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Social and emotional skills are foundational for healthy relationships and a happy life. First, show your child how to identify and manage their feelings. Then, teach your child skills that make interacting with others more positive.
Stating feelings is an incredibly powerful way to help your child get calm. You can teach your child to name their feelings using printables. I wouldn’t believe this so much if I hadn’t watched it with my own eyes: “Waaahhh. Aaahhhh,” shrieked my preschooler. “You feel sad. You really wanted to play with your sister…
If you want your child to have better behavior and manage their big emotions, you need to stop focusing on the bad behavior. This is what to do instead. The scene had repeated itself many times in our home. Then I finally caught on. I’d get the baby down for a nap. Then I would…
You’ve tried sticker charts with limited success. Here are the Dos and Don’ts for using a positive behavior chart with your child correctly. Being cooped up during Stay Home Orders for COVID-19 has been hard on all of us. Many parents are seeing less desirable behavior from our children, and it’s totally understandable. But we…
Want to try to improve your child’s behavior? Find out why Focused Play Time is the easiest way to improve your child’s behavior. “Stop doing that.” “I told you to put away your shoes.” “You need to build your tower this way so it won’t fall.” Does this sound like your home? If it does,…
Meltdowns with a disappointed child can be tough. But these 8 strategies help your child manage disappointment. It just started pouring rain, but you promised your school-aged son you would go on a bike ride. You explain to your son that outdoor time won’t work now and he collapses into hysterical sobbing. These meltdowns…
Lately our two children, ages 3 and 6, have started a new game. It’s the type of game that every parent dreads. They look at each other with giant grins and shout in unison, “EEEEHHHHHHH!” as loudly as possible. It’s a sound that grates on my nerves so badly that I realized it’s time to…
Children’s books are one of the best ways to help children learn emotional skills. Before children can learn to cope with their big feelings, they need to have some knowledge about them. This is why children’s books are so helpful in building emotional intelligence. Books are visual so they remove the burden of processing a…
The complaining, the arguing, the sassy voices? Have your children ever pushed your buttons until you finally snap? In a fit of anger, you banished them to their rooms forever. Do you wish you could find another way to help your children manage their behavior? When small infractions build up, parents can lose their minds. …
The iPad freezes up again and your sensitive child prone to big feelings is wailing on the floor. Your child is so frustrated and can’t seem to stay calm. You wish you knew how to teach your child to stay calm. You see your older child starting to turn red when his toddler brother take…
“IT’S MINE!” If you have a toddler or preschooler, you’ve probably heard these words. It was probably accompanied by embarrassing wailing and a full body meltdown in public. I know you want to teach your children to share. Here’s the thing: Sharing isn’t really neurologically appropriate until at least age 3.5 to 4 years old….