When your child’s bad behaviour just won’t turn around, this positive discipline technique is incredibly effective. Find out what to do and how it works below. It wasn’t a long road trip and I felt like I had prepared so well. I had taken my kids to the playground before we left. […]
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!” […]
My kids aren’t obedient because I don’t expect them to be. And there’s good reason for this. Find out why obedient kids should not be a goal of parenting. As we entered into my OB-GYN’s office, we may as well have been a three-ringed-circus. At eight months pregnant, I was so big my […]
Ease separation anxiety with these simple suggestions. These positive parenting tips will help both you and your child feel better. This year, my daughter starts kindergarten and my son preschool. My daughter was born ready to fly. She is social, fiercely independent, and ready to take on whatever is in front of her. […]
Make your backyard extra fun while teaching your children about the Olympics with these super simple Olympic Activities for Preschoolers! This summer marks the first time my kids are old enough to learn about the Olympics. And I’m especially excited! During the 2010 Winter Games, I met my husband. Of course, I […]
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 […]
As warmer weather hits us, we are pretty quick to get out our kiddie pool. I dutifully fill it up using both the hose and hot tap water to make it a more desirable temperature. My kids splash and play. I watch them not fight play nicely for a good thirty or so minutes. But as […]
Want to discipline your child using positive parenting strategies? Check out there 5 alternatives to timeouts below! I remember when I came across that first website. I had poured over it because it was laden with so many rich, positive parenting strategies. As I combed through each assertion nodding, I took note of what […]
Toddlers have an uncanny ability to destroy the house in unexpected and creative ways in NO time at all. Case and point, 20 minutes of my Saturday. We had just returned home from being out. My husband left us to run a couple of errands. My daughter, son, and I no sooner stepped into the foyer […]
I wish I could attest to a potty training technique that effectively teaches children. If only I could say that what worked for us was either the three-day, three-week, or three-step potty training program. I have no such affirmation to provide you with. I have no tales of expedient success. Potty training both my daughter […]