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Safe Space Breaks: When Giving Your Child (And Yourself!) A Break Can Be Helpful, Not Harmful

Safe Space Breaks: When Giving Your Child (And Yourself!) A Break Can Be Helpful, Not Harmful

Challenging Behaviors, Positive Discipline, Most Popular BlogsClaire LernerJanuary 4, 2020challenging behavior, positive disciplone, positive discipline Comments

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

Struggling With a Child Who is Inflexible and Makes Unreasonable, Irrational Demands?

Struggling With a Child Who is Inflexible and Makes Unreasonable, Irrational Demands?

Positive Discipline, Challenging Behaviors, Most Popular Blogs, Social/emotional dev, Highly Sensitive ChildrenClaire LernerJanuary 24, 2019flexibility, adaptability, cooperation, following rules Comments

Public Displays of Disaster: What to do when your child loses it outside the home

Public Displays of Disaster: What to do when your child loses it outside the home

Challenging Behaviors, Positive DisciplineClaire LernerJanuary 3, 2019tantrums, public meltdowns, discipline Comment

Parenting Without Power Struggles: Avoiding bribery, rewards and negotiation in favor of helping young children make good choices

Parenting Without Power Struggles: Avoiding bribery, rewards and negotiation in favor of helping young children make good choices

Challenging Behaviors, Positive DisciplineClaire LernerNovember 15, 2018discipline, limit setting, power struggles Comment

9 Guiding Principles For More Positive Parenting

9 Guiding Principles For More Positive Parenting

Positive Discipline, Challenging BehaviorsClaire LernerSeptember 19, 2018discipline, limit setting, positive discipline Comment

Discipline Do’s: An Empathetic and Effective Approach to Addressing Challenging Behaviors in Young Children

Discipline Do’s: An Empathetic and Effective Approach to Addressing Challenging Behaviors in Young Children

Challenging Behaviors, Positive DisciplineClaire LernerSeptember 19, 2018discipline, limit setting, positive parenting

Responsive vs Reactive Parenting: It Makes All the Difference

Responsive vs Reactive Parenting: It Makes All the Difference

Positive Discipline, Positive Parenting, Parental self-awarenessClaire LernerAugust 9, 2018positive discipline, positive parenting Comment

You're Not the Boss Of ME! How to respond to back-talk and other provocative proclamations from the mouths of babes

You're Not the Boss Of ME! How to respond to back-talk and other provocative proclamations from the mouths of babes

Challenging Behaviors, Positive DisciplineClaire LernerMay 28, 2018positive discipline, power struggles, limit settingComment

Know Your Triggers: Managing Your Emotions and Reactions is one of your most important parenting tools

Know Your Triggers: Managing Your Emotions and Reactions is one of your most important parenting tools

Positive Parenting, Positive Discipline, Parental self-awarenessClaire LernerMay 12, 2018managing emotions, positive parenting, positive disciplineComment

The Discipline Dilemma

The Discipline Dilemma

Positive Discipline, Positive ParentingClaire LernerApril 21, 2018discipline, limit setting, positive parenting, positive disciplineComment

I Don’t Like the Choices You’re Choicing Me! How to Set Clear, Enforceable Limits…with Love

I Don’t Like the Choices You’re Choicing Me! How to Set Clear, Enforceable Limits…with Love

Positive Parenting, Positive DisciplineClaire LernerApril 17, 2018positive discipline, positive parenting, limit setting, power struggles, choices, challenging behaviors, challenging behavior, disciplineComment