Child Development
Trick or Treating Post Quarantine
Halloween is here and parents are asking what the best way to approach trick or treating with our kids. This year, adults are vaccinated. Kids
Category: Social/Emotional
Child Development
How To Deal With Your Attention Seeking Child
Attention-seeking again, but from a different perspective. I’ve spoken before multiple times on how to address true attention-seeking. I’m noticing that a lot of parents
Self-Regulation
Please Help Me With My Two-Year-Old!
Two is a hard age for everybody involved. I firmly believe that words have power. The term “terrible twos” sets a lot of parents up
Social/Emotional
How To Talk To Your Child About Historic Events
The 30th of September was Orange Shirt Day in Canada. What is orange shirt day? The short version: a girl, Phyillis Webstad, was given an
Self-Regulation
4 Tips to Help You To Get Your Kids To Listen
Have you tried everything you could think of and your kids still won’t listen? Listening isn’t a singular task for children. Listening is actually a
Self-Regulation
Ask For Help During the Pandemic!
My anxiety has been through the roof! I have been spiraling about finances, my boys’ school, the portal switchover, my weight, politics, a tree in
Social/Emotional
Are You Really Too Busy to Customize a Process for Your Child?
Are you feeling like you just don’t have time to be messing with the Logical Consequence Process? LCP involves determining what your children’s stressors are,
Family Life
Are Time-Ins Better Than Time-Outs?
As their parents, we can see things that our children can’t. We see the bigger picture. We know what is good for them, even if
Social/Emotional
Are You Making Your Child’s Irrational Fears Worse?
Are you to blame for your child’s irrational fears? Everybody has irrational fears, and with young kids it can sometimes feel like they’re scared of
Self-Regulation
Are Your Kids Only Calm When They’re In Front of a Screen?
Are your kids only calm when they’re in front of a screen? A lot of parents will come to me and say that their kids