As you can tell from my recent posts about bullying, I’ve been thinking a lot about the topic these days which is why I would like to share an email I just received from a participant in our course: Parentology took my relationship with my children to a far deeper level. Not only has it [...]
In my opinion the key to helping our children avoid bullying is to help our kids develop a strong sense of self. If they have a strong sense of self, they will have the innate ability to stand up for what is right and what is wrong. Others kids will recognize this and respect them [...]
From the day our first child is born, as parents, we quickly learn that our children have minds of their own. Whether it is the evening your son refuses to eat the Brussels sprouts on his plate (preferring a candy bar instead), the morning your daughter insists on wearing flip-flips in the snow or the [...]
Sarah: “But I told you about this last week?” Rajah: “Huh?” Sarah: “Don’t you remember?” Rajah: “No. Sorry. I don’t.” Sound familiar? We’ve all been in the shoes of Sarah and Rajah before! As the simple dialog above points out—when we communicate with words that does not necessarily mean the other person received the message. [...]
How do we teach kids to understand their emotions and develop a strong self awareness? There are many ways that this happens. It can happen through modeling from parents or teachers. It can happen through experience with music, arts or literature and books. It can happen through self-reflective discussion or writing. Teaching kids some basic [...]
A major tenant of the Parentology philosophy is accepting and loving our children unconditionally which is why we spend a lot of time in our workshops and community meetings practicing how to respond when children misbehave or act in a manner that may make us feel uncomfortable. Most importantly, it is essential that parents “separate the child [...]