Discipline, Peaceful parenting
What would your child do in the following situations? ⇒ Your child sees some kids on the playground laughing at another child. ⇒ Your child sees someone drop money without noticing. ⇒ Your child breaks a framed photo while playing ball in the living room. We hope they...
Discipline, Peaceful parenting
Does your child get aggressive when they are upset? Do they throw things, kick or hit you, spit or scream? This is so tough! If you are like most parents, you respond by saying (or yelling!) “Stop hitting me!” or “No kicking!” or “I can listen to you when you stop...
Discipline, Peaceful parenting
Maybe you’re at the park and your kiddo is melting down because you forgot to pack their favourite snack. Or maybe you’re at home with your mother-in-law and your kiddo is having a tantrum because they want only YOU to be the one to serve the spaghetti....
Discipline, Peaceful parenting
in the Using consequences to teach kids a lesson does teach them a lesson. The lesson is that they can’t come to us or count on us when they make a mistake or mess up. Let’s fast forward in time a bit and talk teenagers. My friend, Holly, and I were talking the other...
Discipline, Parenting Hacks, Peaceful parenting
Every parent wants to know: “How do I get my kids to listen?” Being ignored is so frustrating!! There are 4 big reasons why kids don’t listen to us: they don’t hear us they don’t like what we are asking them to do they are not taking us seriously...
Discipline, Parenting Hacks, Peaceful parenting, siblings
Are you following all the advice about how to get your kids to stop fighting but it’s still not working? If you are regularly doing Special Time with your children (regular one-on-one time immersed in their world of play), Being Switzerland, and helping them find...