In this episode, I share the top 5 phrases to avoid saying to your child (& why), and most importantly, what to say instead.  If you enjoyed this episode, consider leaving a rating and review. It truly helps. Thank you again for listening. Join the waitlist for my membership: www.themompsychologist.com/membership Discipline Workshop (free): http://www.themompychologist.com/workshop  Instagram: https://instagram.com/themompsychologist YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/themompsychologist ..read more

In this episode, I share how to avoid bedtime battles (and power struggles in general). Hope you enjoy! If you liked this episode, consider leaving a rating. It truly helps. Thank you again for listening. >>Join the waitlist for my private parenting membership - https://www.themompsychologist.com/membership   >>Join my email newsletter: https://www.themompsychologist.com/newsletter  >>Discipline Workshop (free): https://www.themompychologist.com/workshop  >>Instagram: https://instagram.com/themompsychologist >>YouTube ..read more

In this episode, I share how to raise critical thinkers using my DCM Framework. Hope you enjoy! If you liked this episode, consider leaving a rating. It truly helps. Thank you again for listening. >>Join the waitlist for my private parenting membership - https://www.themompsychologist.com/membership >>Parenting From Within: Letters From Dr. Jazmine (written version): https://www.themompsychologist.com/blog  >>Join my email newsletter: https://www.themompsychologist.com/newsletter  >>Discipline Workshop (free): https://www.themompychologist.com/workshop  ..read more

If you enjoyed this episode, consider leaving a rating. It truly helps. Thank you again for listening. This episode was originally a YouTube Video. You can watch here: https://youtu.be/KRtbq6g60C4 Parenting From Within: Letters From Dr. Jazmine (written version): www.themompsychologist.com/blog Discipline Workshop (free): www.themompychologist.com/workshop Instagram: https://instagram.com/themompsychologist YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/themompsychologist ..read more

Our child's behaviors can often feel like a mystery and it’s hard to know how to respond when they do confusing things like break toys, get aggressive, not cooperate, or run around in circles all of a sudden. I'm I’m here to help with that! In this week's episode, I'll help demystify confusing yet common child behaviors so that you can feel more effective and confident in your parenting approach! PS: Don’t forget to check out my free discipline workshop, “How to Get Your Child to Listen Without Yelling” - www.themompsychologist.com/workshop ..read more

So one of my all time favorite values I try to instill in my children is the value of perseverance and hard work. It's a topic we regularly circle back to so you can imagine my shock when my 6-year old once blurted out "I'm stupid" while trying to learn a new skill. In this week's episode I share a quick story time of how I handled her statement so that she walked away feeling: Understood and connected with me, more equipped to understand how her mind works, and more self-confident and willing to try hard things. // Don’t forget to check out my free anger eBook - "Your 3-Step Plan When Yo ..read more

Here's your easy to follow 3-step plan for when your kids get aggressive! // Don’t forget to check out my free anger eBook - "Your 3-Step Plan When Your Child Gets Angry or Aggressive” www.themompsychologist.com/ebook When our kids get aggressive, it's sooo tempting to respond reactively and: - Yelling & getting aggressive back. - Asking questions ("Why are you doing this??") - Trying to reason with them when they're in an emotional state (e.g., "Well you know we don't have dessert before dinner.") - Lecturing them or telling them to "Stop!" - Ignoring them and pretending it's not happenin ..read more

Don’t forget to check out my free anger eBook - "Your 3-Step Plan When Your Child Gets Angry or Aggressive” www.themompsychologist.com/ebook I don’t know about y’all but as a mom of 3, I have a no tolerance policy for demanding behavior. If we don't lovingly intervene *in the moment,* children learn quick that making demands is how they get their needs. In this week's episode, I share my easy 3-step process to curbing demanding and impatient behaviors so our children can learn how to respectfully ask for what they need ..read more

Don’t forget to check out my free anger eBook - "Your 3-Step Plan When Your Child Gets Angry or Aggressive” www.themompsychologist.com/ebook // It's super common for kids to see problematic behaviors at school and want to try them out at home. Whether they're aware of it or not, they're trying to process what they observed and learn more about the behavior by testing out how we will respond to it. When done correctly, these conversations have the ability to: Increase our child's social awareness Foster connection and trust between parent-child Help them re-think their self-concept and pos ..read more

I know it's easy to feel overwhelmed, embarrassed and upset at your child when their teacher approaches you about their misbehavior.  There’s so many potential reasons why your child is misbehaving so it's important to first focus on gathering more information from their teacher before discussing solutions. Remember: behavior is just a symptom to a larger problem. Think of it as the smoke to a blazing fire. Yes, it's what gets our attention and what we tend to notice first but there's so much else we need to be paying attention to if we want to help our child thrive in school. In this wee ..read more