by Susie Windle | Jul 9, 2014 | Discipline and Trying Times, Parenting Playbook, Parenting Skills, Sensory Information, The Importance of Emotions
Change is a part of life, but for some people any little change can cause distress. Change can be less stressful depending on how it is perceived and managed, so it is important for children to learn how to skillfully manage change. One way to help children learn...
by Susie Windle | Jun 11, 2014 | Parenting Playbook, Parenting Skills
Co-parents are the adults who are part of a parenting team. Functionally, co-parents can include any two or more adults who share the responsibility of raising children, so the arrangement might look like the traditional nuclear family or something different if the...
by Susie Windle | May 21, 2014 | Parenting Playbook, Parenting Skills, Parents: Practice Self Care
As parents, learning to control our own behavior influences our children and their actions. When parents and children feel out of control at the same time, a caring and constructive interaction is rarely the outcome. One way to stay connected to both feeling and being...
by Susie Windle | Apr 16, 2014 | Parenting Playbook, Parenting Skills
Real benefits come along with smiling. As parents, the positive signals that come with a simple smile are worth considering, practicing, and teaching to our kids. Here are a few of the benefits: When you think of things that make you smile, you feel better...
by Susie Windle | Mar 26, 2014 | Parenting Playbook, Parenting Skills, The Power of Play, Your Child's Brain
Power is a human attribute that comes in a number of forms. Confidence is a kind of power that if pinpointed on a negative-positive spectrum would tip toward the positive end. Examples of confidence include standing up for what is right, a willingness to be safely...
by Susie Windle | Feb 12, 2014 | Parenting Playbook, Parents: Practice Self Care
Parenting is a stressful job. To be a calm, loving, empathetic parent, you need to make time to take good care of yourself. Recharging your emotional battery is required when your job includes broken sleep patterns and tests of patience. If you keep going without a...
by Susie Windle | Aug 7, 2013 | Parenting Playbook, Parenting Skills, Your Child's Brain
Children can be, and most often are, quite resilient. That does not mean they are immune to stress, however, or to the resulting responses in the brain and body. In fact, children are highly vulnerable to stress during the first few years of life. As a parent, you can...
by Susie Windle | Jul 3, 2013 | Parenting Playbook, Parenting Skills, The Importance of Emotions, The Power of Play
Fear is a basic human emotion. We have all felt fearful at some time. Fear is even necessary for survival. So, when we are helping our children deal with their feelings of fear, we want them to develop courage. How can parents help young children look at and release...
by Susie Windle | Jan 30, 2013 | Parenting Playbook, Parenting Skills, Your Child's Brain
The benefits we receive from the technology that has become part of our lives are definitely many. Yet, if we are not mindful, our children can spend the majority of their time relating to their world by way of machines. In some cases, children spend more time in...
by Susie Windle | Nov 14, 2012 | Parenting Playbook, Parenting Skills, The Power of Play
When we think about nurturing resiliency in children, we need to include thoughts about supporting development of their own true and unique selves. Helping our children be who they are means that we allow them freedom to sometimes be solitary, give them a chance to...
