by amakice | Nov 26, 2014 | Parent Questions, Parenting
One of the key pieces of positive discipline is the idea of assuming positive intent. This means that no matter how your child behaves, you set your default interpretation to something positive. Over the years, I’ve had enough parents saying “what about...
by amakice | Oct 23, 2014 | Parenting
This is an exciting time in brain science. Study after study is supporting connected parenting. As a professional, I can’t consume the neurobiology texts quickly enough to stay on top of everything, and it’s a fun kind of frustrating. Some of the studies...
by amakice | Sep 4, 2014 | Parent Questions, Parenting
I love that my son is almost four. He is so fun and sweet and is a joy to be around. Except when he refuses to listen to me. Then I am at my wits end because he won’t follow the rules. I had to ask, bribe, threaten, and yell this morning just to get him to brush...
by amakice | Sep 3, 2014 | Parenting
A lot of power struggles result from a caregiver just wanting to be consistent. Perhaps we’ve been told that if we let children decide, we are spoiling them. We worry that in being flexible, we might set a precedent for future manipulation. Consistency is...
by amakice | Apr 14, 2014 | Parenting, Thoughts
Babies are lovely. They cuddle, they snuggle, they gaze at you adoringly. They squeal with delight at little things like rolling a ball, seeing themselves in a mirror, or parental homecoming. Then something happens. They grow impatient with just rolling the ball, they...
by amakice | Feb 3, 2014 | Parenting, Thoughts
School days are getting longer, families are frequently paying the price. Six year olds come home from school completely wiped, having spent all of their ability to cope socially, physically, intellectually and emotionally, at school. That leaves caregivers and...
