whining
If you have faced regular after-school meltdowns, don’t worry. Here are powerful, practical tips for kids to get ahead of crying and whining. We had just arrived home after a challenging road trip home. My oldest son was sick and upset the whole way home. The baby wanted to nurse endlessly. On top of […] Continue reading
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10 Things Your Child’s School Principal Wants You To Know
What would your child’s school principal tell you if they could say anything? Read 11 insights from a school principal with over 40 years experience below. I just sent my first-born to preschool! In wanting to set her up for success, I’m leaning into my mom’s wealth of educational knowledge more than ever before. Her […] Continue reading
About Me
Hi, I’m Alana. When I’m not nursing cold, stale coffee, I usually can be found with the baby on my hip, barefoot, and racing after my two older kids.
Thanks to a degree in psychology and a free-range childhood backing onto an expansive evergreen forest, positive parenting and play-based learning are my passions.