by Chris Jones | Jan 20, 2015 | Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens, Toddlers
Hitting, biting, spilling, pushing, yelling, and fighting, followed by scolding, correcting, apologizing, teaching, guiding—again and again. This pattern is one parents know all too well. The pattern is simple. The child makes a mistake, acts out, does something she...
by Chris Jones | Jan 5, 2015 | Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, School Challenges, Toddlers
Trying to get our kids out the door on time in the morning can be a frustrating and exhausting endeavor. Even when we start off determined to make THIS morning better, we can still end up with arguments and tears. What to do? One of the themes I keep coming back to...
by Chris Jones | Dec 29, 2014 | Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens, Toddlers
Go to Bed Happy, Wake Up Happy Developing a harmonious and rewarding bedtime routine results in a happier family — day and night. One of the most essential ingredients to happiness and health, especially for developing children, is getting enough sleep each night. In...
