An intention is something you mean to do. With regard to intentional parenting, this definition alone is sort of muddy and convoluted. I could call myself an intentional parent and have great intentions that I rarely or never put into action. When it comes to intentional parenting in a way that makes a powerful and…
That mom with the great kids… she’s keeping a secret. She may not even know it, but deep inside, she has all the details for using positive reinforcement to change behavior woven throughout her parenting ability. The secrets disguise themselves as mere intuition. Instincts, she may herself be surprised by. But these “secret skills” aren’t…
So often parents jump to assume our children have a sibling rivalry the minute we hear them begin to quarrel. That’s not typically the case! I want to chat about sibling conflict, what sibling rivalry really is, and, most importantly, how to significantly reduce and diffuse sibling conflict. What is Sibling Rivalry? By the very definition, a…
**PLEASE CHECK ALL AGE REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH GAME BEFORE ALLOWING YOUR CHILD TO PLAY THE BEST BOARD GAMES FOR TODDLERS LISTED. SOME GAMES DO HAVE SMALL PIECES THAT COULD CAUSE CHOKING. Toddlers are a never-ending sprout of development. Their brains are growing, taking shape, and making them into who they’ll become with every second of…
I hope you’ll teach your child how to hammer a nail into a piece of wood or how to comparison shop. In fact, there are a lot of practical skills that would benefit your child, and I hope that you’ll take the time to teach your child as many of them as possible! But, today,…
Sometimes the very best advice comes from the most unlikely of places. It’ll rush over you like a warm breeze you weren’t expecting on a chili day, leaving you grateful and recharged! This happened to me recently while listening to a podcast that had nothing to do with parenting, yet offered crazy-powerful wisdom on the…