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In this section we will periodically link to interesting and relevant articles related to children and early childhood growth and development
Mel Peirce is a local Certified Professional Coach and Parent Mentor who serves as a great resource for parents with children of all ages! Below are links to a few of her recent blog posts to check out or click here to go to her website
Does the thought of holding a boundary make you feel mean or insensitive? Do you find yourself holding boundaries from a place of anger or punishment? If either is true for you, you’re likely not using boundaries effectively and not getting the results you want with your kids. Learn what to do instead in this week's article.
When your child isn’t doing what you want, how often do you negotiate bribe, or even threaten to get them to cooperate? As parents, we don’t want to think that we threaten or bribe our kids—but pretty much every parent has been there. In this week's article I share how this came up in a recent coaching session .
How do you typically respond when your child is melting down and out of control? This is a challenge for many parents I coach, and I find that very few parents know how to set and hold boundaries when their children are out of control, and unfortunately, this is when kids need boundaries the MOST. In this week's article, I explain what happens in our kids' brains and bodies when kids lose control and why boundaries can help.
As parents, we all know that reading to our children is important, but did you know that you can help your child learn other lessons and helpful skills through reading? Studies have shown that books can help your child learn lessons and skills. The key is how you read to them; I share how in this week's article.
When kids are anxious about facing a new situation, like going back to school or starting a new activity, our first instinct as parents is typically to reassure them. We think reassuring our kids and telling them everything will be okay will help calm their nerves. This came up in a recent coaching session with a Mom whose new kindergartener didn't want to go to school. She shared how she attempted to help and told him he would be okay, but it just made things worse. Find out why and what to do instead in this week's article.