Positive Parenting – Grab your copy of The Holistic Parent Today!
With the approach of summer, The Holistic Parent magazine has released its Summer 2018 issue! Dr. Jen's article on Positive Parenting is included on page 10. Read the Online Version of The Holistic Parent HERE You can pick up your free copy of this fantastic...
Check into your Child’s Realistic Optimism Skill to Wrap Up May!
The umbrella skills help us get through life’s rainy days and frame the opportunities which come our way. Over the course of May, we have worked together to identify how to build your child’s realistic optimism skill. Answer these three quick questions for yourself...
What Would You Tell a Friend: Your Realistic Optimism Building Tip with Dr. Jen
Today, Dr. Jen speaks about learned helplessness and how this impacts our wellbeing. To overcome this state and build your child's realistic optimism, ask them what they would tell a friend to do in the same situation. Watch the full tip below or on our Facebook...
Focus on Solvable Problems: Your Realistic Optimism Building Tip with Dr. Jen
When giving critical feedback to your child, focusing on solvable problems will highlight the temporary nature of the issue at hand. Watch today's tip with Dr. Jen below or on our Facebook page to learn how this approach will help build your child's realistic...
Schedule in Worry Time: Your Realistic Optimism Building Tip with Dr. Jen
This is a tip for the worriers in your family - the kids who really struggle to put down the weight of the world. For these kids, try scheduling worry breaks into their day. This gives them the time and space they need to think about troubling subjects. Learn more by...
Talk about Timelines: Your Realistic Optimism Building Tip with Dr. Jen
Today's tip goes back to the main umbrella metaphor and the temporary nature of rain. Kids and adults alike can benefit from recognizing that it's not always stormy in our lives. Listen in to hear what Dr. Jen has to say about timelines and building your realistic...
Create a Negative Sandwich: Your Realistic Optimism Building Tip with Dr. Jen
Wondering how you can talk about the things that are happening in your child's life with an optimistic frame? Today's tip with Dr. Jen will walk you through creating a negative event sandwich to build your child's realistic optimism. Check it out below or on our...
Identify Strong Coping Skills: Your Realistic Optimism Building Tip with Dr. Jen
When we help our kids understand their strengths, they gain a better sense of what skills they can rely on when things get tough. Check out today's video tip below or on our Facebook page with Dr. Jen to learn more about how identifying strong coping skills will build...
Build a Self-Care Routine: Today’s Realistic Optimism Building Tip with Dr. Jen
Think of a time when you weren't taking very good care of yourself - what challenges did you face in that state? In today's tip, Dr. Jen speaks about the importance of self-care for building your child's realistic optimism (and your own!). Watch it below or on our...
Problem Solving & Optimism: Your Realistic Optimism Building Tip with Dr. Jen
Parenting requires a lot of problem solving - we are constantly helping our kids work through different problems and obstacles they're encountering in their lives. Watch today's tip from Dr. Jen below or on our Facebook page to learn how you can use problem solving to...