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The Simple 3 Step Plan for How to Stay Calm with Your Kids

March 27, 2019 by Angela Pruess Leave a Comment

Inside: Learn how to stay calm with kids on even the most chaotic days, and why it’s important to set a positive emotional tone for your family.

I’m excited to share a guest post from Rebecca Eanes, who is the founder of Positive-Parents.org, the author of Positive Parenting: An Essential Guide and her book ‘The Gift of a Happy Mother’.
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You’ve heard the phrase, “If Mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.” It might be a bit exaggerated, but there is truth to it.

Mothers often set the emotional tone in the home.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: conscious parenting, mindful parenting, positive parenting

How to Discipline a Child without Criticism And Shame

December 14, 2017 by Angela Pruess 8 Comments

When it comes to how to discipline a child, harsh approaches using criticism and shame don’t work and negatively impact a child’s emotional well-being.

Our eight-year-old daughter is a sensitive soul. Ever since I can remember we’ve been able to visibly see the impact our words and reactions have on her. She’s also spirited and independent so in the first few years of her life, her behaviors elicited quite a few words and reactions from her father and me, many of which I regret.

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Filed Under: Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged With: conscious parenting, parenting with criticism and shame

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Angela Pruess

I'm Angela, a licensed child therapist and mom of 3. I'm here to help you raise an emotionally healthy, resilient child who'll change the world through emotional intelligence, positive discipline, growth mindset, mindfulness, art/nature, childhood mental health and the therapeutic power of play. Let's help your child live their BEST life.

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