Parentingwith A Twist

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?