The term “changing hats” aptly describes the many responsibilities parents take on. Here are ten examples (although there may be more, and different ones within families), along with tips for donning those hats with pride and proficiency.
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Brain, Heart, and Courage
This blog is one of my personal faves! Each day children confront challenges, and learn to develop brainpower, understand and regulate emotions, and summon courage. Here’s information, alongside several suggestions to help kids traverse the “yellow brick roads” of daily life.
Helping Kids Embrace Reflection
Reflection is a learned skill that can benefit children in many ways—including helping them focus, understand change, and strengthen ways of engaging with their world. Here are four tips to help kids become more reflective.
Family Squabbles
Family squabbles can be disruptive and upsetting. Here’s some practical information to help family members engage with one another “thoughtfully and sensitively, rather than defiantly and heatedly”—plus you’ll find several proactive strategies to facilitate family harmony.
Hopeful Thoughts for Families
HOPE—in action—might involve setting and pursuing goals, problem-solving, advancing, discovering—and embracing possibilities, opportunities, and positive outlooks. Find out more about HOPE in this blog.
Juggling Homework, Activities, and other Responsibilities
Kids have so many tasks and activities that it can sometimes be difficult for them to juggle everything. Here are important considerations for families, and several practical suggestions to help children become happily productive.
Learning—A Wealth of Experience
Experiences are opportunities to learn and share. They enable people to participate in life more fully, and to engage with family and friends. Here I convey the richness of experiences—and reveal three of my own!
Children’s Preferences
In this article I reveal three keys for parents to consider when their children convey various preferences of their own. Plus, discover five practical tips families can put into action immediately—and employ every day!
Curiosity and Learning
“Curiosity is like a possibility potion—derived from wonder and anticipation, and peppered with question marks.” How can kids kick-start their curiosity? Why is it important? How can parents support it? Find out more here.