Encouraging kids to listen: A Guide for Parents
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by nicoleschwarz
4M ago
Kids won’t listen? Feeling ignored? This guide will help you understand why your kids aren’t listening and what you can do to encourage them to listen well. In my parent coaching sessions, getting kids to listen is the #1 concern. Parents share these complaints: My kids ignore me. My kids won’t do what I ask unless I threaten to take something away or give them The post Encouraging kids to listen: A Guide for Parents appeared first on Nicole Schwarz, LMFT ..read more
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Helping Your Child Manage Anxiety: A Guide for Parents
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by nicoleschwarz
4M ago
If you are unsure how to help your anxious child, this guide will give you an overview of how the brain impacts your child’s anxiety and tips to help them manage anxious feelings with your support! Sometimes anxiety is a tiny nagging voice in the back of your mind asking, “did you turn off the oven before you left the house this morning?” Sometimes, anxiety The post Helping Your Child Manage Anxiety: A Guide for Parents appeared first on Nicole Schwarz, LMFT ..read more
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How to respectfully respond to your child’s disrespect and defiance
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2y ago
Use this list of tips to address your child's defiance and disrespect in a way that keeps the relationship strong. “You can’t make me.” He stands defiantly, arms crossed. In the past, you may have yelled, “How dare you talk to me like that young man, get to your room!” And when he refused, you would have added, “And no more video games ..read more
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How to banish the word “should” from your parenting vocabulary
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2y ago
The words "should" and "should not" add unnecessary guilt and shame to our parenting. Use these tips to parent in a way that moves you in a positive direction. Sitting on the couch, scrolling social media, you sigh. Thoughts swirl through your head as you peek into the carefully curated accounts online, "I should get organized." And, "I ..read more
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Three Things to do When Your Child is in the Middle of a Huge Meltdown
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2y ago
Big emotions can be scary, overwhelming, and stressful for parents (and for kids!). Use these three tips to parent with a calm confidence during your child's next meltdown. She stands in the kitchen screaming. Hands clenched at her sides. Eyes focused and glaring. You try everything - offering a hug, yelling “settle down,” sending her to ..read more
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A Reintroduction: Nicole Schwarz, Parent Coach
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2y ago
Celebrating 10 years of positive, respectful parenting strategies at ImperfectFamilies.com and looking forward to the next adventure.  Welcome to Imperfect Families! I’m Nicole Schwarz, Parent Coach, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and mom to 3 girls. I did not start out using positive, respectful parenting ..read more
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10 things I love about having older kids (Tweens and Teenagers)
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2y ago
Raising tweens and teenagers can be challenging, but there are a lot of amazing things about this stage too! Read this list and then create your own. If there’s one phrase I would like to eliminate from our vocabulary, it is “just wait until they’re older.” Being a mom of three girls, I hear this phrase often. But as my kids grow, I ..read more
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25 Alternatives to Timeouts, Grounding, and Taking Things Away
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2y ago
Change the way you think about discipline! These 25 parenting tips focus on positive, respectful, age-appropriate alternatives. When it comes to discipline, it's easy to feel stuck.  We're told to use timeouts, grounding, bribes, taking things away, and even spanking, but nothing seems to make a difference. Maybe we've been ..read more
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Reduce Shame: 21 Things Your Child Needs To Hear
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2y ago
Is your child stuck in the "I'm a bad kid" cycle? Caregivers can reduce the effects of shame, using these phrases to remind your child that they are seen, known, and loved. Shame is a powerful force.  It sends the message that you are not worthy of love. It tells us we should hide our true selves because people would reject us if we ..read more
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13 Ways to Stay Calm When Your Child is Upset
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2y ago
It can be hard to stay calm when your child is upset, anxious, angry, or sad. Read through this list to find 13 ways to practice calm, confident parenting. I did not start out being an especially calm, patient parent. It took years of practice, therapy, and lots of deep breaths. And guess what? There are still times when I lose my cool ..read more
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