Posts by Lynne Watts
Stress Free Morning Routines for Kids
Stress Free Morning Routines Mom, where’s my lunch money? I can’t find my backpack! What happened to my homework? If the dog didn’t eat it who did? Get in the car… Get. in. the. CAR! Did the school bus just go by? It’s back to school here in Georgia. Have you established a morning routine…
Read MoreHow to help children cope with stress
Positive ways to handle stress Moving to a new neighborhood. Making new friends. Starting a new class or moving to the next grade level. Starting back to school after a pandemic. A new brother or sister is born, parents separate and divorce, an older sibling goes away to college. Children, like adults thrive on the…
Read More4 Ways to Raise a Happy Child
4 Ways to Raise a Happy Child What does it take to raise a happy child? A trip to the toy store and a pocketful of cash? A loaded bag of candy after a night of trick or treating? Popcorn, a movie and permission to stay up late? While all these things might garner a…
Read MoreDiscipline… What works?
Teaching Rules or Values? Do you feel like you are constantly correcting children? Does it seem that you are redirecting and repeating behavior rules all the time? Guess what? You probably are. In fact, research shows that from ages two to ten, children are urged by their parents to change their behavior once every six…
Read MoreSelf discipline and the marshmallow test…
How to help kids develop self discipline It’s a classic test of self-control and discipline; The Marshmallow Test was designed by Walter Mischel in the late 1960’s, children were given a marshmallow and told they could either eat it now or wait for a period of time and get two marshmallows to eat. The antics…
Read Morechildren who feel entitled
Say this… not that Ever wonder how we could wind up with a whole generation of kids who feel entitled? Entitled to good grades without having to work and study for them. Entitled to a spot on the team or in the organization without having to practice and prove themselves. Entitled to success without having to…
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