What Can Parents Do to Prevent Harassment and Abuse The “Me Too” movement got my mental wheels churning, as it has for so many. I began wondering, “What can we, as parents, do to prevent our own children’s ‘Me too’?” I recalled when a former uncle cornered me when I was a small, shy child. …
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Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: "Me too", "Me Too" Movement, Anger, assertive communication skills, Boundaries, child abuse, child harassment, child sexual abuse prevention, Educating child on healthy and sexuality, family boundaries, family power dynamics, fear, harassment, parents keeping kids safe, Prevent child abuse, Prevent sexual abuse, Preventing child abuse, preventing child sexual abuse, sexual harassment
“That’s mine!” Sophie heard her daughter scream at her younger sibling from the next room. As Sophie turned her attention to the unfolding scene, she saw her upset child swipe a doll out of the hands of her sister and hit her across the shoulder. What should Sophie do next? Young children, as they begin …
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Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: Anger, Anger management, Anxiety, Dealing with Anger, Emotional Intelligence, Kids and anger, kids breathing, kids calming down, modeling emotional intelligence, Parenting, parents and anger, understanding anger, young children anger, young children tantrums, young children upset
“That’s mine!” Sophie heard her daughter scream at her younger sibling from the next room. As Sophie turned her attention to the unfolding scene, she saw her upset child swipe a doll out of the hands of her sister and hit her across the shoulder. What should Sophie do next? Young children, as they begin …
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Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: Anger, Anger management, emotion regulation, Emotional vocabulary, Kids and anger, kids calming down, Managing anger, mindfulness and kids, parents and anger, Self-management, teaching kids about anger, teaching kids deep breathing, understanding anger
I am delighted to be a part of the “Education: Next Generation” FREE online conference next week, May 23-27, 2016. This conference brings together top educational and parenting experts to discuss key topics related to social and emotional learning and mindfulness. The conference is being organized by Cecilia and Jason Hilkey, educators, parenting experts and …
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Category: Building a Positive Family Environment, Modeling Social and Emotional Skills, Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Alfie Kohn, Anger, Cecilia and Jason Hilkey, Dealing with intense emotions, Dr. Ross Greene, Education: Next Generation, Emotional Safety Plans, Happily Family, Jennifer Miller, Katie Hurley, Maurice Elias
“I call base!” my son would say at any place and any time in the days when he was first introduced to the game of tag. If he wanted to end the tickling or stop the chasing, he would claim a piece of furniture, staircase banister or corner of the room as his safe haven. …
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Category: Building a Positive Family Environment, Modeling Social and Emotional Skills, Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Anger, Emotional safety, Emotions, Flight response, frustration, home base, kids and upset, safe base, Security, Self control, Self-regulation, siblings, Teaching kids self-control
Do not teach your children never to be angry; teach them how to be angry. – Lyman Abbott As the temperature gauge slightly rises outdoors allowing us to shed our winter layers, our emotional temperature gauge shoots even higher in anticipation of the much-craved heat to come. From elation to frustration, we are working and …
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Category: Building a Positive Family Environment, Modeling Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Amygdala, Anger, Anger management, Anxiety, Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence, Emotional management, Emotional safety, Emotional safety plan, Intense emotions, Mental health intervention, Mental health resources, Mental Health support, Plan for Intense Emotions, Primal brain, Problem solving, Sustained crisis
2014 was a big year for Confident Parents, Confident Kids. This community moved from 275 followers to 23,000+ strong! Thank you for being an essential part of this important dialogue. Together our collective wisdom can strengthen our individual lives. What are your hopes and dreams for your family this year? Please write in the comment …
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Category: About, Building a Positive Family Environment, Modeling Social and Emotional Skills, Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Anger, Best of 2014, Confident Kids, Confident Kids Most Popular Posts, Confident Parents, Conquering fears, Family, Gratitude, Hopes and dreams, Impact of Stories, Smart Media Use
NBC Universal’s Education Nation “Parent Toolkit” published an article today by Jennifer Miller on their blog entitled “A Better Version of Yourself.” It highlights what you can do as a parent to deal with anger and anxiety in the heat of the moment with your children. From “A Better Version of Yourself“: As parents, we …
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Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself. – Elie Weisel Our busy lives require that we move quickly from one activity to the next with our children. Get up, get dressed, eat breakfast, brush teeth, put on coat, grab the backpack, go to school, go through …
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Category: Modeling Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Anger, Children, Cooperation, Family, Kind and firm, Logical consequences, Parent, Preventing power struggles, Reframing, Routines, Self discipline, Thinking about thinking
