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When Cheerleading Your Child is Paralyzing, Not Motivating

When Cheerleading Your Child is Paralyzing, Not Motivating

Positive Parenting, Social/emotional devClaire LernerFebruary 21, 2022

4 Key Insights and Strategies for Responding to Big Reactors

4 Key Insights and Strategies for Responding to Big Reactors

Challenging Behaviors, Parenting Mindshifts, Positive Parenting, Social/emotional dev, Decoding behavior, Highly Sensitive ChildrenClaire LernerDecember 7, 2021

When Going Home for the Holidays Is More Stressful Than Joyful

When Going Home for the Holidays Is More Stressful Than Joyful

Positive Parenting, Social/emotional dev, Highly Sensitive ChildrenClaire LernerNovember 18, 2021

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

Keys To Decoding Kids' Behavior: Development, Temperament and Context

Keys To Decoding Kids' Behavior: Development, Temperament and Context

Positive Parenting, Social/emotional dev, Positive Discipline, Decoding behaviorClaire LernerSeptember 17, 2021behavior, children, 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

Why Children Are Superstars At School and Terrors At Home

Why Children Are Superstars At School and Terrors At Home

Challenging Behaviors, Positive Parenting, Social/emotional devClaire LernerJune 29, 2021school, parenting

When Kids Act Mean: Why some kids have trouble being kind and what you can do

When Kids Act Mean: Why some kids have trouble being kind and what you can do

Challenging Behaviors, Highly Sensitive Children, Parenting Mindshifts, Social/emotional dev, Most Popular BlogsClaire LernerApril 5, 2021challenging behavior, kindness, social emotional development

How to Build resilience in Children who have a low Tolerance for Frustration

How to Build resilience in Children who have a low Tolerance for Frustration

Challenging Behaviors, Highly Sensitive Children, Social/emotional dev, Most Popular Blogs, Nurturing Problem-SolversClaire LernerSeptember 5, 2020positive parenting, social emotional development, highly sensitive children

Regression: Why children take steps backwards in their development and what you can do

Regression: Why children take steps backwards in their development and what you can do

Challenging Behaviors, Coronavirus Resources, Most Popular Blogs, Social/emotional devClaire LernerApril 13, 2020Regression, positive parenting

Building Your Child's Confidence to Try New Things

Building Your Child's Confidence to Try New Things

Potty Training, Social/emotional devClaire LernerMarch 3, 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

How to Balance the Need for Routines with Helping Kids Be Flexible

How to Balance the Need for Routines with Helping Kids Be Flexible

Establishing Routines, Positive Discipline, Social/emotional devClaire LernerFebruary 13, 2020routines, daily routines, positive parenting, positive discipline, challenging behaviors, challenging behavior

Happy Children Aren’t Always Happy: Eight Pivotal Parenting Pitfalls and How to Prevent Them

Happy Children Aren’t Always Happy: Eight Pivotal Parenting Pitfalls and How to Prevent Them

Social/emotional devClaire LernerJanuary 25, 2020positive parenting Comment