Tag Transitions
Help! My Child Won’t Listen | Ep 148
My child won’t listen! Sound familiar? If you’ve had that exasperated thought recently, you’re not alone. Obedience and cooperation are common struggles most families encounter. There may be a disconnect between your good intentions and what your kids experience and…
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Special Time With Your Child: 3 Kind Steps to Make the Ending Special Too
It’s great to have a goal to spend more special time with your child, but…not only is it sometimes painfully difficult to even find five minutes of concentrated one-on-one time but let’s talk about the transition back. Have you ever…
Your Child Struggles to Transition. Here’s What to Do. | Episode 50
You have work to do and need to move on from playing with your child. They don’t want you to go. And they whine. They fuss. What can you do when your child struggles to transition? You asked. We answered!…
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Transitions: It’s Time to Go
Does this sound familiar? Picture yourself standing, hands on hips at the front door saying (maybe loudly, even): “C’mon, kids. It’s time to go. Kids…. Kids…. It’s time to go!!! You need to listen to me! Get moving – NOW!”…
Helping Kids Transition From One Activity to the Next
When a child becomes so focused on a favorite activity that they just can’t seem to pull away, it may become an exercise in frustration for parents. Suddenly, Mom or Dad may find themselves heading directly toward power struggles and…
Beat the Monday Blues with Sunday Lavender
In a coaching session, Karen shared that their family’s weekly schedule seemed to take them captive every Sunday night. Lilly, their third-grader, unofficially declared it “Moan and groan about Monday morning” time. The whole family would get drawn into her…