Tag Archives: parenting
Get the edge on parenting your toddler!
Posted on 27. Mar, 2012 by Young Parents Guide.
Toddler parenting guide for frazzled parents. Be the best parent you can be! www.child-adolescent-adult-development.info Guiding Your Toddler’s Development: Eating, Sleeping, Toilet Training and More By Calvin A. Colarusso, MD Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California at San Diego (09/20/2011) You knew the terrible twos were coming. You were warned. But now they’re here, along with questions you never thought to ask. Why won’t he go to sleep? Where should she sleep? How long can you be away without causing permanent trauma? Who should care for your tot if you can’t be there? Why is there cereal everywhere in your once clean kitchen but in her mouth? Is it possible to win an argument with the little guy? When does toilet training start? Why on earth is she playing with poop? If you do this wrong, will your child be damaged forever?! Believe it or not, there are answers, and with a little humor, plenty of understanding, and 50 years’ experience, eminent authority in the field of development, child psychiatrist, and master clinician Cal Colarusso, MD will ease your mind, answer your questions and provide step-by-step guides that will not only reassure your frazzled parent mind, but also make your most important job — raising your child — a little easier. Guiding Your Toddler’s Development: Eating, Sleeping, Toilet Training and More, gives clear explanations of your toddler’s behavior and practical recommendations, including what to say when the going gets …
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Positive Parenting Solution of the Week: Scheduling One-On-One Dates with Your Kids.
Posted on 22. Mar, 2012 by Young Parents Guide.
PositiveParentingSolutions.com ► Book ► http Facebook ► facebook.com Twitter ► twitter.com Welcome to the Positive Parenting Solution of the Week! This week’s solution will help you consider scheduling one-on-one dates with your children. Tips for a great date with your child: 1) Plan in advance so you both something to talk about and look forward to together. 2) Plan your date for a location that is out of the house. 3) Plan something that you know your child will enjoy. For more strategies on how to reduce sibling fights, dealing with the sibling arguments on the road and more, please visit: PositiveParentingSolutions.com Amy’s Book ► “If I Have To Tell You One More Time…” Available NOW! More info at AmyMcCready.info Media-savvy parenting expert, Amy McCready, is a regular guest on national television and radio and is frequently quoted in print and on the web. She is a knowledgeable and high-energy guest who connects with parents at home with practical, solution-focused advice. Amy can speak on a wide range of topics from day-to-day discipline dilemmas to late breaking news. Amy has been creating and delivering training programs for over 20 years in Fortune 500 companies and community organizations. She founded Positive Parenting Solutions, Inc. in 2004 and developed the popular and successful Breakthrough Course that has changed the lives of thousands of parents through in-person seminars, speeches and online parenting training webinars. Due to demand from …
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Positive Parenting Solutions: Are You Creating Praise Junkies?
Posted on 16. Mar, 2012 by Young Parents Guide.
PositiveParentingSolutions.com ► Book ► http Facebook ► facebook.com Have questions for Amy? Visit ► AskAmy.TV ABOUT AMY McCREADY Parenting expert Amy McCready has been creating and delivering training programs for over 20 years in Fortune 500 companies and community organizations. Amy founded Positive Parenting Solutions, Inc. in 2004 and developed the popular and successful Breakthrough Course that has changed the lives of thousands of parents through in-person seminars, speeches and online parenting training webinars. Due to demand from parents around the country and abroad, Positive Parenting Solutions Online was developed in 2008 to give parents everywhere the skills, knowledge and tools to correct their children’s misbehavior permanently without nagging, reminding or yelling. She speaks to them “one-on-one” through the most advanced and thorough Web 2.0 parenting course available today. As a media-savvy parenting expert, Amy is a regular guest on national television and radio and is frequently quoted in print and on the web. She is a knowledgeable and high-energy guest who connects with parents at home with practical, solution-focused advice. Amy can speak on a wide range of topics from day-to-day discipline dilemmas to late breaking news. Amy McCready is frequently asked to provide expert parenting advice for print and online parenting articles. She is a sought after keynote speaker, writer, parenting coach, spokesperson, trainer and most importantly — Mom …
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AskAmy.TV: What’s the best way to handle completely different parenting styles?
