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Kids Clamming Up? Try These 3 Strategies

By on February 1, 2013   /   mind body & soul time, parent - child relationship, parenting, positive power  
girl in pink dress, clasping hand behind her.girl in pink dress, clasping hand behind her.

girl in pink dress, clasping hand behind her.

Sometimes it’s like pulling teeth to get my kids to share ANYTHING! I’ll ask a question and get one word answers or their body language will tell me they’re not at all interested in discussing whatever I’m asking. Sometimes they’re tired or hungry or cranky and just don’t feel like talking. But there are other times when I recognize that my communication style is actually causing them to clam up.

I’ve found that I’m more successful in getting my kids to open up and have a real conversation if I use the following 3 strategies: 

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Morning Routine Survival Guide

By on January 22, 2013   /   parenting, positive power  

morningroutineAre morning routines in your house already getting the best of you?

Instead of nagging, reminding or yelling your way through the morning schedule, consider implementing “When-Then Routines.”

A When-Then Routine is a tool to help your kids stay motivated to get everything done in the morning—even the “yucky” stuff like brushing teeth and getting dressed. It structures your morning so that all the not-so-fun tasks are completed before the most desirable part of the morning like breakfast (or morning playtime, TV time, etc.).

Your family’s when-then routine, which you create in advance, might sound like, “When you’re dressed, your hair is combed, the bed is made, and your backpack and lunch box are by the door, then breakfast will be served – but remember, the kitchen closes at 6:45!”
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How as Little as 20 Minutes a Day Can Change Your Whole Year!

By on January 8, 2013   /   mind body & soul time, parenting  
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Cover image mom and child playing jenga

It’s not the next fad diet or a promise to yourself to stop running to Starbucks twice a day.

It’s MIND, BODY AND SOUL TIME® activities—resolutions for more effective, quality time with your kids.

MIND, BODY AND SOUL TIME® (MBST) activities are spent one-on-one with each of your children, consistently and individually with each parent, doing an activity they choose.

Not only will it build a better bond with your kids, but the attention and power boosts will fuel better behavior.

Whether MBST is new to your family, or you’ve tried it before and let it slide after work and school got hectic, start fresh and make it a simple part of your routine.

Aim for ten minutes, twice a day, with each child to keep their attention baskets filled regularly–but any amount will help! Turn off the technology, and let your child call the shots.
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Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew

By on January 7, 2013   /   parent - child relationship, parenting  

Ten-Things-Revised_3D-low-res-217x300 This week we welcome Ellen Notbohm to the blog! Ellen is the author of the book, Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew. We chose a question asked by our Facebook community for Ellen to answer in her special guest post. Ellen’s advice is always helpful for parents of children with autism as well parents of typically developing children.

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The Three Best Parenting Resolutions For The New Year

By on January 2, 2013   /   parenting  

What’s on your list of New Year’s resolutions this year? Exercise more? Eat better? Read more?

These are all great resolutions–which is why many of us list them year after year, and abandon them within weeks.

Instead, why not limit your New Year’s resolutions to actions that can have a dramatic impact on your family life? When you put your effort into meaningful goals that will benefit your household, you can have a profound effect on family relationships, organization and teamwork in the year ahead.

Following are the top three ways you can make a huge difference in your kids’ behavior and your family dynamics. You’ll see success right away, which means you’re more likely to stick with them throughout the year (and beyond).
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Naughty or Nice?

By on December 20, 2012   /   parenting  

Getting good holiday behavior from your kids.

Girl in Santa hat holding a present

First stop: your tween’s dance rehearsal. Then, a visit to a local charity. Next, it’s last-minute shopping for gifts, making cookies for your eight year-old’s class party, and then a holiday dinner – and that’s just your Saturday!

A day like that can often drive even the merriest of people to make a less-than-polite grab for the store’s last set of lights or play chicken over that coveted front-row parking space. When kids get thrown into that mix of traveling, visits from relatives, and holiday events – all on top of their normal school work and activities- it’s a winter miracle that they have the energy left to behave at all!

The fact is that kids wear out faster than adults, and that tired or mentally over-stimulated children are the ones most likely to act out or throw fits. Read More →

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