Be Kind To Yourself: Increase Positive Self Talk People need praise and approval everyday. How can you make sure that you get your daily dose? Give it to yourself!Positive self-talk is any kind of message to yourself that makes you feel happy, strong, relaxed, motivated, loving, or energetic. We can use positive self-talk to calm Read More
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Decrease Negative Self Talk
Be Kind To Yourself: Decrease Negative Self Talk Guess who criticizes you the most every day? You do! Many parents literally make hundreds of nasty comments to themselves every day. One parent kept track of her negative self-comments just for one Saturday. When she had counted over 100 negative comments by noon she gave up Read More
Naptime Problems
Napping is an important element of your child’s healthy mental and physical growth. A daily nap refreshes a child so that she can maintain her energy, focus, and ability to learn for the rest of the day. Some studies even show that children who nap every day are more flexible and adaptable, have longer attention Read More
Crib to Bed
When your child moves from crib to bed it’s a milestone in his life as well as yours. There is no precise time for making this move, though typically it’s between the first and third birthday. The key to success is to be patient and allow your child time to adjust to the change. Why Read More
Dawdling
Avoiding the “I’ll do it when I’m good and ready” Battle Dawdling can be a form of control. (“I’ll do it in my own, sweet time!”). Exercising control over one’s own actions is an important developmental task for preschoolers. If you can give your child more control over the task that needs to be done, Read More
Encouragement
Praise and Encouragement are different. Praise is an expression of approval and commendation, and is about external “from others” reward. Encouragement is the expression of approval and support; it is the act of giving hope or support to someone. Encouragement is about developing internal “inside of me” sense of worth and motivation. Praise is about the end Read More