Posted on 11. Mar, 2012 by Young Parents Guide.
► Ask Amy McCready a question at ► AskAmy.TV ◄ Show more ▼ Do you need help with a parenting problem? Ask Amy McCready! … Your question may be answered by Amy via video. You may submit your question via text or video. Simply “Ask Amy” at AskAmy.TV To be alerted of Amy’s video replies, please SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel now at youtube.com For more info, live webinars and advanced parental training, visit us at: www.PositiveParentingSolutions.com Join us on Facebook at ► http I’m Amy McCready, and I am here to provide simple solutions to your most frustrating discipline dilemmas. Our question today is from Kelly K of San Jose, CA and she asks… “What’s the best way to handle it when my parenting style is completely different then their father’s style? He’s a command, demand type while I’d rather use positive parenting.” DO’S & DONT’S CHECKLIST: 1. DON’T correct or criticize his parenting style. I know it’s tempting — but it’s only going to invite a power struggle between the two of you.. You want to avoid anything that will feel like judgment — because it will just make him get defensive and shut down. 2. DON’T disagree about discipline strategies in front of the kids. They’ll quickly learn they can to play one against the other for their advantage. 1. DO have a calm discussion about why you disagree on parenting and discipline styles. Explore how both of you were raised and the positives and negatives that resulted from that parenting style. Listen with an …
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Positive Parenting Solution of the Week: Difference Between Chores and Contributions.
Posted on 06. Mar, 2012 by Young Parents Guide.
PositiveParentingSolutions.com ► Book ► http Facebook ► facebook.com Twitter ► twitter.com Welcome to the Positive Parenting Solution of the Week! This week’s solution will help you define the difference between a child’s household chore, and their appreciated contribution to the family. For more strategies on how to live in parenting peace, please visit: PositiveParentingSolutions.com Media-savvy parenting expert, Amy McCready, is a regular guest on national television and radio and is frequently quoted in print and on the web. She is a knowledgeable and high-energy guest who connects with parents at home with practical, solution-focused advice. Amy can speak on a wide range of topics from day-to-day discipline dilemmas to late breaking news. Amy has been creating and delivering training programs for over 20 years in Fortune 500 companies and community organizations. She founded Positive Parenting Solutions, Inc. in 2004 and developed the popular and successful Breakthrough Course that has changed the lives of thousands of parents through in-person seminars, speeches and online parenting training webinars. Due to demand from parents around the country and abroad, Positive Parenting Solutions Online was developed in 2008 to give parents everywhere the skills, knowledge and tools to correct their children’s misbehavior permanently without nagging, reminding or yelling. She speaks to them “one-on-one” through the most advanced and thorough Web 2.0 parenting course …
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Positive Parenting Solution of the Week: Stop providing special services to your children.
Posted on 29. Feb, 2012 by Young Parents Guide.
PositiveParentingSolutions.com ► Book ► http Facebook ► facebook.com Twitter ► twitter.com Welcome to the Positive Parenting Solution of the Week! This week’s solution will help you deal with controlling special services you provide to your children. For more strategies on how to live in parenting peace, please visit: PositiveParentingSolutions.com Media-savvy parenting expert, Amy McCready, is a regular guest on national television and radio and is frequently quoted in print and on the web. She is a knowledgeable and high-energy guest who connects with parents at home with practical, solution-focused advice. Amy can speak on a wide range of topics from day-to-day discipline dilemmas to late breaking news. Amy has been creating and delivering training programs for over 20 years in Fortune 500 companies and community organizations. She founded Positive Parenting Solutions, Inc. in 2004 and developed the popular and successful Breakthrough Course that has changed the lives of thousands of parents through in-person seminars, speeches and online parenting training webinars. Due to demand from parents around the country and abroad, Positive Parenting Solutions Online was developed in 2008 to give parents everywhere the skills, knowledge and tools to correct their children’s misbehavior permanently without nagging, reminding or yelling. She speaks to them “one-on-one” through the most advanced and thorough Web 2.0 parenting course available today. Amy is frequently asked to …
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Positive Parenting Solution of the Week: Complaining kids? Just say “I Hear Ya!”
Posted on 25. Feb, 2012 by Young Parents Guide.
