This post is an excerpt from my book Bounceback Parenting: A Field Guide for Creating Connection not Perfection. It's a tiny practice that really helps me listen better, manage anxiety and give people room to grow and be. The Difference of Seventeen Seconds “Are you ever going to let me finish [...]Continue Reading
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If behavior is communication – what do I do about it?
One of the most powerful shifts I made as a parent was when I started really focusing on behavior as communication, rather than simply reacting to the behavior in front of me as if it were a direct assault on my nerves. When one of my kids is really out of sorts, it acts as a beacon to me and I ask [...]Continue Reading
Five Power Words To Make Your Kids Confident
As a children grow, it's often their parents who form and shape their self-confidence. As your child learned to walk, you were probably there on the sidelines offering encouragement and comfort when they fell. By way of perseverance, your child learned the skill after many attempts. Children learn [...]Continue Reading
Resilience Activities – 9 Resilience Building Activities for Parents to do with Kids
One of the primary character strengths we work to build with Bounceback Parenting® is resilience. This vital quality is what allows people to make it through challenges and come out stronger than they were before. Today we have Dominic Chapman, a dad to twins, resilience teacher and founder of [...]Continue Reading
The No Rescue Policy: Why it’s Time
Have a totally forgetful kid? This post is for you. Today we welcome back Amy McCready, positive parenting author and educator. I refer to Amy's book, The Me, Me, Me Epidemic in my post on how I'm dealing with entitlement in my family, and she's written this as a follow up for us on a positive [...]Continue Reading
Body Safety Education – Books to Help Prevent Sexual Abuse
In 64 Positive Things to Say to Kids you'll find the phrases "Your body is your own." and, "You have say over your body." These phrases begin building a foundation of empowerment and consent when it comes to our kids' bodies. This empowerment is a part of preventing sexual abuse and giving a place [...]Continue Reading
