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Showing posts with label compassionate communication. Show all posts
Showing posts with label compassionate communication. Show all posts

How to Lovingly Guide Children Through Difficult Emotions

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My nine-year-old's mood changes are fast and furious these days. It feels as though o ne minute we're blissfully dan...

Managing Conflict in Five Steps with Conscious Communication

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I want to share with you a step-by-step path to peace.  Your language, attitude, and tone ALL affect your child's ability to ...

What It Really Takes to Raise Emotionally Healthy Kids

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What was your childhood like? Do you remember feeling loved and happy? Or was it a time filled with fear and loneliness? Maybe it w...

What to Do When You Don't Agree With Your Partner's Parenting

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If you're married, parenting with a partner, or co-parenting with an ex, how often do you agree or feel like you're on the sa...

Six Ways to Master Communicating With Kids

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Sometimes, we provide a lot of commentary around our children ’s actions. We interject where we don’t need to, providing solution...

5 Proven Ways to Encourage Responsible Behavior in Your Kids

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(Is your child under age 5? Click here for essential rules for communicating with young children) "How can I be sure that I am...

5 Things You Should Never Say to a Child With Aspergers

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This topic is one that is close to my heart. If you are new to my work, you may not know that when I was 38, I discovered that my quirk...

Want to Change Your Child's Behavior? Share Your Needs.

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Sometimes, out of fear and frustration, we end up sending unintentional messages to our kids. We end up telling them what we think of...

Getting to the Bottom of Behavior

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She did it on purpose. I don't know what she needs. He's not dysregulated. He was perfectly calm. She chose to disobey ...

No More Behavior Problems

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I often share tips about how to re-frame the way you talk to your kids but what about the way you talk about your kids and the chal...

Talking to Kids About Divorce

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Divorce and separation - even when friendly and without conflict - are some of the most stressful events a family can experience. In...

Development Takes Time, Repetition & Relief

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Developing maturity takes time, repetition and relief. Time is necessary to allow a child's unique develop men tal path to un...

Why Your Words Matter

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"Stupid, stupid… you’re such a dummy!" my father muttered to himself, over and over, as he paced the house.  As a child, ...

What No One Tells You About Gratitude

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You've probably heard it before. "Live in the moment." "Be grateful." Ugh - those same old clichés. Always...

The Truth About Arguing

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Do you let your kids argue with you or with each other?   When I was growing up, my love of debate and my direct, logical manner was...

Why Empathy Doesn't Work - 5 Strategies to Help Kids Express Themselves

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When you make the switch to being more conscious and aware of your words and actions - using empathy becomes your "first aid"...

Mastering The Perspective Shift

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#turkeystuffed #pickyeaters #toomanyleftovers How do you describe the problems you are facing? I've noticed that the more I...

Repair and Apologies With Kids Do Not Have To Be Forced

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Sometimes, repair takes its own creative path.   I have refrained (as much as possible) from forcing my child to say "I'm so...

Words Can Get In The Way - How NOT to Talk to Kids

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Do your kids have trouble "listening?"   Do you feel like no matter what you say or do, you still end up begging, pleading, nego...

5 Ways To Effectively Praise Your Child

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  Good job! Excellent swinging! What a nice boy you are! You're such a good girl! What's that old adage? ...