by Ari Yares | Sep 17, 2018 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
Getting our kids to own up to us can be difficult. Even when we aren’t being confrontational, our kids may view our direct questions in the kitchen as a challenge, just because we are facing them head-on. But, what might happen if we change the location and our...
by Ari Yares | Sep 3, 2018 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
Picky eaters can drive parents absolutely mad. You’ve made a meal and for reasons that you cannot fathom, your child refuses to even look at it. What can you do to survive and not become a short order cooking who makes individual meals for each member of your...
by Ari Yares | Aug 27, 2018 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
Curiosity killed the cat, right? But without allowing our kids to explore the world around them and scratch that curiosity itch, we risk stifling their growth. So, how do we balance our competing needs to keep kids safe and allow them to thrive by putting their...
by Ari Yares | Aug 21, 2018 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
One thing is certain in our lives – we will have to make choices between things. The challenge is making healthy, values-based decisions that we will not regret later on. As parents, it is our job to help our children develop their decision-making skills. Watch...
by Ari Yares | Aug 13, 2018 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
Getting kids to talk about their feelings can be tough, particularly when they don’t have the words that they want to use. Instead of letting your child get frustrated with a limited emotional vocabulary, help them out with this strategy. Resources Coaching Your...
by Ari Yares | Jul 30, 2018 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
Getting a meaningful conversation going at the dinner table can be a struggle. Too often, we ask the generic “How was your day?” and then get an equally generic answer (“Fine”) in return. If we want our dinner tables to be a place where we can...
