Parent Coach Melissa Benaroya shares strategies to help children feel comfortable during family gatherings, including preparing them for new faces, respecting their boundaries, and balancing breaks. She stresses the importance of setting realistic expectations and planning ahead for a stress-free holiday.
The holidays are a magical time of year, full of family traditions, warm conversations, and delicious food. But let’s be honest—these gatherings can sometimes be overwhelming, especially for children. From unsolicited hugs to well-meaning but pushy relatives, it’s easy for a child’s boundaries to be overlooked.
Parenting is a journey filled with boundless love, nurturing, and guidance. However, in the quest to raise well-rounded individuals, it's all too easy for parents to fall into the "should" trap – a cycle of expectations and directives dictating how their children should behave and what they should do.
As parents, guiding our children on their journey through life entails helping them uncover their passions, a crucial aspect in fostering meaningful connections and friendships. Identifying what brings them joy not only facilitates skill acquisition but also makes the learning process inherently enjoyable
As parents, we often fall back on or emulate the way we were raised even when it doesn’t align with the parenting goals we have set for our families. For this reason, I thought it worthwhile to call out what DOES NOT work because if you are relying on any of these three strategies they are probably draining your energy, wasting your time, and are ineffective.
How do you expect your child to follow rules and conduct themselves in a productive, respectful manner if they cannot easily remember them all? By making time with your kids to create a short list of 3-5 family rules, principles or values together you can foster a much more cooperative relationship and harmonious environment at home.
On this episode of Stride 2 Freedom, we have the pleasure of spending time with Melissa Benaroya, parent coach, & consultant. Yes, she is my wife, but more importantly, she shares some secrets to creating harmony at home so that business owners can get & stay in their genius zones.
One of the biggest challenges modern families seem to face is getting everyone out the door in the morning. Of course, it is physically easy to accomplish, but the biggest complaint I hear from the families I work with is that it is a constant struggle and can feel combative.
If you want to create more peace and begin to eliminate some of the screen struggles in your family you don't actually have to go this alone because March 4th is a NATIONAL DAY OF UNPLUGGING!
The workplace place of the 21st Century is rapidly changing, and so are the skills required for young adults to be successful. To succeed in the modern workplace and find personal fulfillment, it is critical that your child possesses social-emotional skills that can be nurtured at both home and school such as emotion management, problem-solving, and empathy.
