One of the biggest complaints I get from parents is, “He just won’t listen to me!” Adults really want kids to listen to them and comply with their demands instantly, because that’s just the way the world works, right? Wrong! Children enter into this world with little understanding about authority, respect and how listening to […]
10 Ways to Build Language Skills
In last week’s blog, I revealed a shocking study that noted the impact that income level has on a child’s development of language skills. The results showed that children from low income families hear fewer words from their parents and caregivers than children in higher income families, and as a result, have poorer language skills […]
Income’s Impact on Language Development
A few years ago, as I was prepping to teach a class to child care providers, I came across an alarming statistic about the language skills of low income children compared to their middle class and higher income counterparts. Recently, as I was doing some research for my presentation on Emotional Intelligence, I came across […]
3 Parent Phrases I’d Like to Ban
Over the years, I’ve heard a lot of common parental phrases that have caused me some anguish. I dislike them for their lack of effectiveness in teaching the child a lesson (the true reason they’re being used in the first place) and their effectiveness in making the child feel as if having an opinion and […]
Prepping Kids for Events
This weekend, I had the opportunity to attend Zippity Zoo Days. As a previous attendee of this event—and an adult with a basic sense of what goes on at children’s events—I was prepared for an afternoon of animals, bouncy houses, music and face painting mixed with sunscreen and sweat. I knew that this was going […]
Sensory Processing Disorder
Last week, I attended a training on self-regulation in children. The training addressed some common problems that occur in children that can affect a child’s ability to self-regulate (i.e. calm their bodies, minds and emotions enough to function in school and social situations). One of the common problems that was addressed was Sensory Processing Disorder, […]
Turn Problem Behaviors into Positives
In young children, there’s a fine line between those positive behaviors that make parents beam with joy, and problem behaviors that cause parents to blush with embarrassment. In a matter of seconds, a well-behaved child may lose all control over those positive behaviors and dissolve into an absolute mess of whining, screaming, stomping and pouting. […]
3 Must-Read Parenting Blogs
Every week, I post articles, parenting tips and other resources for parents on my Facebook page. To provide these resources to you, I have to do a lot of reading and weeding through the good and the bad information that is available on the internet Tip: There seems to be more bad than good in […]
4 Ways Kids Learn
During a thorough session of Spring cleaning this week, I came across some notes from a child development class about the ways in which children learn. I wanted to share the content of the notes because I fear that when we define the word learn or learning, as adults we are tempted to think about […]
The Impact of Stress During Pregnancy
If you read my blog from last week, you learned that stress during pregnancy can lead to fussy, difficult to soothe babies. This information comes from a study that looked at maternal stress and anxiety during pregnancy, and outcomes involving the length and health of the pregnancy, and the short and long-term effects on the […]
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