by Chelsey Hauge Zavaleta | Jan 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
We all know how hard it is to stay calm when your child is having a tantrum because soccer practice is over (or in the grocery checkout line, or after school…). Especially when that lady watching you leans in and says “You just need to….” She...
by Chelsey Hauge Zavaleta | Jan 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Picture this: Seven Year Old comes in from school. He’s hot. His baby sister has been crying the whole ride home from school because she hates her car seat. Mama is tired too, and as they stumble in from school, Seven Year Old kicks off his shoes in the doorway. He is...
by Chelsey Hauge Zavaleta | Jan 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Praising children frequently can feel awkward, especially if you don’t have experience telling others, very frequently, what they are doing well. Most of us don’t go around telling our colleagues or spouses “Nice handwriting during the meeting!” or “Great work pushing...
by Chelsey Hauge Zavaleta | Jan 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Offering positive touch – in a way that works for your individual child – is an important part of giving praise. Consider times when you’ve done exceptionally well at work or in your family- do you love to give high-fives, do you throw your fist in...
by Chelsey Hauge Zavaleta | Jan 10, 2020 | Positive Parenthood True Stories
AJ had never, ever left a park on his own two feet. You know that mom who has to drag her kid out of the park, and he is screaming so loud that all the other parents kind of pretend not to stare but are actually staring, and the mom feels mortified and awful and...
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