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One Conversation That Will Dramatically Improve Your Relationship & Child’s Cooperation

One Conversation That Will Dramatically Improve Your Relationship & Child’s Cooperation

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.

Experience Required: The Key to Early Brain Development

Experience Required: The Key to Early Brain Development

The brain needs and relies on experience. Children learn to process information through relationships with parents and caregivers, especially in the early years. That’s why watching an educational show is not as enriching or stimulating as one might think.

How to Raise a Bookworm

How to Raise a Bookworm

A love of reading is one of the best traits you can instill in your child. It directly affects how well they do in school, expands their vocabulary, and helps them develop emotionally.

The Honest Truth About Why Kids Lie

The Honest Truth About Why Kids Lie

I regularly receive calls from concerned parents because their child is lying.   The reason: ALL kids do it!  But all lying isn’t the same and all “lies” aren’t even lies. 

Teaching Little Ones Personal Safety Skills

Teaching Little Ones Personal Safety Skills

Toddlers and preschoolers are comfortable and confident shouting “NO!” when they don’t want to do something their parents have asked them to do. But are your children comfortable saying no to other people or in questionable situations?

Family Conversations To Make The Most Out Of The Presidential Election

Family Conversations To Make The Most Out Of The Presidential Election

An election year is a wonderful time to teach children about the electoral process and issues being debated, such as immigration, terrorism, and healthcare. The election process presents parents with a plethora of unique opportunities to teach core social-emotional skills, such as empathy, emotion management, and social problem-solving while addressing topics such as accepting differences, dealing with gossip, bullying, and name-calling.

Understanding & Solutions To Sassy Bossy Back Talk

Understanding & Solutions To Sassy  Bossy Back Talk

Kids can be such amazing parts of our lives with their constant ability to learn and grow, teaching us how to see the big picture and to love someone so much it hurts.

And then they learn the word “No.”

The Influence of Art on Child Development

The Influence of Art on Child Development

Being creative, using arts and crafts, can be an important factor in influencing children’s development. Allowing children to get creative with paint or crafting things with materials typically found in the home is a very common activity with young children.