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Positive Discomfort Part 2: Working with schools to help kids get through tasks and transitions

Positive Discomfort Part 2: Working with schools to help kids get through tasks and transitions

Cooperation, Highly Sensitive Children, lessons from the trenches, Limit-Setting With Love, Parenting Mindshifts, Social/emotional dev, TransitionsClaire LernerJanuary 9, 2025children, challenges, social emotional development

The Limit is the Lesson

The Limit is the Lesson

Challenging Behaviors, lessons from the trenches, Positive Discipline, Positive ParentingClaire LernerNovember 22, 2024positive discipline, parenting, challenging behavior

The Cheat Sheet: Key Phrases and Strategies From The Trenches

The Cheat Sheet: Key Phrases and Strategies From The Trenches

Positive Parenting, Positive Discipline, Limit-Setting With Love, lessons from the trenchesClaire LernerOctober 18, 2024

YOU DO IT!: When Your Child Demands You Do Things For Them That They Can Do Themselves

YOU DO IT!: When Your Child Demands You Do Things For Them That They Can Do Themselves

Establishing Routines, Cooperation, lessons from the trenches, Positive Parenting, Social/emotional dev, TransitionsClaire LernerSeptember 17, 2024child development, cooperation, resilience

Stop Working So Hard To Calm Your Kids!

Stop Working So Hard To Calm Your Kids!

Positive Parenting, Parenting Mindshifts, lessons from the trenches, Highly Sensitive Children, Most Popular BlogsClaire LernerMay 31, 2022Positive parenting, calming kids, self-regulation

Course Corrections: Key Insights Into Children's Behavior (Nov. 2021)

Course Corrections: Key Insights Into Children's Behavior (Nov. 2021)

lessons from the trenches, Parenting Mindshifts, Positive Parenting, Social/emotional dev, Decoding behaviorClaire LernerNovember 15, 2021Positive parenting

Decoding Children's Behavior: Key insights from the parenting trenches

Decoding Children's Behavior: Key insights from the parenting trenches

lessons from the trenches, Parenting Mindshifts, Positive Parenting, Social/emotional dev, Decoding behaviorClaire LernerAugust 4, 2021behavior, parenting, going to preschool

What Your Child Really Needs: Lessons from my own parenting journey

What Your Child Really Needs: Lessons from my own parenting journey

lessons from the trenches, Positive Parenting, Parenting Mindshifts, Parental self-awarenessClaire LernerDecember 30, 2020Positive parenting

A Powerful Tool for Preventing Power Struggles and Helping Kids Make Good Choices

A Powerful Tool for Preventing Power Struggles and Helping Kids Make Good Choices

Challenging Behaviors, Positive Discipline, lessons from the trenches, Social/emotional devClaire LernerFebruary 24, 2020positive discipline, positive parenting

Why Punishment Doesn't Stop Aggressive Behavior

Why Punishment Doesn't Stop Aggressive Behavior

lessons from the trenches, Positive Discipline, Challenging Behaviors, Most Popular BlogsClaire LernerOctober 21, 2019challenging behavior, positive disciploneComment

Just Say “No” to Threats Part 2: What to do when your child is the one using intimidation

Just Say “No” to Threats Part 2: What to do when your child is the one using intimidation

lessons from the trenches, Positive Discipline, Challenging BehaviorsClaire LernerOctober 8, 2019challenging behaviors, positive disciploneComment

Just Say "NO!" to Threats

Just Say "NO!" to Threats

Positive Discipline, lessons from the trenches, Challenging Behaviors, Parental self-awarenessClaire LernerSeptember 16, 2019positive disciplone, positive parenting Comments

Dealing with Demanding Behavior

Dealing with Demanding Behavior

lessons from the trenches, Challenging Behaviors, Positive DisciplineClaire LernerAugust 11, 2019positive discipline, positive disciplone, positive parenting, challenging behaviors, challenging behavior Comment

Limits are Only as Effective as Your Ability to Implement Them

Limits are Only as Effective as Your Ability to Implement Them

lessons from the trenches, Positive DisciplineClaire LernerAugust 11, 2019positive disciplineComment

Children are Strategic, Not Manipulative

Children are Strategic, Not Manipulative

lessons from the trenches, Challenging Behaviors, Positive DisciplineClaire LernerAugust 11, 2019positive discipline, positive parenting Comment

When It’s Not Okay to Say, “Okay?”

When It’s Not Okay to Say, “Okay?”

lessons from the trenches, Positive DisciplineClaire LernerAugust 11, 2019positive disciplone, positive parenting Comment

Fair is NOT Equal

Fair is NOT Equal

lessons from the trenches, Positive Discipline, Positive ParentingClaire LernerAugust 11, 2019lessons from the trenches Comment