You know that moment when the preschool teacher waves you to the side and says, “Caleb pushed another child down on the playground today.” Or Ella hit, or Grant had…
A great book can make an emotion, a problem, or situation that is abstract to your child, concrete, real, and most importantly, solvable. I talk more about how to…
A great book can make an emotion, a problem, or situation that is abstract to your child, concrete, real, and most importantly, solvable. I talk more about how to…
A great book can make an emotion, a problem, or situation that is abstract to your child, concrete, real, and most importantly, solvable. I talk more about how to…
Honestly, I can’t remember what the situation was — but I do remember the look on my son’s face. His jaw was clenched, his fists were clenched, and he…
You know what the biggest question I get from readers, friends, and that I also have myself? This post contains Amazon affiliate links. See my Policies for details. How…
I believe that play is how children learn about the world around them. This belief has come from reading many theories of how children learn — everything from Piaget to…
Today I am talking about one phrase we use all the time in our family, a phrase that helps empower kids to change their behavior. The original meaning of the word discipline comes…
The first time I heard this analogy was at child development conference 10 years ago. I had become interested in the genetic side of development and had wandered into…
