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5 Ways To Get Your Child To Tell You More
Recently, I read Frank Sesno's "Ask More: The Power of Questions to Open Doors, Uncover Solutions, and Spark Change". Many of the tactics can be applied to dialogue with our children too. Here are five ways we can use questions to get our children to tell us more about their lives and also teach our children in a more effective way. 1. Use Echo Questions "Echo questions enable me to use the other person’s own words for emphasis and as a follow-up question. I add inflection to suit the mood—sympathy, surprise, and humor. Henry says, “The way they treated me...
Why You Can Use The iPad Guilt Free This Summer and How It Can Benefit Your Child
For years, we have been admonished for letting our children have screen time. Every time I, for one, took out the iPad for the children, I felt a pang of guilt. Well, no more! New studies are proving there are iPad applications that can help advance your child’s future academic success. Why Reading Independently This Summer Is Critical The most important thing you can do this summer with your children to improve your child’s academic success is reading and practicing writing skills at home. A new study from Harvard researched 4000 students and their summer holiday activities, specifically “how various summer...
How To Use Laughter To Make Parenting Better And Why Social Media Can Be Good And Bad For Moms
comedy dawn dais interview momlife podcast
"Repeat after me. Say it out loud. It helps. Breastfeeding is really f**ing hard." - Dawn Dais Dawn Dais is mother of 2, a bestselling author and comedian. Her children are Vivian, age 6, and Daniel, age 4. I first encountered the hilarious world of Dawn Dais when reading her book, The Sh!t No One Tells You, after having my third child. Her words, conveying the immense difficulty of having a baby while at the same time making light of the trying period of time, brought laughter to my middle of the night newborn baby feeds and our dinner table,...
The Parenting Journal Podcast: How To Use Empathy To Modify Your Child's Behavior - Shownotes
Listen to and/or download the podcast on itunes here or for non ios software here. What you'll learn in this podcast: How to use empathy to get your kids to modify behavior How to use marketing techniques to help your children resolve conflicts Matt's advice to first time dads Matt's most recommended parenting resource Matt's go to activities with the children Why spending 10 minutes a day with your children matters Matt's favorite children's books How easy it is to make bacon.... seriously! About Matt Heinz Matt is dad to three: Clara is 8, Nicky is 6 and Evan is 3 years old. He...