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Taming Tantrums: A Parent-Friendly, Brain-Based Guide
Taming toddler tantrums starts with understanding the brain. During a meltdown, a child’s “downstairs brain” takes over, making talking, discipline, or punishment ineffective. Instead, use Positive Discipline and Whole-Brain Child strategies: stay calm, connect first, name the feeling, and guide your child to simple choices once they’re calm. Consistent, compassionate responses—especially during the early years of synaptic growth and pruning—build lasting self-regulation skills and reduce future tantrums.
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Raising Kids With the End in Mind: Building the Foundation for Their Future
Raising kids isn’t just about getting through the day-to-day—it’s about preparing them for the future. When we parent with the end in mind, we shape the kind of teenager and adult our child will become. Learn how Positive Discipline and Emotion Coaching can help you build trust, nurture emotional intelligence, and raise resilient, confident kids.
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Emotion Coaching: A Parent’s Guide to Helping Your Child Manage Big Emotions and Build Lifelong Skills
Learn how emotion coaching can help your child build emotional intelligence, develop self-regulation, and strengthen your parent-child bond. Backed by research and filled with real-life examples from the Smooth Sailing books, this blog gives parents of primary school children practical tools to turn everyday challenges into lifelong skills for emotional regulation and resilience.
