“What makes you happy, Onetime?” I asked my 3 year old son today at dinner and his heart-melting answer to me was, “Mommy!” (I swear I didn’t make this up or prep him to answer that!) And it was just another one of those moments where I realized, probably for the 1000th+ time, how much…
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Healthy Self-Esteem in Kids: 10 Things Parents Can DO to Help
Welcome back to another week of Teaching Kids About Character: An Alphabetic Blogging Series. This week’s topic is Y for (being) YourSELF! and it’s all about what we can do as parents to encourage our kids to develop healthy self-esteem.
Teaching Kids About Their ASSERTIVE SUPER POWERS!
Welcome back to another week of the Teaching Kids About Character: An Alphabetic Blogging Series. This week’s topic is X is for eXpresssive. When I think about the trait of being expressive, I automatically think about assertive speech. Although I’m sure you know that much of communication can also be conveyed through gestures, body posture,…
Tips to Support Kids Experiencing ANXIETY
If you’re raising kids, you are constantly dealing with emotions, yours and theirs. One emotion in particular that has lately become more prominent in my 4 year old son, Onetime, is anxiety. Today’s post will share great ideas that I have found for helping your child deal with this uncomfortable emotional state.
Wonder-Full: 8 Ways to Help Young Kids LOVE SCIENCE!
Welcome back to another week of Teaching Kids About Character: An Alphabetic Blogging Series. This week’s topic is W is for Wonder-Full! How can we encourage our kids to be full of wonder – to be curious, to ask questions, to be motivated to find out how things work and why, and to appreciate the…