The holiday season is rolling around fast. Whether it’s Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, or New Years these festive times exist to bring family together. And while the holidays can be fun and merry events, for many of us they bring added … Continue reading
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Reframing Your Past Could Be The Key To More Confident and Content Parenting
Psychologist and parenting expert Ross Greene coined quite the term when he said that “Kids do well when they can,” but isn’t exactly the same true of parents? Reframing your past could be the key to getting there, and becoming … Continue reading
5 Myths About Kids and Sleep Debunked – So You Can Stop Tearing Yourself Up and Get a Better Night’s Rest
Sleep. It’s up there with eating and tantrums as a stress-causing subject for parents. And isn’t there just so many ideas, action plans and tools for change online or offered by well-meaning grandparents, caregivers, friends? We bet you … Continue reading
Two Ways To Conquer Separation Anxiety
Changes in routine or surroundings often trigger separation anxiety, and as parents, we often see it play out at daycare or school drop-off. And it’s really no secret why. We rush to get out on time, we have our never-ending … Continue reading
Lying: Why Children Lie And Ways to Respond
Have you ever? Watched as your child did something and then immediately blame someone else? Heard, “I have no homework,” from your child and then discovered it stuffed at the bottom of her school bag? Had a parent come to … Continue reading
Why Are We Parents So Scared to Disappoint our Kids?
Are you shy of disappointing your kids? Over the last few episodes, Abigail and Elle have been decoding emotional projects – in part one we looked at noticing behaviors which signal an emotional project, and in part two we spoke … Continue reading
Emotional Projects: Working With a Child’s Rigid Behaviors
Join us this week for part two of a three-part series on emotional projects. Last week Abigail and Elle got to talking about a child’s rigid behaviors – those times when they get “stuck” on a certain behavior, be it … Continue reading
An Entirely New Spin on Kids and Sharing
To share, or not to share, is that the question? So many parents in our parent groups and The Parent Club come to us with questions about sharing, it’s a subject that we knew we had to cover! Why is sharing … Continue reading
Growth Mindset, Winning, and Why It’s Important for Your Child
How can we help children towards building a positive self-identity? An “I Can!” attitude? This week Abigail shares the life-changing moment she cracked her tens times tables at 8-years-old, and how this win led to a paradigm shift in mindset – … Continue reading
Happier Parenting: Why Owning Your Parenting is Key (Even When Your Kids Drive You Crazy)
Have you ever woken up in the morning and vowed to yourself that you are going to make it A GREAT DAY? And then, 10 minutes later, your kids are bickering over who got the best bowl, homework is missing, … Continue reading
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