One thing I never expected with parenting was how much learning I would do on dealing with anger, and how difficult this emotion would be for me to deal with in my kids! This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. I've been reading "[easyazon_link identifier="1575424940" locale="US" [...]Continue Reading
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What to do when a child wants attention but responds negatively – Reader Question
Reader Question - Can you help?! Some questions that are better answered by the collective wisdom of the Creative With Kids community rather than just me. Share what you know in the comments! My Child is Giving Negative Response to Attention - but Wants Attention! "I am a single parent to a [...]Continue Reading
You Can Be Kind. They Can Be Angry.
Or sad, or upset, or think it's not fair.... One of the biggest misperceptions I had about parenting, which has taken years to unravel, was that if I was calm and reasonable, my kids would Get It and they too would be calm and fine with whatever limit I was setting. In fact, I didn't realize it [...]Continue Reading
3-2-1 Calm Down
A simple technique for dealing with anger to cool your brain down from 'boil over' mode. I've got another tip from a reader for dealing with anger to share today. This is something you can try right in the moment when you're noticing yourself get more and more angry. Use this calm down [...]Continue Reading
Hug It Out – Calming an Angry Child
I have a technique that has been really helping with dealing with anger in my family. It sounded almost too simple when I read it, but often it's the really simple shifts, the ones that we think could hardly work, that help us most. This idea for dealing with anger comes from a recent comment on [...]Continue Reading
3 Calm Down Skills to Practice Before Anger Strikes
This article contains Amazon affiliate links. When my son was 5 sometimes it felt like his temper was in charge of our household. Frustration would cause him to scream and get overwhelmed and destructive. This in turn would spur my own temper. It felt like one or both of us were angry all the [...]Continue Reading
