Month: February 2015

How Can I Help My Child Offload Feelings of Hurt?

Q: My son is a very dynamic four-year-old. He is attached to me and has a younger two year-old brother. What I’ve noticed is that when we are doing Staylistening, he will sometimes rapidly control his emotions and improve his overall emotional state in such a way that he’s able to go back to normal

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How to Add Joy to Your Parenting

Listen as this mother describes how a parenting class brought more joy and laughter to her family. What class was it? The Parenting by Connection Starter cla…

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Playfully Brushing Teeth Part 2

Making it possible for your child to want to cooperate can actually be fun. Watch as Kristen gives two examples of setting a limit playfully in order to diffuse the power struggle.  Continued in Part 3

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Playfully Brushing Teeth Part 1

Struggling with brushing teeth?  In this 3 part Video series, Kristen explains how to set a limit playfully.   Connection and laughter can help your child want to cooperate. Watch as Kristen gives examples of turning a power struggle into fun!  Continued in Part 2

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A Playful Way to Stop Biting and Pinching

a guest post from Stephanie Parker When my daughter was three she started pinching and biting me. I was pretty shocked as she’d never done anything like that before. I tried setting a limit and and getting her to stop but it wasn’t working long term. She continued to do it and I wasn’t always

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When Another Child Hurts Your Child

It’s not helpful for children, or for us, to be taught that others are bad. It disempowers us. If others are “bad,” then they have a condition we can’t help them with. We have to defend ourselves against a force that we can’t see or influence. This view is far more empowering: it is hurt people who hurt people.

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