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Is you child a "bad sport"?

3/7/2022

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Do you dread or avoid playing games with your kid because you know it will inevitably end in a meltdown?  Is your kid a “bad sport” when it comes to playing games?  Well, take heart!  You are not alone.  Read on to get three things you can do right now to help your keep the fun in the game!  

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Meltdowns in the Car!

1/19/2022

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Being in your car while your kid (or kids) meltdown feels like your trapped!  What can you do? 

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Being Present:  Parenting goal for 2022

1/3/2022

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Happy New Year!  Time to set those New Year's resolutions or goals...?  Maybe that makes you think about the fitness goals that may or may not get done every year, but have you ever set a parenting goal?  What would it look like to commit to "Being Present" for our kids?
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Holiday Stress...tips to Thrive not just Survive

12/6/2021

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*Feeling stressed? 
*Does the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas feel like a list of tasks to get through?
*Does your to-do list go on and on, and you never feel like you accomplish things?

Click the Read more button for some tips to help make this a great holiday season.
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Learning from the loons

10/27/2021

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​ Loony idea...?
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Did you know that mom and dad loons, carry their little ones on their backs?  They do this for the first several weeks to keep the chicks safe and close by. But even as the chicks are getting a bit bigger and are swimming alongside the parents, they may still climb on board for a ride when they're scared, stressed or overwhelmed.
Last summer on a run along a northern Minnesota lake, I came upon a family of loons enjoying the shallow, quiet water. I startled them as I ran past, and the two big chicks scramble onto one parent's back and they all took off to “safer water”.  They only swam a little ways down the shore before the young loons were back in the water swimming and exploring. It got me thinking about parenting...
When our kids are scared, stressed or overwhelmed (even as they get older, and are past the "baby chick" phase), how can we take a lesson from the loons and partner with our kids?  Can we "carry them”  for a short distance, by traveling with our child through the struggle, until we reach safer water?  Then, we can let them swim on their own again. 
 
A struggling child needs our support to co-regulate, when they can't regulate by themselves.  

If you could use some additional support for a season of struggle with your child, reach out to me.  I would love to talk with you.   Tap the "Contact me" 
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