Preventing Tantrums. 4 Hacks.
Tantrums are frustrating. You have this little person in your life who is so full of emotions that everything seems to explode all at once. Sometimes they last for a few minutes, others maybe for an hour; either way it feels like forever. Dealing with tantrums is hard, there is no rationalizing, no calming, and…
Read MoreParents Guide to Ending Interrupting Behaviors, For Good
There you are, that important call is finally coming in, you say “hello” and that is the moment your preschooler runs in with the most “importantest” story about how they just found their old Yoda lightsaber and they are so happy to have found it and they need you to play lightsaber sword fight with…
Read More4 Play Strategies to Teach Your Preschooler Critical Skills
WARNING: This is a long and somewhat technical post. Grab a coffee. Read some and take breaks as needed. This post will be here as you are ready to return. Happy reading! Kids natural form of communication is play and while most parents have the general skills to play with their kids, there is a…
Read MoreWhat Their Body Is Saying – How Young Kids Are Communicating Their Stress in 2020
Your kids are so stressed they are screaming. Maybe not with their words, but absolutely with their behaviors. Kids may not have the emotional and verbal skills to tell you exactly what is going on, but that does not mean they aren’t trying to tell you. Young children communicate much more through their behaviors than…
Read MoreSuperhero parents – rethinking parenting in the time of Coronavirus
You are not a superhero. Albeit, you sometimes feel like one with how quickly you can switch from making a snack for your 3-year-old then getting right back to the zoom call with your team. Everyone’s life has been turned upside down with the storm that is COVID-19. Months ago, you, your partner, and your…
Read MoreStrategies to Make Bedtime Less of a Nightmare
So, you have followed the suggestions of my other posts and have been making an effort to get your child to go to bed at a decent hour, but now they won’t close their eyes. It isn’t like you can just tape them shut, so how are you supposed to get them to go to…
Read More4 Ways to Help Separation Anxiety in Preschoolers
Separation anxiety is not uncommon in preschoolers. Even if they have been at daycare for most of their childhood, the new school, new teachers, along with their developing mind can make it hard for them to adapt to the transition.
Read More3 Steps to help your anxious preschooler
The preschool years are all about learning how to manage emotions, but some kids needed added support in order to help manage their feelings. Anxiety issues can occur frequently in…
Read MoreCounseling Preschoolers
A lot can happen in the first 5 years of life. Kids are generally good at bouncing back from difficult situations, but sometimes they need help to get through the problem so it does not hold them back…
Read MoreLittle Kids Dealing with Big Emotions: Depression
It is hard to even imagine that someone as young as 3 could be experiencing something as intense as depression, but more and more research is finding that it does happen at a rate of…
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