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How We Talk To Kids: Instructions, Questions or Statements
Noticing and being intentional about how you communicate can lead to better results within all relationships and especially between parents and children. How we talk to our kids can have a big impact on their behavior and our relationship. Different situations call...
Understanding, Accepting and Celebrating Neurodiversity
When it comes to understanding behavior, it is important we consider how different abilities and neurotypes can affect people's behavior. Understanding, accepting and celebrating neurodiversity is a valuable part of supporting and helping others. Understanding...
Understanding Behavior: Why so many answers start with, “It depends…”
As humans we want clear, black and white answers to our questions. We want to identify the problem, find and execute the solution. However, for most things (especially when it comes to parenting) there usually is not an easy answer. I hear many parents ask the...
Lessons from the Skies: A Hot Air Balloon Metaphor
Growing up with a dad who was a hot air balloon pilot meant I had many experiences in the sky. It wasn’t until I was an adult that I realized how out of the ordinary this actually was. For me, it was a normal thing we did every calm summer evening; Soft Skies Balloon...
What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Why it is useful for Parents
Contextual Behavioral Science is a new form of behavior science that is grounded in a contextual view of life which seeks to develop concepts and methods that are useful in predicting and influencing the actions of an individual or group. Contextual Behavioral Science...
Parenting by Example
“Who we are and how we engage with the world are much stronger predictors of how our children will do than what we know about parenting.” -Brené Brown, Daring Greatly Brené Brown wrote a beautiful Parenting Manifesto called Whole Hearted Parenting which outlines the...
PARENTING WITH ALL THE FEELINGS: How to be an emotional coach
Why it is important to help your child with their emotions: Helping children understand their emotions will set them up for success in multiple areas. The skills that children will need to be successful in their life will be strongly influenced by their emotional...
The Risk of Anticipation Mode
I have this vivid memory of something my midwife said to me while I was in labor with my son which has really stuck with me – I remember her telling me, “rest between contractions, don’t anticipate the next one just enjoy the break.” This applies to parenting beyond...
Optimistic Parenting
Why Optimism is a key ingredient to effective parenting Every parent faces difficulties and challenges but how you talk yourself through those difficulties will have a huge impact on your ability to parent effectively. Mark Durand and his research team have shown that...
The Power of a Story
I recently got one of those terrifying, heart-sinking phone calls – a call that my 13-year-old daughter was in the back of an ambulance on her way to the Emergency Room. When I got to the ER, they led me to the room where she was. She had a neck brace on and couldn’t...
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