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Posted on November 6, 2025 by confidentparentsconfidentkids

Regulation: Is It Within Reach for Parents?

This week, our guest author and educational leader writes about one of the toughest jobs of a parent — regulation!

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Posted on January 31, 2019 by confidentparentsconfidentkids

When Parenting for Confidence, Independence, and Resilience, Build Self-Management Skills

Parents hope to raise confident, independent, and resilient kids. They can work toward that hope each day by building the skill of self-management.  What Is It? The skill of self-management (a.k.a. self-control, impulse control, or emotional regulation) is the ability to control impulses and express emotion in socially appropriate ways that do no harm to …

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Posted on October 20, 2016 by confidentparentsconfidentkids

Supporting Kids Dealing with Fear – Upcoming Webinar

How can you help your child deal with fears? Does your child call out to you at night when she is supposed to be sleeping because she is afraid of the dark? Does your son shrink from learning to swim or to ride a bike because he fears failure? Is it difficult to get your …

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Posted on January 6, 2015 by confidentparentsconfidentkids

Elements of a Confident Kid… Focus

– a main purpose or interest1 About Focus: I just could not devote my undivided attention to working on this blog post today while my son was home from school – a snow day. Though I had a few quiet moments while I watched him play outside with a friend, I knew that the minute …

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