Watching our children stumble through the forests of friendships, sometimes successfully maneuvering the path and other times finding dark, dangerous caverns, can be one of the most painful things we do as parents. Some parents try to overcome these painful bumps by carefully coordinating friendships from that first Mommy and Me class, before their babies [...]
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Why Some Say Our Kids Shouldn’t Have Best Friends Bullying is bad. It seeps into the souls of children and can slowly chip away at their confidence, self-worth, and feeling of belonging in the world. Loneliness is generally not a comforting emotion, and being excluded from relationships with peers is a challenging and sad experience [...]
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It is an emotion that children feel, and parents deal with the consequences – frustration. Have you ever watched as your child tried to do something, only to be blocked somehow, and the frustration was visible on his face? The eyebrows start to furrow, his snose scrunches up in strange contortions, maybe the lip curls, [...]
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Children who are able to tell tales and verbally share stories with others are doing more than practicing their speaking skills. Storytelling is an intricate combination of vocabulary, inflection, emotions, concepts of time, and social awareness. In yesterday’s post I described the value and importance of storytelling when it comes to adults sharing tales with [...]
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5 Tips for Raising Kind Kids Lessons about kindness and friendship can come in many forms, and teaching our children to pay it forward and understand the importance of the golden rule is one of the most important things we can do for our kids. Raising kind and conscientious children is deeply rooted in raising [...]
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Where have all the manners gone? That was the sentiment I sadly heard recently as I listened to two elderly individuals speak about several children careening around the local fairgrounds, oblivious to others around them. It’s not the first time I’ve heard adults question the apparent lack of consideration by children, and the sentiment always [...]
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Just got to witness a great interaction between my 3 year old son and his 15 month old sister. If it wasn’t for Emotion Coaching I’m convinced this would have ended in a classic Brother and Sister fight. After you watch the above video, think about the difference between a brother and sister who treat [...]
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This video outlines what I REALLY think about John Gottman’s book, Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child. His book changed my life as a parent, I firmly believe that my children will lead significantly happier lives because I read this book and applied it’s techniques on my children.
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I had a very interesting incident with our three year old son and one year old daughter yesterday. I thought sharing it with you might cause you to rethink, whether or not yelling at your child is as effective as you hope it is. . . . . Here’s what happened: Because our daughter isn’t [...]
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There I was, stomach growling with hunger, hands full of diapers, sippy cups, spare pants for potential potty training accidents, keys in hand ready to go out the door with my in-laws for dinner… and my son decides to start rummaging through the closet. “Jimmy, I need you to get out of the closet it’s [...]
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