Category: Parent Connext™
-
Help Your Family Manage The Homework Blues
Helping Your Family Manage the Homework Blues Homework can sometimes feel like a 2nd job for your kids…and for you too. Nobody likes bringing work home, your kids included. Managing the Homework Blues First, try and be intentional with your family’s time. Your kids need downtime to relax and decompress after school. We understand that this…
-
Helping Emotionally Sensitive Boys Manage Their Emotions Positively
Boys Have Feelings Too Pre-teenage boys bring with them a wide range of complicated and unique issues. Recently we helped a family navigate some challenges related to emotional sensitivity that may sound familiar to you. Their 12-year-old son was having trouble processing and expressing emotions, especially around specific stressors. He was quick to react negatively…
-
Let’s Get Started With Natural Strength Parenting™
Parenting Is Hard! Being a parent is the most important and challenging job you’ll ever do! Natural Strength Parenting™ can help you navigate the challenging times and enjoy your child more. What is Natural Strength Parenting™ Natural Strength Parenting™ is a unique approach to parenting that encourages you to be intentional and mindful in your…
-
Get More of the Behavior You Want from Your Children with These Tips from Parent Connext™
Get More of the Behavior You Want from Your Children with These Tips from Parent Connext™ Quality Time Spend quality one-on-one time with your child—try 5-10 minutes per day with no distractions. Remember that CONNECTION BUILDS COOPERATION. Spend quality time with your child – Quality one-on-one time (where your child is in charge of how you play…
-
Show Your Child “I love you” In Meaningful Ways
February brings to mind all things LOVE! By using mindfulness, we can show our love to our family in different ways every day. Knowing the 5 Love Languages can help us show our loved ones “I love you” in the ways that will mean the most to each of them as an individual. Get curious-What do you think is your child’s #1 love language? Talk to your child. Ask them “How do you…
-
Get Beech Acres Parenting Center Parenting Courses Delivered Right to Your Phone
Parenting is CHALLENGING! Parenting is the most important (and challenging) job you’ll ever do. Today’s rapidly changing world is creating a lot of stress for families, both parents and children alike. Sometimes it is difficult to find time to really be present with your kids. For over 170 years, Beech Acres Parenting Center has strengthened…
-
Soothing Sun, A Mindful Activity from Parent Connext™
Mindful moments help the brain and body calm, connect and clarify. When this happens, it is easier for our brain to make helpful and wise decisions. Being in this present moment, allows us to take better care of ourselves and others. Try This: Use your finger and start in the center of the sun. As…
-
Mindful Practices from Parent Connext™
Mindful Practices Most of us are moving at the speed of light, engaged in innovative and exciting new projects that play to our strengths yet we can feel overwhelmed with deadlines and the task lists that often accompany them. Mindful practices can help. There are different skills emphasized in various mindful practices so that youcan feel…
-
Resolve to be the Parent You WANT to Be: Intention Setting for the New Year
The start of the NEW YEAR is a great time to reflect on the year past and make resolutions for the coming year. While you are thinking about your work and personal goals, reflect on your role as a parent as well. What does it mean to be Intentional? “Done on purpose, deliberate.” –Oxford Languages To bring committed focus and attention to something important to you.…
-
Spotlight On My Strengths Parent Connext Edition
Each of us has an essential strength profile as unique as our thumbprint. When you discover your strengths, you can use them and enjoy life more, as well as handle stress and deal with life’s challenges. Parent Connext™ is available to help you with your everyday parenting challenges. Parent Connext™ is flexible and uniquely positioned…