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Five Effective Ways to Respond to Tantrums, Meltdowns, and Fits

Five Effective Ways to Respond to Tantrums, Meltdowns, and Fits

Do you wish your preschooler or toddler would JUST STOP WHINING? That your child would go to bed maybe the fourth time she’s asked rather than the 24th? That your children would stop fighting, yelling, tormenting each other, making outlandish demands, or otherwise acting outrageously?

Managing screens, devices and apps... oh my!

Managing screens, devices and apps... oh my!

One of the biggest challenges for parents these days is managing their children’s use of electronic devices.  Devices are the source of many power struggles for modern families. As a parent or caregiver, it’s your responsibility to set limits. Every family’s values and schedules are different, so limits on devices look different from one family to another.

From Eating to Excreting: Three Tips to Avoid Power Struggles

From Eating to Excreting: Three Tips to Avoid Power Struggles

All humans struggle for power and control over their own lives and young children are no different! Ideally, we want our kids to do what we need them to without us having to do anything more than merely ask. Let's not kid ourselves…

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.”

Three Proven Childproof Parenting Tools to Inviting Cooperation

Three Proven Childproof Parenting Tools to Inviting Cooperation

All humans struggle for power and control over their own lives and young children are no different! Ideally, we want our kids to do what we need them to do without us doing anything more than merely ask. Let's not kid ourselves; that is just not going to happen most of the time.