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The Real Reason Kids Whine, Pester and Complain (and how to stop it)

Angela Pruess LMFT, Child Therapist + Parent Coach — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 14:40:31 +0000

Inside: Learn why kids engage in frustrating behaviors such as whining, pestering, and complaining and how to handle it most effectively. Shear terror comes over me when I realize I have no other choice but to bring all 3 of my small kids along to the grocery store. ‘Let’s see…there’s got to be another time...

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7 Types of Play that Skyrocket a Child’s Social and Emotional Development

Angela Pruess LMFT, Child Therapist + Parent Coach — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 15:26:41 +0000

Inside: These 8 types of play are essential for the development of every child and contribute to a child’s emotional health in many important ways. How seriously do you take your child’s playtime? If we’re being honest, I think for most of us the answer would be not very. Not realizing the huge role play...

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Toddler Discipline: 5 Insider Secrets that Change Your Outlook

Angela Pruess LMFT, Child Therapist + Parent Coach — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 18:45:48 +0000

Inside: Approaching toddler discipline is much easier when you learn the social and emotional development underlying frustrating behaviors. “Mama, can we get some fwuut snacks? Pweeeeeeese?” Last week, while at the grocery store, my 3-year-old and I ran into a close family friend we hadn’t seen in a long time. It was a dear friend...

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20 Epic Life Skills Your Child Learns Through Play

Angela Pruess LMFT, Child Therapist + Parent Coach — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 19:08:35 +0000

Play is an underestimated but vastly powerful force on your child’s development, read more about the areas of development that are positively impacted by play. I was driving my 7-year-old daughter to summer camp, like real camp. The kind where you don’t get to talk to them on the phone at all and they sleep over...

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4 Ways to be an Amazing Parent to your Teen (and even enjoy it!)

Angela Pruess LMFT, Child Therapist + Parent Coach — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 03:42:49 +0000

Inside: Learn four essential ways to be the best parent to your teenager while also enjoying this stage of their growth and development. *This post may contain affiliate links which allow me to hook you up with the best parent resources and help the website keep running in the process! For decades the teenage years...

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6 Signs Your Child has Officially Entered the Pre-teen Years

Angela Pruess LMFT, Child Therapist + Parent Coach — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 03:59:34 +0000

Inside: Learn 6 common behaviors that signal pre-adolescence in a child and how to handle them with confidence. This article may contain affiliate links that allow us to make a small fraction of your purchase to keep bringing the research-backed goodness coming. While parents are told to ‘buckle up’ for the teenage years, we don’t...

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What You Need To Know To Be A Good Parent To Your Preschooler

Angela Pruess LMFT, Child Therapist + Parent Coach — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 21:09:52 +0000

Inside: Knowing the massive amount of development and growth your preschooler is undergoing will help you not to personalize their behaviors, allowing you to be the calm, steady leader they need. The preschool years can be tricky business. Our tiny toddlers are beginning to resemble actual grown people. They’re starting to sound more like them,...

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The Real Reason Your Toddler is Acting Like a Maniac

Angela Pruess LMFT, Child Therapist + Parent Coach — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 20:10:01 +0000

Inside: Find out the underlying developmental and brain-based causes of mystifying and maddening toddler behaviors, as well as how to deal with them effectively. I froze in shock as the slap landed smack on my nose. It wasn’t the first time I’d been hit in the face by a two-foot-tall tyrant, but it still hurt....

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3 Surefire Signs That You’re Raising a Right-Brained Kid

Angela Pruess LMFT, Child Therapist + Parent Coach — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 17:00:52 +0000

Raising a sensitive spirited child is both exhausting and rewarding, if you identify with these ideas your child is likely right-brain dominant. It is 7:30 am and my head is spinning. I’ve already fielded at least 50 questions from my daughter in reference to the breakfast options in the house and why she can’t consume...

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