Though the sunshine sparkles through the yellow leaves during these beautiful Fall days, there is less light in the morning and evening. And we’ve been doing this school thing for a few months now. We’ve poured it on and now we are slowing down a bit – tired. My husband and I noticed that some …
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Category: Building a Positive Family Environment, Modeling Social and Emotional Skills, Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Altruism, Appreciating children, Confident Parents, Empathy, Interactive modeling, KIds' behavior change, Kids' strengths, Looking for the good in kids, Morning routine, Nagging, Parent behavior change, Positive reinforcement, Resilience, Scolding
I’m gonna hold onto this couch and never let go! – E. Miller, Age 6 It’s the morning after our summer vacation at the lake. E awoke and said he had had a nightmare. “My school became a haunted village. A ghost dragged me around the grounds. And all of my school friends were at …
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Category: Building a Positive Family Environment, Modeling Social and Emotional Skills, Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Back to School, child anxiety, Children, easing the transition back to school, Ending and beginning, Heightened emotions, helping child prepare for school, Morning routine, parents preparing for back to school, Routine
In the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, there’s much to accomplish in a short amount of time. Adult’s goals may include gift shopping for family and friends, volunteering at school parties, baking cookies, decorating the house and preparing special foods. But children’s goals for the season are very different. They are looking for …
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How do we, as parents, help our kids experience and develop compassion? It’s a concern of mine as I look around me and notice my family’s eyes glued to screens and those activities encroaching on my child’s attention. And when he looks up, is he so busy with summer camp, friends or other extracurriculars that …
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Category: Modeling Social and Emotional Skills, Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: caring conversation, children's books on compassion, Compassion, Daniel Goleman, Empathy, Kindness, Listening skills, Raising a compassionate child, teaching kids compassion, Teaching kids empathy
How do we, as parents, help our kids experience and develop compassion? It’s a concern of mine as I look around me and notice my family’s eyes glued to screens and those activities encroaching on my child’s attention. And when he looks up, is he so busy with school work or Legos that he can only …
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Category: Building a Positive Family Environment, Modeling Social and Emotional Skills, Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Caring conversation tools, Communication skills, Compassion, Connection, Empathy, Friendship, Kids and compassion, Kindness, Listening skills, Parents and compassion, Patience, Raising a compassionate child, Understanding
I’m gonna hold onto this couch and never let go! – E. Miller, Age 6 It’s the morning after our summer vacation at the lake. E awoke and said he had had a nightmare. “My school became a haunted village. A ghost dragged me around the grounds. And all of my school friends were at …
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Category: Building a Positive Family Environment, Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Back to School, Easing the transition, Ending and beginning, Family rituals, Homework space, Listen, Routine, Sensitivity, Show empathy, Support transition
I love the mornings! I clap my hands every morning and say, ‘This is gonna be a great day!’ – Dicky Fox, Jerry Maguire, 1996 Do you consider yourself a morning person? Are you someone who loves to get up bright and early and has energy and vocal cords that work by the break of …
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The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. – Alan Watts From waking up to eating breakfast, playing with toys to going to school, homework time to dinner time, transitions punctuate every day. Because we are creatures of inertia (remember “a body …
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In recognizing this milestone of one year of Confident Parents, Confident Kids, I want to thank all of those who have contributed to making this blog a success! Thank you most especially to my editor extraordinaire, Linda Smith (known to me as Mom and an incredibly skilled and diplomatic editor) for her weekly partnership. Thank …
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As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. – John F. Kennedy I came into the bathroom this morning a little foggy-eyed to put on my makeup and get ready for the day as my son was putting on his …
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Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: Blessings, Giving, Gratefulness, Gratitude, Healthy attachment, Holiday season, NBC Education Nation Parent Toolkit, Politeness, Random acts of kindness, Responsiveness, Service, Templeton Foundation, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving
