Lynne Jackson
To Unlock Your Child’s Heart, Just Ask for the Key!
ย If you are reading this, you probably want your kids to know how much you love them. And you probably tell them often that you do. But effectively communicating love is not always so simple. How can we beโฆ
Why โStop it!โ Doesnโt Work
Iโd HAD it! I was sick of this aggravating behavior, day after day. I stopped in my tracks, glared at the little one who was driving me crazy, and yelled at the top of my lungs, “STOP IT!!” Do youโฆ
How to Break the Cycle of Crabbiness and Negativity
โIโm bored. No one wants to play with me. I hate my classes and that teacher. Iโm no good at anything! Everything is just dumb!โ Sound familiar? Kids can be pretty good at complaining and crabbing their way to getโฆ
First Step to Helping Intense Kids
If you have an intense child (or know someone who does), watch this short video, produced in partnership with FamilyLife Canada. Youโll learn what might be going on with your intense child that is driving his/her difficulty. And then makeโฆ
Do You Offer Empowering or Trapping Choices?
Youโve likely heard the wise advice to give two choices to help empower kids and significantly decrease power struggles. What you may not have heard is how kids often feel โtrappedโ by the choices parents present to them. In partnershipโฆ
Should I Require Fighting Kids to Apologize?
Sibling conflict can be discouraging as parents wonder, โWill these kids ever learn to get along? Will they ever be close?โ Jim and I wondered that. Our online course, Sibling Conflict: From Bickering to Bonding, is packed with the insightsโฆ
Itโs OK to Mess Up
Catie came for coaching to address sibling conflict and disrespect. During one session she confessed, โI get so mad when one son hits the other, and I just blew it yesterday. I got so angry, and yelled, and it allโฆ
How To Break Into Your Child’s Focus Bubble with Grace
Listening when youโre addressed by someone is a great life skill, but one that often our children donโt seem too eager to learn! Frustrated parents often say, โI hate it, but I just have to yell, and then theyโll finallyโฆ
When Your Child Just HAS To Have That Thing for Christmas…
Your little darling comes to you with their face lit up, a picture and product details in hand, their logic detailed into a lawyer-like brief, and begs with passion for that one special thing for Christmas. โOk, I know exactlyโฆ
3 Steps for Success in Holiday Chaos!
Holidays and other gatherings can be a lot of fun โ but they can also be chaotic and overstimulating for kids! Rather than punish your children for misbehavior, be thoughtful ahead of time about how to prepare them for success.โฆ