A Guest Post by Stephanie Parker My daughter is about to turn nine and I’ve been thinking recently that I’d like her to do more around the house. I haven’t spent enough time making this happen in the past, I’ve … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Healthy Discipline and Setting Limits with Children
Talking About Tweens (and their Tantrums)
This week on the podcast talk turns to tweens and what it takes to parent through what can bring some on turbulent times. With Abigail parenting a double tween household and Elle raising a 10-year-old, there’s plenty of personal stories … Continue reading
Kids Will Cry When You Set a Limit, And That’s OK
A guest post from Marilupe de la Calle My daughter, age two, was showing signs of tension and off-track behavior. She was easily dissatisfied and cranky. As soon as we arrived back home after an outing, she demanded that we open … Continue reading
How Can I Handle My Child’s Picky Eating Without Disrupting the Whole Family?
Setting Limits and Staylistening Those of you with picky eaters are familiar with requests—or demands—for “something else” to eat. Rigidity around food is like rigidity around anything else: it signals a need for help. We often need to set a … Continue reading
How To Listen To One Child Cry When My Other Children Need Me
Staylistening With Emilie Leeks We have three children, and I must admit I do find it a huge challenge keeping on top of everything around the house, while also being there for each of them when they need it. Recently my … Continue reading
17 Kind Ways To Say No To Your Child
On Setting Limits Juliet looked at her mom, her hands already on the paint pot. “Mama? Can we paint some more. Please?” Her mom, tired and in the middle of signing a school memo, looked at her daughter and sighed. … Continue reading
How Saying No to My Daughter Helped Stop Her Upset
A Guest Post on Setting Limits By Emilie Leeks Setting limits on small things is something I used to find very hard. Sometimes I feel I’m just being petty by not doing things for the kids when technically I can, but … Continue reading
What Playful Limits Look Like at School
Sarah Charlton on Setting Loving Limits I recently begun working as a learning support assistant in a UK secondary school. The job’s going well but there is one girl that I support who has been highly resistant to any help, … Continue reading
Does My Child Read Too Much?
Dear Hand in Hand, My daughter’s school is really pushing reading. They constantly say how reading opens the world and makes for a more ready and open learner. I’ve always thought I was quite lucky because my 7-year-old girl just … Continue reading
How One Mom Kept Her Limit (and Her Calm) After a Playdate
By Andrea McCracken As the school year has got started my daughter has gotten more and more social, and wants to play with her friends often after school. One day at a friend’s house they had played, had ice cream … Continue reading
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