1. Abandon comparisons. Comparing people is never helpful, whether it is comparing your child to her sibling or one child to another child or your spouse to your friend’s spouse or yourself to the PTO leader. Even favored...
Entitlement. One quick Google search on that term will produce a plethora of rants and gripes about “these kids today,” claiming they are selfish, self-centered brats who, as one article claims, “say, ‘I deserve what I...
Ready for 30 more days of fun? 1. Spring is here! Do a craft today! Here are lots of spring craft ideas. 2. Fill up water balloons and head outside! 3. Gather some buckets and shovels and head to the sandbox...
Does hearing your child whine annoy you or stress you out? Is it the pitch or the intensity or the timing of the whine that just makes you want to have a magic switch to turn it off? Rest assured, you are not alone in these feelings. With a two...
Self-concept can be defined as the view one has of herself and her abilities. A child’s self-concept begins to develop at birth. It begins with how adults respond to her. Parents and caregivers create a positive emotional bond...
Many parents use sticker charts in the name of positive discipline. Sticker charts are a popular form of non-punitive discipline, and they do work…to a point. They do allow parents to teach children behaviors like doing chores or exemplifying...
Yay March! The official start of spring. St. Patrick’s Day. There is lots of fun to be had this month! Here are 31 ideas for fun and connection. The idea is to pick one activity from the list each day, in any order you choose. Have a...
You imagine they will be best friends, playing together, walking hand-in-hand, but then reality strikes, and you find yourself being the referee. Here are some ideas to restore the peace in your home. Minimizing RivalryOccasional spats will...
I’m excited to kick off this Positive Parenting in Action series, where I will attempt to address the most common behavior questions we get on PPTB and show just what Positive Parenting looks like in action in regard to these behaviors. In...
To all of you lovely mamas and papas out there who have embraced this philosophy, shifted paradigms, and parent positively, I want to give a warm hug and a hello. But I’m writing this post tonight for the rest of you who may have stumbled...
In The Discipline Book, Dr. William Sears addresses something that is very important in managing parents’ stress levels: biggies and smallies. Below is an excerpt from the book: Divide your children’s...
Ready for 29 more days of play this month? Here we go!! 1. Make a time capsule of their favorite things, and open it next February. 2. Make salt dough valentines! 1/2 cup salt, 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup water, food coloring optional. 3. Have an...
Rebecca Eanes © 2017 All Rights Reserved
