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… Read More
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
I’m frightened already! – Kimberly Allison, Mom and Challenge Participant At Halloween, our kids have the opportunity to select the identity they want to inhabit for one special night. Perhaps they choose to face their fears head on by becoming their own… Read More
We do not learn from experience…we learn from reflecting on experience. – John Dewey January is always a time in which my family and I reflect on the past year and dream about our hopes for the future. We try and step… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment
Tags: Family, Learning, Meaning, New year, Open-ended questions, Parent, Parenting goals, Purpose, Reflection, Self awareness, Values
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. – John Fitzgerald Kennedy When I started to think about Thanksgiving and gratefulness this year, a memory flashed through my… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment
Tags: AmeriCorps*VISTA, Appreciation, Children Youth and Family, Empathy, Family, Giving, Grateful Daily Routines, Gratitude, Multi-cultural understanding, Native American Indian, Service, Thanksgiving
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,… Read More
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
In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. – Francis Bacon Truly wonderful the mind of a child is. – YODA, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones “I want to be Darth Vader when I… Read More
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little Cheep, cheep, cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more. – From the musical, Music Man (1957) It is easy to forget that the music of our speech, our tone… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment, Modeling Social and Emotional Skills
Tags: Calm environment, Children, Dealing with misbehaviors, Emotion, Family, Home, John Gottman, Nonverbal communication, Paraphrasing, Parent, Reinforcing positive behaviors, Self awareness, Tone of voice
Mostly it is loss which teaches us the worth of things. – Arthur Schopenhauer Vrrrwow… the sound of a light saber comes close and pokes me in the back. I have been play-killed by my son, sometimes seen as Darth Vader, on… Read More
That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong. ― F. Scott Fitzgerald When I was growing up, my neighborhood library held the “Super… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment
Tags: Creativity, Experiencing nature with children, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Family, Family rituals, Joseph Cornell, Last Child in the Woods, Nature deficit disorder, Parenting books, Parenting strategies, Richard Louv
Your children are not your children They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself… You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, 1923 Parenting in… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment, Practicing Social and Emotional Skills
Tags: Alfie Kohn, Choices, Confidence, Edward Ryan, Family, Helicopter parent, Lev Vygotsky, Motivation, Parent, Responsible decision-making
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The Best of 2014
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… Read More
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
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Posted on October 29, 2014 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
The Halloween Trading Places Challenge
I’m frightened already! – Kimberly Allison, Mom and Challenge Participant At Halloween, our kids have the opportunity to select the identity they want to inhabit for one special night. Perhaps they choose to face their fears head on by becoming their own… Read More
Category: Modeling Social and Emotional Skills, Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Awareness, Empathy, Family, Halloween, Perspective taking, Switching roles, Trading places
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Posted on January 2, 2014 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
New Year’s Reflections
We do not learn from experience…we learn from reflecting on experience. – John Dewey January is always a time in which my family and I reflect on the past year and dream about our hopes for the future. We try and step… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: Family, Learning, Meaning, New year, Open-ended questions, Parent, Parenting goals, Purpose, Reflection, Self awareness, Values
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Posted on November 21, 2013 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
A Story of Thanksgiving
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. – John Fitzgerald Kennedy When I started to think about Thanksgiving and gratefulness this year, a memory flashed through my… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: AmeriCorps*VISTA, Appreciation, Children Youth and Family, Empathy, Family, Giving, Grateful Daily Routines, Gratitude, Multi-cultural understanding, Native American Indian, Service, Thanksgiving
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Posted on November 1, 2013 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Power, Control and Getting “Stuff” Accomplished
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,… Read More
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
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Posted on October 18, 2013 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Weapon Play and Villains
In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. – Francis Bacon Truly wonderful the mind of a child is. – YODA, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones “I want to be Darth Vader when I… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: Children Youth and Family, Education, Emotion, Family, Gun safety, Pretend play, Raising boys, Toy weapon, Violence prevention
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Posted on October 3, 2013 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Tone Tuning
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little Cheep, cheep, cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more. – From the musical, Music Man (1957) It is easy to forget that the music of our speech, our tone… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment, Modeling Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Calm environment, Children, Dealing with misbehaviors, Emotion, Family, Home, John Gottman, Nonverbal communication, Paraphrasing, Parent, Reinforcing positive behaviors, Self awareness, Tone of voice
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Posted on September 27, 2013 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Helping Children Understand Death
Mostly it is loss which teaches us the worth of things. – Arthur Schopenhauer Vrrrwow… the sound of a light saber comes close and pokes me in the back. I have been play-killed by my son, sometimes seen as Darth Vader, on… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: Death, Developmental Awareness of Death, Family, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Support group
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Posted on May 30, 2013 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Summer Reading
That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong. ― F. Scott Fitzgerald When I was growing up, my neighborhood library held the “Super… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: Creativity, Experiencing nature with children, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Family, Family rituals, Joseph Cornell, Last Child in the Woods, Nature deficit disorder, Parenting books, Parenting strategies, Richard Louv
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Posted on April 4, 2013 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
A Fork in the Road
Your children are not your children They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself… You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, 1923 Parenting in… Read More
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment, Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Alfie Kohn, Choices, Confidence, Edward Ryan, Family, Helicopter parent, Lev Vygotsky, Motivation, Parent, Responsible decision-making
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