When you pick your child up from school, does your child meltdown? Don’t worry. This is totally normal. Find out why self-regulation is so hard for children as well as simple, powerful strategies to promote calmness. I don’t think I’ll ever forget that conversation. It actually kind of caught me off guard. I […]
A spirited, strong-willed, intense, or angry child… these are all terms that we often use, or hear to describe kids with strong emotions. What we don’t always know is how to help them calm down, or how to teach them to achieve calm themselves. Here are positive parenting strategies to help calm an angry child. […]
Raising strong-willed children is a demanding process. We can’t just demand compliance because it won’t work. Find positive parenting strategiess below. Her blood-curdling scream was enough to wake the baby and send chills down my spine. “I told you to STOP!” she yelled. I had never heard my daughter speak to me […]
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 to effectively […]
Parenting a strong-willed child is full of ups and downs. Find out the key to raising them successfully without breaking their spirit. “I don’t like you anymore!” is heard as her bedroom door slams. Or, his hands on his hips, he looks me dead in the eye and declares, “I’m leaving the family!” […]
Parenting a spirited child is a very involved, dynamic, & rewarding process. Find positive parenting strategies to parent your spirited child here. There are times where I wonder if my two kids are trying to reenact a scene from Lord of the Flies. Really. In our household, something as simple as changing […]
This post contains affiliate links. The price you pay on Amazon is the same, however I get a very small commission. Toddlerhood is a ‘spirited’ time to say the least. Kids’ desire to do things by themselves and demonstrate their will can become the forefront of everything. That said, there are some kids that […]
Because I was a strong-willed, independent child myself, I thought I was parenting my strong-willed child right. Here’s what I learned was doing wrong. For 8 months now, I’ve been parenting a two-year-old and a three-year-old. Two under two has nothing on the phase of “No! I do it by myself.” And all the […]
Parenting a strong-willed, sensitive child is challenging. We want to preserve their spirit while effectively parenting them. Find tangible tips here. My little girl is undoubtedly all of what I could have dreamt up in a child and more. A dynamic, inquisitive, strong-willed, sensitive child, she is anything but placid. In her preschool classroom, she […]
Toddlerhood is not for the faint of heart. Here are positive parenting tips for difficult toddler behaviour, such as toddler tantrums, that are rooted in research. I remember when I really thought difficult toddlers were really in the eye of the beholder. While there may be some merit to that notion, let’s get real. Case […]