According to Myrna Shure’s Raising a Thinking Child, there are 4 levels of asking a child for 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. Click on “HOW TO GET…
Your Aunt Maria says that all you have to do is set boundaries. Your uncle says that it doesn’t matter what you do, kids will just turn out the way they are going to. People are often bombarded with a wide range of parenting suggestions…
What would life be like for us if no one really listened to us? What if we got home from work and wanted to tell our story, and those around us just looked at their cell phones and didn’t look at us. What if our…
Children who bite, hit and scratch often need to work on the following skills: language, self-awareness and emotional self-regulation. As a parent, you can help by giving your child more attention, reducing screen time and learning more about developmentally appropriate expectations. Kids often fight and…