The headline might sound like a downer, but the takeaway can be empowering: Chores aren’t a punishment, but a chance to give kids a sense of belonging as a contributor to a strong household. A good read from The Times in London.
While we continue working on great new behavior tracking features – including a Classroom Edition of Smiles & Frowns – we thought we’d share some positive parenting articles that we find interesting and inspiring. And if you sign up for our newsletter, you’ll get a monthly round-up with all these links!
Think of this one as a trail head from the Child Mind Institute. And it leads to the notion of improving behavior by trying to create more, positive interactions with your kids. (Which is exactly what our app is meant to help you do.)
We’re not the best at following the royals, but we do have a decent nose for positive parenting tips. Thanks to People for bringing us 4 great BTS ideas from none other Meghan Markle! Number 4 – a daily Rose and Thorn – is particularly sweet:)
We thought we’d just keep rolling with BTS-style positive behavior news this week. This article has some great management tips to help parents tackle the new year, including prioritizing self care. Good stuff, parents.com!
And here’s a follow up (that you may read first) from TOI with some back-to-school techniques to help your kids overcome testing stress. See what you think and maybe work with them to see what works for them.
From the wide world of positive parenting and schoolwork comes some really gems (and possible new Smiles) that could help your kids get past the study stall. Hats off to the Times of India for highlighting these supportive approaches as the school year gets going over here.
This is a link back to an older collection, but who doesn’t like a roundup of advice, and The Week has a nice selection for you. We especially love #3, which explains the difference between punishment, natural consquences and logical consequences. Read it up!
We love this article from HuffPo, and the whole idea of ending the night, the week, the month… all of it… on a positive note. It’s a huge part of why our review section of the app is there… so you can replay their good behaviors to create your own rituals built around positive feelings. Thanks for the good advice, HuffPo!
As we’ve mentioned, we want Smiles & Frowns to be more that just another rewards chart. We want it to be the best tool out there for making good behavior a great conversation and collaboration between you and your kids. That’s why we talk about the 5Cs of Positive Behavior, and why we also thought you might be interested in some of these positive parenting tips from Parenting for Brain.
