Motivating kids to be on their best behavior – everyone seems to have an “ideal” way to do it. Sticker charts. Marble jars. Reward menus. Token economies. Time out. Privilege removal. Its overwhelming and complicated! Or is it? Read on for the big secret to motivating kids…
Screaming. Throwing. Hitting. Grabbing. Spitting. Biting. “No”-ing. These are just a few of the many endearing behaviors that I have seen from our newly-3-year-old son. My personal favorite is this new attention-monopolizing gem – he recently started yelling strings of random words whenever anyone else is involved in a conversation, with the sweetest look of … Read more
Kids thrive in a positive environment…not so much in a negative one. The problem is that it’s much easier and natural to be negative. We tend to look for things that our kids (and significant others) are doing wrong and correct them. When they are doing what they are supposed to be doing, we tend … Read more