We all want to be responsible parents. After all, that’s the job we signed up for. With that responsibility comes a requirement - legal, moral and ethical - that we do what we can to control our children. Though it is an expectation of child-rearing, it also important for us to recognize our limits and learn how to manage our children without becoming dominating or overly-controlling. The job is to develop young adults who can control their own behavior without external motivation or … [Read more...] about Internal Versus External Control to Promote Positive Self-Esteem in Children
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Proven Ways to Promote Positive Self-Esteem In Children
Your child's positive self-esteem is one that you can start building from they are a toddler. You may not notice it, but if your child's self-esteem is low it will affect how they interact with others, their performance in school and in other activities. It doesn't matter if your child is a little one or a teenager, there are things that you can do today that will help build your child's positive self-esteem. Check out these tips for developing a positive self-esteem in your child. Tips for … [Read more...] about Proven Ways to Promote Positive Self-Esteem In Children
17 Affirmations for Moms to Promote Positive Self-Esteem
Helping your child with developing a positive self-esteem can be challenging. It is especially challenging when you are working on your own self-esteem. One way to combat the negativity that will come to your mind is with affirmations. Repeating affirmations throughout the day will remind yourself that you are an awesome mom and are doing a great job. I have put together several affirmations that will help you with not only stay positive but building yourself up so that you can, in turn, … [Read more...] about 17 Affirmations for Moms to Promote Positive Self-Esteem
Important Advice for Moms Battling Depression and Anxiety
LISTEN: APPLE PODCASTS | SPOTIFY | STITCHER In this episode, I am talking to Autumn from She's a Wreck. ***Updated, November 23, 2019. Autumn has rebranded and has a new website, L. Autumn Co. I wanted to talk to her about something that we, as moms don't talk much about. You love to talk about your kids, but when is the last time you were honest about your mental health? I have been following Autumn's blog, She's a Wreck, and I felt that she would be the perfect person to talk about … [Read more...] about Important Advice for Moms Battling Depression and Anxiety
7 Promising Tips That Makes Potty Training Simple
Potty training was a period in time that caused me so much stress. Part of the problem was me. At the time, I was looking around at preschools and every one of them requires your child to be potty trained. And mine wasn't! I asked many women and patient's a work for advice on how to get my son potty trained. I got so much advice and nothing seemed to help. Then I talk to an old friend one day and he told me his wife potty trained their son over the weekend. In desperation, I … [Read more...] about 7 Promising Tips That Makes Potty Training Simple