If you've ever tried to help a crying kid calm down, this might sound familiar to you. My 4 year old stands there bawling in the middle of his room. All I did was ask him to put away the Duplo bricks that have been haphazardly strewn all across his room, and he loses it. "Kiddo, I don't understand why you're so upset, can you tell me why you're so sad?" He looks at me and bawls harder. I drop to my knees and pull him into a big hug and say "Hey buddy, it won't take too long to put away the Duplos..." his loud cries interrupt … [Read more...]
8 Effective Parenting Goals To Make Your Life Easier
Inside: Find parenting goals that are perfect for your individual family AND 8 of the best parenting goals that will make your life easier. As we head into any new year, it’s the perfect time to start reflecting. What worked for me last year? How can I do things better? What do I resolve to change? And as adults, we usually focus on weight loss goals or promises to exercise more, or desires to quit a bad habit. Rarely do we focus on improving our parenting skills. In the hustle and bustle of everyday parenting craziness like … [Read more...]
How This One Thing Will Ensure Your Child’s Success
Inside: Learn how a growth mindset in parents is the key to a child feeling successful. Last night, around my family dinner table, we threw a party for my 9-year-old son. We toasted him, we praised him, and we whooped and hollered. My son, who can not spell well (his last spelling test was a solid ‘F’), just aced his first spelling test. 18 out of 18 correct. And we were all overjoyed. But were we celebrating the perfect score? Nope. The 'A+' grade? Nope. The lack of red marks he usually receives? Nope. We were … [Read more...]
Find Quality Time With Your Kids…And Still Get Stuff Done!
I'm standing in the laundry room, moving a load from the washer to the dryer with one load waiting to go in, and another that needs to be folded. As I'm hunched over, pulling clothes out of the wash, I hear little footsteps and my 5 year old's voice behind me. "Mommy, will you play with me?" I sigh. I swear this is the hundredth time he's asked me to play today. Every time I turn around, this boy asks me to play. And I do play. I play all the time. Actually, I just spent the better part of an hour helping him build his LEGO … [Read more...]
One Powerful Way To Conquer Sibling Rivalry
"Stop touching me!!" "You stop touching me!!" "Ugh, I hate you!!" "Just leave me ALONE!!" Doors slam and I hear my youngest son wailing upstairs. With my hands in my head, I think to myself..."I just can't take this anymore." My boys have been fighting non-stop over the past few weeks. I have no idea what's going on, but it's getting to the point that I can't leave them alone for a minute before they start yelling and hitting each other. When they are getting along, the family is fun, more enjoyable and just all around … [Read more...]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 31
- Next Page »