by Leanne Page | Nov 21, 2022 | Parenting in General, Positive Reinforcement, Teaching Tools
Do your holiday traditions align with your family values? The holidays should be about joy and magic for our kids. What if we flipped the script and instead of using threats such as: “Santa’s watching…” and “You’d better not cry…,” we send a more positive and...
by Leanne Page | Nov 14, 2022 | Parenting in General, Teaching Tools
When you think of all the chaos of your next big holiday event or family gathering, what worries jump to your mind? What are those worst case scenarios your brain is playing for you? Sometimes all the schedule and routine changes can be hard for our kids. Later...
by Leanne Page | Nov 9, 2022 | Parenting in General, Teaching Tools
The holiday season is upon us once again. When you think of all the things that need to happen between now and January 2nd, does your heart start to pound a little? Mine does. We only get this holiday season with our kids the exact ages once-right now. When we...
by Leanne Page | Nov 2, 2022 | Parenting in General, Problem Behavior, Teaching Tools, Uncategorized
When our kids have the big feelings and big reactions, how do we help them calm back down? Deep breathing? Yoga poses? Quiet calming corner? Yes and no. Every single one of us has our own preferred method of emotional regulation. What helps you to calm your fired up...
by Leanne Page | Oct 27, 2022 | Parenting in General, Teaching Tools, Uncategorized
What is one of my absolute favorite parenting tools? Special one-on-one time with each child. No, I’m not talking solo trips across the country or even one-on-one dates to a restaurant or movie theater. Those things are awesome, but not exactly doable on a regular...
by Leanne Page | Oct 22, 2022 | Parenting in General, Teaching Tools
When you are talking to your children, are you aware of what your body language is saying to them? This makes me think of Ursula in The Little Mermaid. Can you hear her voice? “Body language- HA!” Anywhoo, we see posts or hear advice all the time about WHAT to say to...
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