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.

Protesting & being negative about doing an activity

December 15th, 2013 | 3 to 6 years | Short Tips and Quotes | Negative Behaviour | Whining

“I hate swimming, you can’t make me go!” – it’s tough on us parents when our kids stick their heels in the ground and won’t be budged. But rather than trying to bribe, cajole or force a reluctant child to do something why don’t you try some of our more effective techniques below?

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

This works really well:

ACTIVE AND REFLECTIVE LISTENING:

  • Stop and listen to what your child is saying and then with empathy repeat back the feeling you’re hearing. Don’t try to give reassurance before you have demonstrated that you have actively listened to what your child has to say.
  •  For example: “I can hear that you aren’t keen on having your swimming lesson”.
  • Once your child has heard the empathy in your voice, he or she is likely to want to talk about what’s causing the reluctance.
  • It’s surprising how quickly fears or anxiety about the situation can disappear once we’ve offered our children a ‘listening ear’ followed by a bit of reassurance about their particular anxiety.

 

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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Protesting & being negative about doing an activity

December 15th, 2013 | 3 to 6 years | Negative Behaviour | Whining

“I hate swimming, you can’t make me go!” – it’s tough on us parents when our kids stick their heels in the ground and won’t be budged. But rather than trying to bribe, cajole or force a reluctant child to do something why don’t you try some of our more effective techniques below?

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

This works really well:

ACTIVE AND REFLECTIVE LISTENING:

  • Stop and listen to what your child is saying and then with empathy repeat back the feeling you’re hearing. Don’t try to give reassurance before you have demonstrated that you have actively listened to what your child has to say.
  •  For example: “I can hear that you aren’t keen on having your swimming lesson”.
  • Once your child has heard the empathy in your voice, he or she is likely to want to talk about what’s causing the reluctance.
  • It’s surprising how quickly fears or anxiety about the situation can disappear once we’ve offered our children a ‘listening ear’ followed by a bit of reassurance about their particular anxiety.

 

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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Protesting & being negative about doing an activity

December 15th, 2013 | 3 to 6 years | Short Tips and Quotes | Negative Behaviour | Whining

“I hate swimming, you can’t make me go!” – it’s tough on us parents when our kids stick their heels in the ground and won’t be budged. But rather than trying to bribe, cajole or force a reluctant child to do something why don’t you try some of our more effective techniques below?

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

This works really well:

ACTIVE AND REFLECTIVE LISTENING:

  • Stop and listen to what your child is saying and then with empathy repeat back the feeling you’re hearing. Don’t try to give reassurance before you have demonstrated that you have actively listened to what your child has to say.
  •  For example: “I can hear that you aren’t keen on having your swimming lesson”.
  • Once your child has heard the empathy in your voice, he or she is likely to want to talk about what’s causing the reluctance.
  • It’s surprising how quickly fears or anxiety about the situation can disappear once we’ve offered our children a ‘listening ear’ followed by a bit of reassurance about their particular anxiety.

 

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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