PositiveParentingSolutions.com ► Book ► http Facebook ► facebook.com Twitter ► twitter.com Welcome to the Positive Parenting Solution of the Week in which I share a nugget of parenting wisdom to make your week go a bit more smoothly. This week’s solution: Try using a new phrase … “I Hear Ya!” “I HEAR YA” can be a great way to respond when kids complain about doing their homework, their family jobs, taking a bath — what ever. This week, instead do jumping into a big lecture about how everyone has to contribute, or your job is to go to school and do homework, blah, blah, blah — Try “I hear ya – I always dread unloading the dishwasher too!” Or, “I hear ya – I used to dread practicing spelling words too!” Sometimes kids just want to know that you “get it.” Empathizing vs. lecturing can go a long way in diffusing power struggles and it reinforces that you’re on the same team. They’re still not going to enjoy unloading the dishwasher or doing homework — but it doesn’t have to turn into a power struggle with you. Let me know in the comments section under this video about you’ll use “I hear ya”! For more strategies to reduce power struggles and to be on the same team, go to: PositiveParentingSolutions.com This has been a Positive Parenting Solution of the Week. I hope this little bit of information becomes a solution for you. Thanks for watching, and as always, I wish you parenting peace. — Amy McCready Do you need help with a parenting problem? Ask Amy McCready …
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Justin Worsham “Parents That Party”
Posted on 20. Feb, 2012 by Young Parents Guide.
These are true stories from my parents Christmas parties
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Positive Parenting Solution of the Week: Child Labels, Sibling Rivalry and Competition
Posted on 15. Feb, 2012 by Young Parents Guide.
PositiveParentingSolutions.com ► Book ► http Facebook ► facebook.com Twitter ► twitter.com Welcome to the Positive Parenting Solution of the Week! This week’s tip will help you minimize sibling rivalry and competition. The unfortunate truth about sibling relationships is that there’s a natural sense of rivalry that sets in. There’s nothing you can do to eliminate it completely — but there are things you can do to minimize it. It’s important to be aware of what parents unknowingly do to intensify rivalry. These seem like innocent gestures but they can have harmful and lasting consequences. One of the biggies is to make sure we’re not comparing our kids through labels, spoken or implied. Because, If you’re the smart one, the pretty one, the athletic one — then I must be the opposite. If mom calls me her “wild one” — then that let’s you feel pretty “superior” and that’s a recipe that’s ripe for resentment, very. Some labels are more subtle. If you hand your son a stack of plates to carry into the dining room and you say, “Now hold these very tightly and don’t trip over the rug.” He probably perceives himself as clumsy. If you remind your daughter 15 times every morning to not forget her homework, lunch or PE clothes — you can bet she’s wearing the disorganized or forgetful label. Another subtle but discouraging label is the Go-To Kid: This is the child you can count on to complete a task competently and without much complaining—so whenever you really need something …
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Positive Parenting Solution of the Week: Celebrate Mistakes or Red Pencil Mentality?
Posted on 11. Feb, 2012 by Young Parents Guide.
PositiveParentingSolutions.com ► Book ► http Facebook ► facebook.com Twitter ► twitter.com Welcome to the Positive Parenting Solution of the Week! This week’s solution will help you deal with avoiding “Red Pencil Mentality”. When you review your kids homework — do you focus on the “wrong answers”? For more strategies on how to reduce power struggles with your children, and other tips on child encouragement, please visit: PositiveParentingSolutions.com Media-savvy parenting expert, Amy McCready, is a regular guest on national television and radio and is frequently quoted in print and on the web. She is a knowledgeable and high-energy guest who connects with parents at home with practical, solution-focused advice. Amy can speak on a wide range of topics from day-to-day discipline dilemmas to late breaking news. Amy has been creating and delivering training programs for over 20 years in Fortune 500 companies and community organizations. She founded Positive Parenting Solutions, Inc. in 2004 and developed the popular and successful Breakthrough Course that has changed the lives of thousands of parents through in-person seminars, speeches and online parenting training webinars. Due to demand from parents around the country and abroad, Positive Parenting Solutions Online was developed in 2008 to give parents everywhere the skills, knowledge and tools to correct their children’s misbehavior permanently without nagging, reminding or yelling. She speaks to them “one-on-one …
