I had such a wonderful conversation with Empowerment Coach Gaelen Poage about what it means to show up as our authentic human selves- especially as parents. Every episode of his podcast Not Lost in the Crowd has inspired me and I am honored to be a part of it.
This week on King 5 News, I shared some of the problems with time outs a punishment and what to do instead.
For more on this topic, check out Why Time Outs Don't Work & What To Do Instead.
This week on King 5 News, I shared tips on discipline strategies for toddlers and preschoolers that you can use throughout child.
For more tips on this topic, check out What You Need To Know About Early Discipline.
This week on King 5 News, I shared why sibling conflict is a normal part of childhood, what our role is as parents, and how to help them stay safe.
Help! Our four year old is turning mornings into a three-ring circus. She thinks getting ready is a game and as soon as we start, she runs away. It’s one thing when she does it with me, but now she is starting to turn on the antics with our nanny. Our family has put many of your bedtime tips in to practice and I would like to figure out how the nanny and I can use them in the morning as well. Can you help us stop the circus?
Check out the Spring Edition of Compass Positive Discipline Magazine. It's packed with 40 pages of tips from the top Positive Discipline writers and bloggers!
For those of you who are regular readers of my blog, I'm sure you are aware brevity is not my forte. In fact, some of my posts are so long I’ve been asked if they are actually novels in disguise.
When it comes to communicating with children though, grownups often make the mistake of doing too much talking. In trying to get our point across, and be understood, we tend to go on in our rationalizing, lecturing, and explaining, hoping they will finally see our point and agree we are right.
Like most schools, my children’s school recently had its curriculum night. This is our 8th year at Giddens School, and each year I am delighted to learn what new skills my children are learning. Of course, I like to know what academic skills they are developing. However, as a parent educator, it’s the social emotional skills that really matter to me.
For more on this topic, check out Long-Term Parenting: Discover Your Roadmap
Listen in as Sarina Natkin chats with Monica Cary and Amanda DuBois of The DuBois Cary Law Group about parenting, marriage, divorce and more.
For those who have read my previous posts, you know I am a huge fan of Positive Discipline. I had heard of the model before having children, but didn't really dive in to deeper learning until I became a parent.
