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If one of our main purposes in life is to teach our children by helping them learn things, then we better learn the best way to do that; right? To start, there is a huge difference between helping your child and doing for your child. One action encourages independence whereas the other action encourages dependance.…

The reality is that kids are bound to witness their parents disagree, argue, and maybe even fight.  For children, parents are models of adulthood, relationships, communication and more. So, we would like to argue (no pun intended!) that it’s actually incredibly beneficial to allow our children to observe healthy argument and disagreement…

Our parental instinct is to protect our children and help them to succeed. But, if we don’t allow our children to fail – to do something on their own, the wrong way – then we rob them of the opportunity to learn how to do it better next time. It’s not winning or losing, like everyone says. It’s winning or learning… 

Having too many OPTIONS can cause a myriad of issues. When children jump from one thing to the next too quickly, they're deprived of the opportunity to fully explore a singular toy, to develop persistence, stay engaged, and get creative. Cycle your kids' toys to keep them interested, and not overwhelmed…

If you notice your child engaging in a higher frequency of inappropriate attention seeking behavior, let that be a cue for you to provide more attention at other times. We firmly believe that there is no such thing as a “bad kid,” but rather that our kids do bad things to communicate what they need from us.  It’s our job to tune in and listen…

If you acknowledge the curse word and use that moment to teach your young child that it is not an appropriate word to use, you run the risk that your child might not understand or care about your lesson. Worse yet, the attention provided may be enough to increase your child’s use of the word in the future…

If you establish a healthy house rule, and that boundary never shifts regardless of how you are feeling, then your child will come to understand and follow the rules more easily.  As a result, you can fall back on implementing your boundaries rather than allowing your emotions to take over…

Let's talk about rules!Are they important?  They SURE are!  Our society is governed by rules - so it's important to start helping our young childr...

The early years are the time we set the stage for the adults that our children will become.  Think about all of the things you hope for your child...

It’s always going to be difficult to tackle some of the issues that our children are struggling with. Oftentimes, addressing those issues can seem overwhelming, and easier to push down the road to tackle later, when “things slow down.” However, those issues will continue to get worse if we don’t address them...

Many of the parents we have worked with were resigned to the issues their children exhibited because, “That’s just how they were born.” And though there is a LOT that our children come from the womb with, there is also a LOT that we can do to help address the problem behaviors and shape our children to be the best versions of themselves…

In the behavior world, we often talk about strategies that are proactive (things we can do to create an environment that promotes success) and reactive (what we do after a behavior occurs). The proactive strategies often get neglected, but they are sometimes just as important – if not more. FREE DOWNLOAD available!