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 someone else has upset my child

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.

The key to helping our children through these ‘melt  downs’ is to use empathy in order to swiftly channel their emotions up and out of their distress.

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

This works really well:

EMPATHY AND VALIDATION:

  • Let your child know that you care through an empathic statement such as “Oh I can see you are upset… that must have hurt.”.
  • Adding “Would you like to talk about it? I’m hear to listen!” is a good opener to an empathic conversation, particularly as it doesn’t force a child to talk before s/he is ready to.

Here is another suggestion:

ACTIVE AND REFLECTIVE LISTENING:

  • If your child does open up and start talking, repeat back what he or she says, or reflect on it with understanding in your voice: for example  “It sounds like what she did to you felt very hurtful.”

 

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 someone else has upset my child

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

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

The key to helping our children through these ‘melt  downs’ is to use empathy in order to swiftly channel their emotions up and out of their distress.

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

This works really well:

EMPATHY AND VALIDATION:

  • Let your child know that you care through an empathic statement such as “Oh I can see you are upset… that must have hurt.”.
  • Adding “Would you like to talk about it? I’m hear to listen!” is a good opener to an empathic conversation, particularly as it doesn’t force a child to talk before s/he is ready to.

Here is another suggestion:

ACTIVE AND REFLECTIVE LISTENING:

  • If your child does open up and start talking, repeat back what he or she says, or reflect on it with understanding in your voice: for example  “It sounds like what she did to you felt very hurtful.”

 

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 someone else has upset my child

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.

The key to helping our children through these ‘melt  downs’ is to use empathy in order to swiftly channel their emotions up and out of their distress.

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

This works really well:

EMPATHY AND VALIDATION:

  • Let your child know that you care through an empathic statement such as “Oh I can see you are upset… that must have hurt.”.
  • Adding “Would you like to talk about it? I’m hear to listen!” is a good opener to an empathic conversation, particularly as it doesn’t force a child to talk before s/he is ready to.

Here is another suggestion:

ACTIVE AND REFLECTIVE LISTENING:

  • If your child does open up and start talking, repeat back what he or she says, or reflect on it with understanding in your voice: for example  “It sounds like what she did to you felt very hurtful.”

 

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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