Sharing The Best Resources & Tools

CAROLE AND NADIM SAAD, CO-FOUNDERS OF BEST OF PARENTING

As the parents of three children, struggling like so many others to find a balanced and effective parenting style, we turned away from all the parenting fads and studied the hard scientific evidence on what really works. The techniques we learnt were so life changing, yet so straightforward, that we made it our mission to convert them into powerful step by step tools and make them available to parents world over. Read more about the philosophy behind Best of Parenting.

Sharing The Best Resources & Tools

CAROLE AND NADIM SAAD, CO-FOUNDERS OF BEST OF PARENTING

As the parents of three children, struggling like so many others to find a balanced and effective parenting style, we turned away from all the parenting fads and studied the hard scientific evidence on what really works. The techniques we learnt were so life changing, yet so straightforward, that we made it our mission to convert them into powerful step by step tools and make them available to parents world over. Read more about the philosophy behind Best of Parenting.

Not wanting to eat breakfast

January 1st, 2014 | 3 to 6 years | Morning | Short Tips and Quotes | Mealtime |

Oh the misery and even guilt of sending one of our children off to school without any breakfast – what a way to start the day! The good news is that there are effective ways of making breakfast seem more appealing to a child who is refusing to eat.

Here is a sample of some of our easy and effective tools for solving this issue

This works really well:

GIVE A CHOICE:

  • Rather than telling our child off for not eating, we can suggest that they he or she might want to choose what or how to eat (provided the options suit us of course).
  • Choices allow children to feel that they have some control over their lives and that their opinion matters.
  • For example “Would you like cereal or toast?” or “Would you like to butter the toast yourself or shall I help you?”.
  • Some of these options (particularly the toast buttering) may make the procedure a little more long winded to begin with, but imagine the joy of watching a child learning how to efficiently ‘DIY’.

Here is another suggestion:

”I” STATEMENTS:

  • Sometimes negotiation doesn’t work and you just have to get your child to fact the facts, this is where making a non-negotiable statement can work wonders.
  • Your statement  needs to start with “I” or “my” (and if speaking for the family or couple, it starts with “we” or “our”).
  •  For example “We serve breakfast at 7.30 and it will remain on the table for 15 minutes.”

 Then you could try:

PLAN AHEAD

  • Work out a breakfast routine/menu with your child before hand.

 

These are just a few examples of our Best of Parenting Tools. You can find more ideas and solutions to typical parenting challenges in our book ‘Kids Don’t Come With a Manual – The Essential Guide to a Happy Family Life‘. 

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Not wanting to eat breakfast

January 1st, 2014 | 3 to 6 years | Morning | Mealtime |

Oh the misery and even guilt of sending one of our children off to school without any breakfast – what a way to start the day! The good news is that there are effective ways of making breakfast seem more appealing to a child who is refusing to eat.

Here is a sample of some of our easy and effective tools for solving this issue

This works really well:

GIVE A CHOICE:

  • Rather than telling our child off for not eating, we can suggest that they he or she might want to choose what or how to eat (provided the options suit us of course).
  • Choices allow children to feel that they have some control over their lives and that their opinion matters.
  • For example “Would you like cereal or toast?” or “Would you like to butter the toast yourself or shall I help you?”.
  • Some of these options (particularly the toast buttering) may make the procedure a little more long winded to begin with, but imagine the joy of watching a child learning how to efficiently ‘DIY’.

Here is another suggestion:

”I” STATEMENTS:

  • Sometimes negotiation doesn’t work and you just have to get your child to fact the facts, this is where making a non-negotiable statement can work wonders.
  • Your statement  needs to start with “I” or “my” (and if speaking for the family or couple, it starts with “we” or “our”).
  •  For example “We serve breakfast at 7.30 and it will remain on the table for 15 minutes.”

 Then you could try:

PLAN AHEAD

  • Work out a breakfast routine/menu with your child before hand.

 

These are just a few examples of our Best of Parenting Tools. You can find more ideas and solutions to typical parenting challenges in our book ‘Kids Don’t Come With a Manual – The Essential Guide to a Happy Family Life‘. 

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Not wanting to eat breakfast

January 1st, 2014 | 3 to 6 years | Morning | Short Tips and Quotes | Mealtime |

Oh the misery and even guilt of sending one of our children off to school without any breakfast – what a way to start the day! The good news is that there are effective ways of making breakfast seem more appealing to a child who is refusing to eat.

Here is a sample of some of our easy and effective tools for solving this issue

This works really well:

GIVE A CHOICE:

  • Rather than telling our child off for not eating, we can suggest that they he or she might want to choose what or how to eat (provided the options suit us of course).
  • Choices allow children to feel that they have some control over their lives and that their opinion matters.
  • For example “Would you like cereal or toast?” or “Would you like to butter the toast yourself or shall I help you?”.
  • Some of these options (particularly the toast buttering) may make the procedure a little more long winded to begin with, but imagine the joy of watching a child learning how to efficiently ‘DIY’.

Here is another suggestion:

”I” STATEMENTS:

  • Sometimes negotiation doesn’t work and you just have to get your child to fact the facts, this is where making a non-negotiable statement can work wonders.
  • Your statement  needs to start with “I” or “my” (and if speaking for the family or couple, it starts with “we” or “our”).
  •  For example “We serve breakfast at 7.30 and it will remain on the table for 15 minutes.”

 Then you could try:

PLAN AHEAD

  • Work out a breakfast routine/menu with your child before hand.

 

These are just a few examples of our Best of Parenting Tools. You can find more ideas and solutions to typical parenting challenges in our book ‘Kids Don’t Come With a Manual – The Essential Guide to a Happy Family Life‘. 

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