Establishing healthy eating habits: a “My Plate” activity for kids
Have you ever struggled with establishing healthy eating habits for your kids?
If I left it up to Little Man, every meal would consist of ice cream and cupcakes. I can’t blame him—sometimes I feel the same way. Still, it’s my job as the mom to help him understand the importance of eating a variety of foods (especially ones that are actually healthy). […]
We must speak up about abuse
In the last couple of days the phrase #MeToo has flooded social media with men and women speaking out against the sexual abuse they’ve suffered. It’s been both inspiring and saddening to see how many people have experienced sexual abuse in some form.
Which is why I was so incredibly angry when I saw some advertising a t-shirt on Facebook that said, “wooden spoon survivor.” The shirt is meant to be a joke that even though their parents “disciplined” them with a wooden spoon they still turned out ok. […]
Parenting child with ODD using descriptive praise
Parenting a child with ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder) can be tiring and especially frustrating because of their tendency to challenge authority, purposely disobey, and intentionally annoy others. The symptoms of ODD can also carry over to other settings and authority figures, which make managing your defiant child even more difficult because teachers, church leaders, coaches, and other parents are also looking to you for discipline and help. Luckily, ODD is treatable and much can be done at home to decrease negative behaviors. […]
Learning to observe and describe specific actions helps teach our kids what “good” behavior looks like.
Child that have RAD have special needs and challenges and the skill of Following Instructions can help them.
Role-playing is an important part of kid’s development.