Does your child get really angry or throw tantrums when you try to talk to her after she makes a poor choice? How you respond to your child after something goes wrong for her can have a large impact on her future emotional response to…
You can do everything else in all the other articles but if you don’t do the following to build relationships within your family, whatever else you do won’t matter. Have you ever noticed that when one person gives you a suggestion or says something,…
According to Myrna Shure’s “Raising a Thinking Child,” there are four levels of asking a child for the behavior you want. ~ Level 1: Negative interactions: yelling, belittling, shaming, etc. Level 2: Saying what you want positively. Level 3: Giving information or talking about feelings.…
Si son ofrecidas de cierta manera, opciones benefician a los niños en muchas diferentes razones. Darle opciones a los niños los beneficia de la siguiente manera. Primero, les da la sensacion de tener el control de su vida. Segundo, gradualmente les ayuda a prender a…
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As you interact with your child, remember children are not mini-adults. They are qualitatively different from adults in their ways of learning and thinking. Children : adults = tadpoles: frogs. To teach them, we have to think about the way they learn- not how we think they…
Whining can be an ongoing irritant in the background. What can you do to make your child stop whining? Step 1) Make sure your child understands what whining means. Demonstrate a whining voice to your child and then show him how to ask for things…
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the largest non-profit organization representing the early education community in the US, has a position statement for best practices in early education programs. The statement is based on extensive research in child development and the knowledge…
A parent’s goal should be to teach our children how real life works. In real life, we experience the consequences of our behavior. For example, when we don’t pay our phone bill, the company cuts off our service. Your kids need to learn these consequences…
YOU WIN YOU LOSE ME WIN Win/Win Win/Lose ME LOSE Lose/Win Lose/Lose According to Stephen Covey’s book, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” there are five ways to resolve a conflict with someone. There are four options in the chart…
If offered in certain ways, choices are very beneficial to children. First, choices give a child a sense of control or empowerment over his life. Second, the child gradually learns to exercise his muscles of problem solving. This skill will benefit him in situations when you…
In addition to helping with later schoolwork, language helps a child express himself which can prevent tantrums and other behavior problems. There is a high correlation between behavior problems and language delays. Children need a variety of books to help with language development. Look for…