Ok so lots of you have PM’d me and asked me how to become a Parent Coach. I figured I’ll write a post about it so everyone can benefit انشاللہ
You can do a certification and become a “certified coach” and that has its value at some point in your career (not a good starting...
About losing children in public places...
I read a few tips once that I’ll share here in case they help someone. If anyone else has any tips of their own, please share!
1- As early as possible, we taught our kids our phone numbers and addresses. My 4-year-old twins were able to learn this...
Right. So we decided that all praise does is add pressure to a child's life and make them feel like they have to be "perfect" in order to be worthy of love and acceptance.
But we still want to build them up and here are some ideas on how we can do that!
Things that build confidence in kids:
1-...
Always a good reminder...
Have you noticed how hard it is to offer an unconditional apology?
Can you guess what’s wrong with the following apologies? I’ll number them so you can troubleshoot by number.
1- “I’m sorry I yelled at you but please next time don’t do...
It's so hard for us to process a child's anger. This is because our brains are conditioned to view children's show of emotions as "bad behavior". This is how all of us were raised so it makes perfect sense why its a huge trigger for us!
The first thing we think and utter is, "Stop being so rude!...
A few months ago, I shared my concerns and roadblocks with helping my clients who have older children and teens (link below for that post).
I was concerned that I was having a disconnect with parents of teens because their kids are older and they really struggle to have a lens shift (believing...
A little tip:
Many of you say, “When I say ‘no’ to my child, she cries so much.. what should I do?”
I personally think it’s important to let our kids know that their crying is just as acceptable as their laughter.
For those of you who are still on the journey to...
If you are in a vicious cycle of any kind, the only way to break that cycle is to choose one point at which you make a different choice.
Example:
We tell our teen to take a shower.
He says ok in a few minutes.
Then he doesn’t do it.
You see him sitting there “wasting time” and...
There’s a frequent question I see whenever we’re talking about setting clear limits or asking our kids to do something. And we’re talking about young kids here (less than age 5-6).
And we’re talking about non-negotiable stuff.
For example:
“I really want my child to...
I was listening to something in which the speaker was talking about the concept of having certain material things just for the purpose of having people appraise you well.
For example, if there’s a party at your new work place and you arrive in a Honda Civic- that’s going to barely...