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.

Tantrums – Because my child doesn’t want to leave

January 2nd, 2014 | 3 to 6 years | Short Tips and Quotes | Tantrums

See solutions to dealing with “Temper Tantrum” if your child is having a big fit.

It’s quite common for all children to completely lose it when us parents try to take them away from something, or somewhere, that they are enjoying. The trick to getting our children to ‘come quietly’ is to make them think that they are in control of the decision!

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

This works really well:

GIVE A CHOICE:

  • Allow your children to feel some control over their lives by asking them to choose between two options (that suit you).
  • For example:  “Would you like to leave now or in five minutes”?
  • This will significantly reduce resistance when we need to leave.
  • At the end of the five minutes you also can empower them with another choice that will facilitate a tantrum free exit, for example ‘Would you like to say goodbye here in the kitchen or by the front door?’ .
  • Remember the more we allow our children to make a choice, the less confrontation we will face.

Here is another suggestion:

EMPATHY AND VALIDATION:

  • With emphasis on tone and attitude, let your child know that you understand their current state and feel empathy towards him or her.
  • For example: “I know that you feel sad having to leave, I would probably feel the same way if I were you, but we unfortunately need to go now”.

 

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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Tantrums – Because my child doesn’t want to leave

January 2nd, 2014 | 3 to 6 years | Tantrums

See solutions to dealing with “Temper Tantrum” if your child is having a big fit.

It’s quite common for all children to completely lose it when us parents try to take them away from something, or somewhere, that they are enjoying. The trick to getting our children to ‘come quietly’ is to make them think that they are in control of the decision!

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

This works really well:

GIVE A CHOICE:

  • Allow your children to feel some control over their lives by asking them to choose between two options (that suit you).
  • For example:  “Would you like to leave now or in five minutes”?
  • This will significantly reduce resistance when we need to leave.
  • At the end of the five minutes you also can empower them with another choice that will facilitate a tantrum free exit, for example ‘Would you like to say goodbye here in the kitchen or by the front door?’ .
  • Remember the more we allow our children to make a choice, the less confrontation we will face.

Here is another suggestion:

EMPATHY AND VALIDATION:

  • With emphasis on tone and attitude, let your child know that you understand their current state and feel empathy towards him or her.
  • For example: “I know that you feel sad having to leave, I would probably feel the same way if I were you, but we unfortunately need to go now”.

 

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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Tantrums – Because my child doesn’t want to leave

January 2nd, 2014 | 3 to 6 years | Short Tips and Quotes | Tantrums

See solutions to dealing with “Temper Tantrum” if your child is having a big fit.

It’s quite common for all children to completely lose it when us parents try to take them away from something, or somewhere, that they are enjoying. The trick to getting our children to ‘come quietly’ is to make them think that they are in control of the decision!

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

This works really well:

GIVE A CHOICE:

  • Allow your children to feel some control over their lives by asking them to choose between two options (that suit you).
  • For example:  “Would you like to leave now or in five minutes”?
  • This will significantly reduce resistance when we need to leave.
  • At the end of the five minutes you also can empower them with another choice that will facilitate a tantrum free exit, for example ‘Would you like to say goodbye here in the kitchen or by the front door?’ .
  • Remember the more we allow our children to make a choice, the less confrontation we will face.

Here is another suggestion:

EMPATHY AND VALIDATION:

  • With emphasis on tone and attitude, let your child know that you understand their current state and feel empathy towards him or her.
  • For example: “I know that you feel sad having to leave, I would probably feel the same way if I were you, but we unfortunately need to go now”.

 

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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