positive discipline
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When Children Fight, This is the Opportunity You Won’t Want to Miss
When children fight, we want it to stop. And for good reason, we want our kids to be safe and get along. This opportunity is a game changer. Instead of trying to stop sibling rivalry, it resolves it. Here you’ll learn how. Get a printable cheatsheet with these tips below. When I found out I […] Continue reading
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How to stop backtalk and restore peace in your family
For a parent, one of the most humbling and frustrating experiences is when your child backtalks or disrespects you. This powerful approach is rooted in positive discipline and will calm the most disrespectful behaviour and stop backtalk. Get a printable cheat sheet with this technique at the bottom of the post. There are times parenting […] Continue reading
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How Social Stories Help Children Who Are Struggling
Find out why social stories are an incredible tool for parenting young children. Find examples and a formula. Perfect for positive discipline. In the space of a couple of weeks, my five-year-old’s behaviour went from thoughtful and kind to unmanageably difficult. I’m used to a girl who, when I ask for help, leaps up to […] Continue reading
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How to get kids to listen: 6 sure-fire tips that will make your life easier
It can be maddening when kids don’t listen. These are research-based strategies that will teach you how to get kids to listen calmly and effectively. The number one question I get from parents joining our facebook group or when emailing me is: How do I get my kids to listen better? Though we have struggled with […] Continue reading
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Why science says this is the best approach to parenting toddlers
Toddlers are strong-willed, prone to tantrums and don’t have a great sense of danger. How can we support their development while effectively parenting them? Find out what science says are the most powerful tips for parenting toddlers here. Get a printable with all these tips at the bottom of this post About three months shy […] Continue reading
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This is why positive parenting is essential now
Find out why authoritative parenting is essential today even though it wasn’t in the past, including the pros and cons of this style of parenting and more. There seem to be two big misconceptions when it comes to positive or authoritative parenting. First, many fear that it raises children who have an over-inflated concept of […] Continue reading
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This is the Crucial Difference Between Positive and Permissive Parenting
To the unknowing eye, positive parenting can be mistaken for permissive parenting. This is because positive parents forgo the use of punishment and listen to their children’s feelings. Here is the crucial difference between the two parenting styles. My daughter and oldest son were in the throes of a heated argument when a store attendant […] Continue reading
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What is Positive Discipline and Why You Might Have it Wrong
What is positive discipline? Some fear it’s permissive while others may not understand everything entails. Here you will find out what it is, what it isn’t and how to use positive discipline in your parenting. At the bottom of this post, get a printable cheatsheet with these tips. To many, positive discipline sounds like a […] Continue reading
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How to find peace in the heat of the moment and stop yelling at your kids
Yelling at your kids can become a hard habit to break but it can also be quite damaging. This one simple strategy stops me from yelling at my kids and it can work for you too. It was one of those hot summer’s days that had blurred into scorching hot summer’s days before it. Seeking […] Continue reading
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How to Get Your Kids to Listen Without Yelling
Over and over again, I have parents ask how to get your kids to listen without yelling. Kids don’t listen. Parents repeat themselves again and again. Tensions mount and then they yell. Kids get upset and feel as though the parent has been mean. The parents are beyond frustrated because they feel they’ve approached the […] 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.