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7 Activities to Teach Patience to the Child Who Wants It NOW
You want to teach your child patience, but it probably feels like an uphill battle. See if this sounds familiar. Your child asks for something. Maybe you’re not opposed to their idea, but it’s something they’re going to have to…
Is Your Child Not Sharing? 4 Strategies to Help Your Child Learn to Share
Your child might sing “sharing is caring” at the top of her lungs one minute and grab her brother’s toy the next. If your small child is not sharing well yet, take a deep breath. Not sharing toys does not…
I Just Can’t Get My Kids Off the Screen!
Don't just say, "No!" say, "Yes!" too!
Why Doesn’t Your Tween Want to Shower? We Don’t Know Either.
(But here's a good way of finding out & cultivating wisdom)
Getting Kids to Behave in Church
Making church a place of joy for your children
Hurtful Comments: Teach Your Child How to Process and Grow
The concept of "Trash, Truth, Treasure"
Teaching Your Child to Navigate “Mean” Kids | Ep. 97
“He called me stupid!” “She said she doesn’t want to play with me!” It’s so hard when your child comes to you feeling hurt by someone else’s words. Words matter. And they hurt! You want to comfort your kids and…
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What to Do When Your Child Has a Hard Time Losing
Resilience and respect: Learning to “win at losing"
From Nursing to Coaching: Walking with Parents in Intense Times
Introducing Connected Families’ parent coach, Lydia Rex
Helping Kids with Their Anger
Kids get angry sometimes. So do we. But is it pure anger, or is there something more? It turns out that much of what appears as anger is actually a more tangled and confusing set of feelings like fear, sadness,…