Non-Punitive Screen-Time Family Contract
https://www.todaysparent.com/family/parenting/an-age-by-age-guide-to-kids-and-smartphones/ Also featured in Today’s Parent Magazine Family Screen Time Contract A Contract for Digital Health and...
View ArticleHow To Get More Patience
Like a good marriage, it really helps to ignore a lot of daily irritations. Anger is like a fish-hook. We can choose to bite or swim on by. Sometimes, we just keep on swimming! Sometimes, we have to...
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Calm-Down Tools: 70 Ways to Calm Down and Reclaim Patience in the Heat of Anger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYt8ooJYqqI&t=10s Children need an adult’s help to calm down just as they need an adult’s help to learn Math. We don’t give a child a math book and send them to...
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Problem-Solving: When Time-outs, Grounding and Consequences Don’t Work
Problem-solve. Don’t Punish. Work through this sheet with your child. When you look at your child now and imagine the teenage years ahead, does the image fill your heart with dread or joy and...
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Tips For Applying To College and Universities
Applications Apply early. For many arts programs, you can apply beginning at Dec 1 of your grade 12 year. However, admission is still contingent on final June marks so don’t slack off! Upgrade at...
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Raising Money Smart Kids
Teaching About Exchange Begins Early When and How to Teach Finances A common question I get from parents is when and how should kids start learning about money. Here is an age-by-age primer of what...
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The “YES” List
Too often, we tell our children what they can’t do when they are mad! No hitting, no pushing your brother, and no swearing! However, children think in the “can do” creative stage, not the “can’t do”...
View ArticleHow To Actively Listen To Feelings
Feelings matter. When your child is grumbling about something – anything, the best response is to validate their feelings. When someone feels heard, they are more likely to listen to you. Remember...
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How To Make a Child Learn Independently?
Independence in Education. I had a Quora question that might be beneficial to post here with so many parents struggling to keep their kids engaged in online work. How can one make their child more...
View ArticleHandling Friend and Family Parenting Differences
This video from Transformation to Parenting, discusses how the many parenting choices influence parent’s new lifestyle, friend choice, and decision-making. Experts such as Lolly de Jonge, Alisha...
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