Category Discipline
Morning Sensory Dysregulation
How to turn morning meltdowns into happy starts for your highly sensitive child.
3 Reasons Kids Misbehave & How You Can Respond With Grace and Love
If youโve got a child who seems to be misbehaving more than usual, itโs time to pause and reflect on what might be driving your misbehaving child. When your child seems to be acting out all of a sudden, youโฆ
Practical Tips To Turn Uncontrolled Emotional Outbursts Into Big Wins
Your child is struggling. Again. They are frustrated and unload their stress on everyone around them in an uncontrolled emotional outburst. It might be a classic toddler tantrum or an older child stuck in explosive patterns. How can you turnโฆ
Daily Sensory Rhythms To Bring Peace to Your Home | Ep 112
Your child is done with school (or preschool) for the day and instead of relaxing, youโre now navigating meltdown after meltdown. Why do the strategies that worked with one child fall flat with another? Do you find yourself wondering, โWillโฆ
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How to Teach Flexibility Using a Pipe Cleaner
Plans change. Life changes. And suddenly your sweet child who doesnโt get to have chicken nuggets is melting down on your kitchen floor. Or maybe rain canceled your walk to the park. Whatever the cause, the chaos that ensues canโฆ
Your Child’s Misbehavior: A Cry for Help?
โI hate you, Mommy!!โCarrie was at the end of her rope with her 5-year-old. โAlex is always an intense kid, but he seems so angry and defiant these days. What do I do when he says โI hate you!!โ? Itโฆ
Connecting with Toddlers & Teens During Discipline
Each year thousands of people participate in one of our online courses, or in our parent coaching. We frequently hear encouraging stories like the ones below of parents connecting with toddlers AND teens during discipline. We love it when storiesโฆ
The Big Do-Over
Here is another story from Joel and Amy Nelson, parents of two sons, who have previously shared their story here. Enjoy! Parenting may not come with a manual, but I sure have read a lot of the parenting books outโฆ
7 Peaceful, Powerful Ways to Connect with an Angry Child
Everyone would agree that loving our children is one of the most important things a parent can do. But sometimes expressing that love isnโt as easy as it sounds. Sarafina wrote about a breakthrough she had in learning to connectโฆ
How to Avoid Being Taken Hostage by Kids’ Demands
Parents sometimes feel like hostages to the intense demands of their children, intimidated into submission with the threat of โthe big gunโ – a deafening meltdown. One of our online course participants asked for help: Our 3 1/2 year oldโฆ