How Can Parents Support their Children through the Anxiety that Comes with the New School Year and Build Strength, Resilience, and Confidence? As soon as Tina spied her daughter’s face walking toward the car after school, she knew something was wrong. Tina got out and said, “Are you okay?” but daughter Alyssa quickly shut her …
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Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: Anxiety, child anxiety, child worries, children and stress, dealing with stress, kids and confidence, Kids and Self-control, parenting anxiety, Resilience, Self management skills, teen anxiety, teen worries, worries
Whether you are concerned about preparing your children for school readiness, academic achievement, or success later in life, the learned skill of self-control will play a central role. Check out my latest article on specific, simple ways parents can promote self-control at various ages and stages. Here’s how it begins… One More Cupcake?…Promoting Self-Control through …
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Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: #EducationNation, @ParentToolkit, academic performance, achieving goals, Healthy relationships, Kids and Self-control, NBC Parent Toolkit, Parenting, Parents and Self-control, Promoting self-control through the ages, school performance, school readiness, SEL, Self control
“Where are your gloves? Uuuuhhhrrrr!” I growled this morning. Hats, gloves, boots, shoes and socks have been strewn everywhere through our tiny hallway and into our kitchen from our side door – so much so that I can’t walk without stepping on some article of clothing. I thought we were doing okay in the mornings. …
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Category: Building a Positive Family Environment, Modeling Social and Emotional Skills, Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Adjusting to winter weather, Calm, checklists, Highly responsible child, Kids and Self-control, Morning anxiety, Morning routine, Morning stress, Parents and Self-control, Patience, Positive Family Environment, Self control, The Checklist Manifesto