Remote Learning: 6 Tips To Engage and Motivate Your Child
Give yourself some grace, remember your long-term goals — and try to find the humor in doing the impossible. It isn’t fair, I know. But it’s worth it.
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What matters most right now for your child
I want to take this moment to remind you of what’s most important for your child to thrive, even during hard times: A warm connection with you.
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5 Ways To Do Self-Care When You’re With Your Kids
The solution is to put ourselves back on the list, and tend to ourselves as well as we can each moment of the day, just as we do our child. To honor both our needs and theirs.
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Supporting Your Child to Play Independently: Free Play
If you’ve found yourself wishing that your child would play by him or herself more often, and for longer periods of time, you don’t need to feel guilty about that.
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Supporting Your Child To Play Independently
When we interrupt play, the child has to start over, so it keeps the child from playing deeply.
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Handling Your Child’s Disappointment Over Cancelled Events
The truth is that the only way to get through disappointment is the way we get through any other kind of loss: We grieve.
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The Foolproof Way To Keep Your Child from Hitting Other Kids
Punishing a child who hits doesn’t stop the hitting. It just increases the child’s fear, making future hitting more likely.
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Can you “enforce” your limits without force?
Punishment destroys a child’s desire to behave.
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When friends and family criticize your parenting
Being with other families is good for both parents and children. But what happens when your parenting approaches differ?
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The Transition from Connecting: When Your Child Wants More!
Every bit of love and patience you extend toward your child makes a huge difference. Your child is giving you an opportunity to help her heal.
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