Parenting…With A Twist

Less than 31% of children between the ages of 12-18 receive financial literacy information at school and only 1% of parents say their kids save anything from their allowance. Wow! We are sending our children off into the world completely ignorant about money. Teach your children how to have a ..Continue Reading

A key factor to raising successful children is the thoughts that we ingrain in our children from a very young age about money. See if some of these resonate with you, perhaps you heard them when you were a child and/or perhaps you say them to your children now.

Sometimes parents get so caught up in giving to their children that they miss what power they do have. It is important to understand the difference between a parental obligation and a privilege.

Use natural consequences or your children’s currency to set up what you feel are the expectations in your house. And, did you know that consequences can be positive?

You may notice that I don’t often get punitive with my kids, I get curious. This leads me to asking questions to truly see where they are at in their life at that moment in time. l invite you to do the same —ask questions of them and their Key ..Continue Reading

My son taught me that something we, as parents, teachers, coaches, etc., might perceive as ‘normal’ or ‘right’, isn’t always the case! When I didn’t see what he wanted to read as the ‘right’ reading materials, I shut him down. When I heard his words and supported him, he blossomed.

Parents need to understand that they are their child’s parent first and their friend second. Sometimes it’s easier to be their friend because you don’t have to have consistent firm boundaries or realize that, ultimately, as they continue to grow, you are the main person responsible for them.

Our children’s key influencers have a great deal of power in relation to forming our child’s confidence and the way they see the world. You want to be cognizant of who they are, as well as the power they hold.

All students experience learning losses–what educators and researchers refer to as the “summer brain drain”–when they do not engage in educational activities during the summer. I talk about what that means and how you can combat it.

Reduce the fight over screen time! Encourage structure & brain development! All while still having some summer fun! Follow the steps reviewed in this podcast. Contact us at [email protected] and we will send it to you!

Listen for some ways to deflect another’s emotional state, as well as exercise to recognize and change your child’s or your own!

Your goal as a conscious parent raising success-ready kids is to have them strive to be the calm person who is happy just because! Why? Because life can throw some curve balls and if we are already somebody who tends to see the negative, then the curve balls of life ..Continue Reading

Watch your thoughts as they shape who you are. You get to make your life heaven or hell — so choose wisely!

As much as we think kids will roll their eyes when we talk about our lives, your children do want to know what life was like for you! Storytelling humanizes you and research shows that there are many benefits to doing it!

Communication is a key ingredient to building a successful relationship with your child so we’ve broken down the communication process in the most simple way!

The number of hours that parents spend with kids between ages 3 and 11 does little to predict the child's behaviour, well-being, or achievement. And actually, the more time you spend with them the more detrimental it can be on their long term success. Find out why!

Lying is not a moral issue, it’s simply a way to solve a problem. Let’s teach our children another way while exploring why they lied!

Children need to see conflict occur and have a resolution so that they will know how to deal with conflict when it arises. Where your child is getting in the most trouble, will identify their biggest need(s).

Teach your child to use their voice so that when they are in a situation where you’d want them to “just say no”, they know how to use it.

Imagine your child walking into class with some knowledge and understanding of the lesson, instead of feeling totally overwhelmed. Their confidence would soar.

Getting even more curious with your child! A scenario of a brother and sister for you!

“Why don’t the children in my class just bring their homework to school done?” From: A Frustrated Teacher

“Help! I’d like to be able to do my homework without my parents nagging me.” From: A Frustrated Child

“Help! I’d like my child to do their homework without a fight.” From: A Frustrated Parent

Help! My child is “acting up”! Without a psychology degree, you, yes you, can raise a successful child as life is actually pretty simple!

What we feed grows! Think of a flower when it doesn’t bloom, we don’t put the blame on the flower; we look at the environment the flower is in and see if it’s getting what it needs to grow. Let’s do the same for our children.

If it’s important to see your child’s mark change, then you need to have a conference with the teacher and ask some very specific questions. Here is last 7 out of 16 questions.

If it’s important to see your child’s mark change, then you need to have a conference with the teacher and ask some very specific questions. Here is the first of 9 out of 16 questions.

A difficult part is that a child earns status in school, and potentially, in the rest of their world, depending on their school performance. Children are not the letter grades that they get.

An “A” is great for certain kids, but for some kids, a “C+” is amazing. How do we not judge our kids for the grades they get? Better yet, how do we help our kids to not judge themselves compared to others?

Together Everybody Achieves More (T.E.A.M.) Invite people to be on your T.E.A.M. that are going to hold you accountable and be your cheerleader as you embark on being the best parent you can be!

My friend Sarah committed suicide when I was in high school which defined my career path. Sarah became stuck in her life story and didn’t know how to move beyond it. My mission in life is to have people not be defined by their story.

Our experiences shape how we see situations and therefore, how we (re)act to life. Be conscious of what you want out of life, where you stop yourself and where you limit yourself.

Anxiety is on the rise in children as failure is not looked as an opportunity. Also, our children are compared all through their schooling life based on a system that does not support failure.

Amazing results come in life when we change our habits. Anxiety causes the same feelings and body changes as excitement does. People transform when they work through these feelings.

If we learned to walk as adults, there would be a lot of people not walking around. Why? Because as we go through life, we get a Delete file, the “All The Things That Can Go Wrong file” and we give up. Fail often and fail early! As well, give celebration, ..Continue Reading

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