Tip of the Week September 2 – 8, 2019
Allow children to do (age appropriate) things for themselves and watch their self-esteem grow.
Tip of the Week August 26 – September 1, 2019
Taking time for teaching children essential skills and habits early on saves you time in unteaching undesired habits later.
Tip of the Week August 19- 25, 2019
Instead of shouting at the person you are angry with, write your feelings out on paper. Angry words spoken can be hard to take back.
Tip of the Week August 12- 18, 2019
A simple five-minute warning gives children a chance to get ready and finish what they are doing. It doesn’t end all resistance, but it greatly reduces it.
Tip of the Week August 5 – 11, 2019
Dealing with an angry child? If everyone is safe, put feelings before behavior. Hear what the child is feeling and reflect it back with judgement or correction, so the child feels understood (mirroring). “Sounds like your furious with me.”
Tip of the Week July 29 – August 4, 2019
Ask your child open-ended questions to help you really get to know them and what is going on with them, their friends, school and other activities.
Tip of the Week July 22 – 28, 2019
As a busy parent, give yourself the gift of rime (even just 10 minutes at a time) to refresh and look after yourself.
Tip of the Week July 8 – 14, 2019
Democratic parenting means giving children a say but not necessarily their own way.
Tip of the Week July 1 – 7, 2019
It is never too early or too late to start thinking about your Parenting Philosophy and how you would like your family to be. Start planning and setting goals for this.
Tip of the Week June 24 – 30, 2019
Before saying “No!” to your preschooler all the time – stop and think…Is this something they can actually do later? If so, you can say, “Yes, later” instead.