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Hey there, fellow summer enthusiasts! With the school year waving goodbye and summer break waving hello, it's tempting to toss routines out the window and embrace the carefree spirit. But hold on just a minute! While routines might not sound like the most thrilling thing, they can actually save the day when it comes to keeping maladaptive behaviors at bay. Plus, they make the transition back to school smoother than a water slide ride! So, let's dive into some fabulous tips for maintaining a summer routine while still relishing that well-deserved break.

Our bodies become accustomed to routine. Shifting bedtime or wake up time by a full hour all at once doesn't usually work well for anyone. Instead, the experts at Parent Like a Professional recommend building up to the change day by day, so that your kid will feel very little disruption to the normal routine...

The New Year is a wonderful time to celebrate with our children the closure of a successful year and the beginning of something new. Parents should incorporate their children into goal setting for the upcoming year and start the practice young. Begin with setting easy, achievable goals with (not for) your children...

Traveling during the holidays can be a real challenge. Add children into the mix and that challenge becomes next level! With careful planning and preparation, though, you can set up yourself and your family for travel success! From travel planning to airport and plane activities, use our expert TRIP TIPS...

Kindness matters. Like most important skills and behaviors we want our kids to embody, we have to show them — multiple times, over a period of time, with a variety of examples. Practicing this skill at home with family members is a great way to start.

2021 Holiday Gift Guide by Parent Like a Professional is a thoughtfully selected list of toys that will help kids to grow and develop, not just entertain them. Get everything you need to parent like a professional... even on the holidays!

It's a common complaint amongst parents: “My kids just don’t do what I ask them to do.” The problem is that repeatedly asking our kids to do things and then not enforcing that they actually do it has led to our words becoming less meaningful. FREE DOWNLOAD available!

One of the most common day-to-day frustrations for many parents is when it’s time for your child to stop doing something that they love (e.g., playing with toys) and start doing something that they don’t love (e.g., brushing teeth). This proactive strategy will help with successful transitions. FREE DOWNLOAD available!

Emerging trends regarding body positivity are so very encouraging! These societal shifts are going to tell our children different stories than the ones that we grew up with.  However, that’s only one part of the equation; the other part is how we adults use language to describe our bodies…

We know that too much screen time and social media can be detrimental to our children’s development and mental health, but childhood obesity is an American epidemic that we must actively fight against as well. Our job as parents is to help our kids by imposing boundaries that they cannot yet create for themselves…

There has been a significant amount of research conducted on the idea of “creativity.” But creativity wasn’t believed to be a behavior. It was a characteristic or personality trait – something a person is born with; right? Not so! There are actually things that we can do to increase our child’s ability to creatively play and problem solve. FREE DOWNLOAD available!

When it comes to addressing a behavioral issue with your child, both parents (if there are two) must be on the same page and hold the same expectations if there is going to be any significant change. If one parent doesn’t agree with the plan, then the effort will be ineffective and there will be no improvements in behavior…