Positive Parenting Skills
for more joyful parenting moments
Parenting can be quite a Challenge. Many of us get thrown into it with not much training at all. But even if you did have some training you can be sure there will be plenty surprises to come. In fact, the main constant in parenting seems to be CHANGE and a very important skill therefore is the ability to adapt to that.
I think another big challenge is that raising kids confronts us with our own childhood on a very deep level. Emotions that we felt when we were at a certain age or in a certain situation, can suddenly resurface with little to no warning, making it really hard to stay positively connected to our own children in the present time.
Therefore I think skills that relate to yourself (like Self-Reflection, Stress Reduction, loving yourself) are just as important as skills that seem to relate more to your kids (like Communication Skills, knowing about Stages of Child Development and how to prepare a stimulating environment).
I also think that all these good skills and techniques are necessary ingredients to Positive Parenting (and you’ll develop their quality over the years). But most important it is to have a Positive Mindset. That means being very mindful when acting based on fear and where ever possible to take the time to connect, trying to understand first and looking for a positive loving solutions that lets everyone “win” somehow at the same time.
Having said that: Parenting is also a very rewarding journey, especially when you’re able to sit back to observe and enjoy.
Love Katrin
Table of Contents
How to improve verbal and nonverbal communication? Tips, quick strategies and techniques.
Struggling with your kids listening or arguing? Got children that refuse to do necessary things? Learn quick and positive techniques for effective communication with your children.
Empower and praise your kids using descriptive praise and showing appreciation.
Support your newborn development, learn to meet your infant's needs and help him settle into the world while avoiding overstimulation. Your newborns reflexes and senses and growing skills will help.
Your infant's milestones of motor development (i.e. rolling); social-emotional development (social smiles, copying, ...); intellectual (oh, these are MY hands) and language development (i.e. babbling)
understanding your newborn with the
Learn about normal infant development and how you can support your baby to reach milestones like holding her head, sitting up, crawling, rolling or grasping.
Your baby's physical development - learn about gross motor skills (like crawling, standing and walking) and fine motor skills (like grasping and dropping). How can you support your baby best?
Elimination Communication (or infant toilet training): improve your communication skills with early potty training for babies
Starting Elimination Communication is easier than you might think. Learn which steps to take, what to look out for and handy hints along the way.
We started infant potty training with our baby daughter at about 4 months old. And we all did benefit from it. Here's how our days regarding pottying usually look like
Potty break s are a common occurence in elimination communication. Here's how we lived with our girls second potty training regression and how we finally overcame it when she was about 14 months old.
All poop in the potty since our girl was 14 months old - just one advantage of elimination communication. Now focussing on more potty stop s when out, less accidents and toilet training at night.
Learn about your childs development. Physical and motor development of infants, babies, toddlers, ...
Examples of non verbal communication used to guide your children positively. Use types of nonverbal communication like body language, gestures and tone of voice. Let music and your actions speak.
Stages of child development and developmental milestones for infant, baby, toddler, preschooler... with helpful tips to support your child
Wondering how to calm down or control your emotions better when dealing with parental stress? 101 ways to reduce stress will give you ideas.
How to calm down and keep controlling your emotions when parenting stress seems overwhelming? Recognize your emotions early, find relief through exercise, sleep + nutrition. + other ways to deal with stress
Fine motor development from early newborn reflexes like the palmar grasp reflex to learning the pincer grasp. Baby's hands prepare themselves for writing, using scissors or to button a shirt
Grieving fathers and mothers and their different ways to deal with parental grief
How to deal with grief? Activities to heal the pain through language, physical activity and creative expression and other ways of handling grief
the 3 Phases of grief and help to work through each of them: 1. Shock and retreating; 2. Working throught emotions like anger, guilt, ... ; 3. Resolving and recovery from grief.
Is all long grieving prolonged grief? When is therapeutic help needed? What grieving parents need to know to help each other in their recovery from grief.
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Self Reflection - the most important skill to become a better parent. How to do it efficiently.
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Skills
- Basic Characteristics
- Body Language
- Nonverbal Tips
- Nonverbal Examples
- How to Praise
- Communication Techniques
- Keep Your Cool
- How to Calm Down
- Reducing Stress
- Self Reflection
Knowledge
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