A free, 12-lesson e-course for all parents wanting to have an easier time at parenting – A Crash Course in Mindful Parenting.
If you have enjoyed the gist of things offered here at Child Perspective, then I think you’ll really dig this course.
I was drawn to creating this course, because of the desire among so many of my peers to more closely examine the messiness and the beauty of parenting.
Mindfulness Uncorked:
- Learn why your kids do what they do
- Learn why you respond the way you do
- Learn how to have more fun and much more ease parenting
Read a full description about A Crash Course in Mindful Parenting by clicking the link.
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If you enjoy the gist of things offered here at Child Perspective, then you’ll really dig this course.
A free, 12-lesson e-course for all parents wanting to have an easier time at parenting -
A Crash Course in Mindful Parenting.
Are you looking for an easy way to get your child’s attention?
Sometimes parents describe kids as selective listeners. “He never listens to me!”
Consider why:
- Presentation is everything. Does your child want to listen to more nagging and yelling?
- They have to become selective to cope with the barrage of noise surrounding them. Most of the noise is from us, the parents. We are busy giving well-intended directions, redirection, corrections, and lessons.
Meanwhile the child is left to decipher what is really important in all of this noise.
While yelling often gets a child’s attention, it’s an aggressive form of parenting. I regret every time that I have resorted to yelling. It saddens me to see my child look at me with fear or astonishment.
Whispering is as effective as yelling for grabbing my kid’s attention and a lot less disturbing.
It even works in a classroom filled with 3-6 year olds. Sitting at circle with 22 preschoolers is sometimes like herding kittens. When their voices become loud or their attention wanders, some teachers choose to yell, threaten, or punish. I find it more effective to simply whisper.
The children quickly become quiet and re-focus their attention on me. Same is true with my own kids. When their attention or interest is waning in the middle of an activity, I speak very quietly to regain their attention and interest. Remember, presentation is everything. Bring excitement and intrigue to what you are about to say.
You may have read the NY Times article, For Some Parents, Shouting is the New Spanking. I look forward to a time when Whispering is the New Shouting.
It works like a charm. . . if you don’t overdo it.
If you enjoy the gist of things offered here at Child Perspective, then you’ll really dig this course.
A free, 12-lesson e-course for all parents wanting to have an easier time at parenting -
A Crash Course in Mindful Parenting.
Last night my husband called me “the best kept secret”. He’s sweet like that.
On a related note, Child Perspective has seen a terrific bump in new readers this past month. (Maybe the secret is out!) To all the newcomers, I want to extend a warm welcome and offer a quick tour of my online home.
So settle in and make yourself at home. I wish I could offer you a drink.
My hope, as you examine this site and implement these time-tested, best parenting practices, is that your parenting toolbox is enriched. As you know, good parenting moments give you a boost as well as better the overall family culture. In fact, everything improves!
This site will guide you through all aspects of parenting young kids. You might be interested in baby-proofing your house, quick tips for potty training your toddler, or best discipline techniques. Maybe you are simply wanting to connect with your child and understand her better.
If you don’t find the answer you were looking for here, then please send your question to me directly in an email. I’ll either respond to your specific situation or direct you to some helpful links.
Feel free to peruse the site. You’ll notice a list of topics to click on the right hand sidebar. If you like what you find here, you’ll want to subscribe to stay current. I do not post daily so go ahead and subscribe either using the RSS feed or email. Pass interesting or relevant articles along to friends, StumbleUpon or Twitter followers using the Share/Save button at the bottom of the posts. And please, do take time to comment. The community here benefits by the experiences, advice, and questions of other readers.
Recently I have enjoyed guest posting for some other blogs. You can check the posts out here:
If you enjoy the gist of things offered here at Child Perspective, then you’ll really dig this course.
A free, 12-lesson e-course for all parents wanting to have an easier time at parenting -
A Crash Course in Mindful Parenting.
Parents shouldn’t play with their kids. Not ever. Kids should always play by themselves. Why? Well, parents have more important things to do.
That seems to be what some readers over at parentdish thought that Lenore Skenazy meant in her recent post, Just Chute Me!
A little background: Lenore is the author of Free Range Kids (a book and website) spawned from a single event when she let her 9 year old ride the NY subway alone. As she says, “Two days later I was on the Today Show, MSNBC, FoxNews and all manner of talk radio with a new title under my smiling face: “America’s Worst Mom?”
Anyway, I’ve read (and admired) Lenore’s philosophy for awhile now. I was pretty sure she was not advocating for complete disengagement from our children in her recent article, but rather noting the importance of children entertaining themselves.
This inspired me to assemble my thoughts on boredom, because boredom quickly surfaces when kids are learning how to entertain themselves. Lenore is featuring my article at Free Range Kids today.
Boredom is good for kids. It not only forces them to entertain themselves but also ignites their creative intelligence. From this, they learn that they can solve their own problems. This is HUGE!
Children do not innately know how to entertain themselves if parents constantly intervene, interfere, or see themselves as the primary entertainers. Kids need to be left alone to learn how to entertain themselves. In fact, they need to get bored.
You can read the rest of my guest post here and join the lively discussion!
If you enjoy the gist of things offered here at Child Perspective, then you’ll really dig this course.
A free, 12-lesson e-course for all parents wanting to have an easier time at parenting -
A Crash Course in Mindful Parenting.
There’s a new book tackling conflict resolution called, You’re Not My Friend Anymore! I was surprised by what I found and am excited to tell you about it.
Overview
When Betsy Evans wrote You’re Not My Friend Anymore!, she hoped to make the problem-solving or conflict resolution aspect of parenting easily accessible and maybe even fun. She has [...]
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If you enjoy the gist of things offered here at Child Perspective, then you’ll really dig this course.
A free, 12-lesson e-course for all parents wanting to have an easier time at parenting -
A Crash Course in Mindful Parenting.
