Tag sensory
Painfully Shy: A Promising Story of Facing One Child’s Social Anxiety
Parents usually love when their kids are outgoing and gregarious crowd-pleasers. But when kids seem to avoid social situations, parents tend to get a bit anxious themselves. You may even make a proclamation or feel the need to apologize forโฆ
Christmas: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?
Here are some practical ideas that can help protect the joy of the season and may minimize the likelihood of holiday meltdowns and conflicts. These ideas are anchored in the principle that we all behave better when we feel better!โฆ
It’s Not DefianceโIt’s Science!
Pretty much every kid loves to experiment with chaos: dropping food, smearing things, investigating cupboards or containers, throwing toys — you name it, a toddler has probably gotten into it. It can be easy to get aggravated when your childโฆ
The Inspiring Parenting Behind the World’s Greatest Inventor
ย Thomas Edison often tops the list of the worldโs greatest inventors. We have him to thank for (among other things) the phonograph, the first motion picture camera, and the lightbulb, about which he famously said of his many failedโฆ
10 Best on the Connected Families Blog 2014
We can hardly believe itโs 2015 already! Before we dive into a year of new blog posts, we thought weโd dwell for just a moment on some of your favorites from 2014. Here are the ten most-clicked parenting tips ofโฆ
Why Your Discipline Often Backfires
Jayden has been struggling to sit still at the table. Each time he gets antsy he gets a warning. “If you keep that up you’ll get a time out!” He settles down for a moment and dinner carries on. Butโฆ
Beat the Monday Blues with Sunday Lavender
In a coaching session, Karen shared that their familyโs weekly schedule seemed to take them captive every Sunday night. Lilly, their third-grader, unofficially declared it โMoan and groan about Monday morningโ time. The whole family would get drawn into herโฆ
7 Practical Tips for Picky Eaters
It is truly a God-given desire to feed your child healthy food. Unfortunately, this good desire can easily go awry when your child turns up his nose at what you consider to be essential nutrition. A picky eater’s rejection ofโฆ
Video: Sensory Input Techniques to Calm and Focus your Child
Got a child with sensory sensitivity? Check out Lynne’s helpful therapy techniques to help calm and focus your child! Sign up below to receive a weekly dose of encouragement straight to your inbox: