Teaching children to get along with others, resolve conflicts easily, pick up on social cues, and understand the complex dance of human interaction is important for many parents. Indeed, there has been an ever-increasing focus on socializing children at younger and younger ages. This has resulted in a culture that does not find it peculiar to […]
Along with the New Year comes some time for reflecting on self-improvement. Since child development that is going really well is messy and crazy and loud, most of our “success” in growing our children up in the best possible way actually needs to be measured by our own behaviour, rather than our children’s. That is, […]
Friends, I’m so excited about these printables! The fabulous Colleen of Lemon Thistle hand lettered some of my favourite quotes about childhood and development, and now I’m offering them as a free download for my readers! Print them out for your wall, your desk, or even on your fridge. Use them as a reminder for yourself: […]
I am thrilled to be hosting Teacher Tom on the blog today! Tom Hobson is a parenting and child development expert and is the author of Teacher Tom’s Blog, where he shares his experiences as a preschool teacher at the Woodland Park Cooperative School. He has also recently launched his latest project, Teacher Tom’s […]
You know how you feel when you have been away from your kids? Maybe it was a long day at the office, or a trip out of town, or even a hospital stay. Your mind becomes full of the thought of what it will be like to reunite with your little one. You imagine the […]
I am thrilled to have Nicole Schwarz, parenting coach and writer of Imperfect Families.com, as a guest poster on my blog today. I often share Nicole’s articles on my social media channels, as so much of what she writes truly resonates with me. In today’s post, she explores reasons behind challenging behaviour, and appropriate ways to […]
This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending Dr. Shefali Tsabary’s EVOLVE parent conference in New York city. It was a conference full of wonderful insight in deeply meaningful and personal ways. There is such power in understanding the connection of our own selves in the growing up of our children. It was at […]
It is around this time of year that the phone at our clinic rings off the hook. I hear from parents everywhere that their kids are struggling. Teachers and principals know this struggle well too. Everywhere you turn people are starting to look bedraggled. And everywhere you listen you can hear the exhaustion starting to […]
Ann Douglas is the parenting and mental health expert behind the “The Mother of All” series of books. You may have had her “The Mother of All Pregnancy Books” sitting on your bedside table at one time. Ann has just released her latest work, “Parenting Through The Storm” – a book that guides parents through […]
Summer is nearly here, and for most of us, our plans have already been made and scribbled onto the calendar. Whether it’s vacations, camping trips, summer camps, or more, many parents look at summer vacation as time to fill. Often times, this means our children are being shuttled to place to place without having much time […]