by Ari Yares | Sep 24, 2019 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
How and where our children study can have an impact on how they retain and recall information. Sometimes it’s better not to just study at the kitchen table. Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new...
by Ari Yares | Sep 10, 2019 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
Having your kid talk back to you pushes all of our buttons and we tend not to respond well. Yet, our gut reaction to their behaviors doesn’t help us correct it or prevent it from happening again. Check out these strategies for minimizing back talk and dealing...
by Ari Yares | Aug 27, 2019 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
We all need more tools in our toolbox for supporting our kids, particularly when they are using negative self-talk. By speaking poorly about themselves, they are setting themselves up for failure instead of success. More Resources for Battling Negative Self-Talk...
by Ari Yares | Aug 20, 2019 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
Listening to you kid put herself down can be downright demoralizing for a parent. This is a potentially damaging behavior with some long-term consequences if left unchecked. See what you can do to battle negative self-talk. More Resources for Battling Negative...
by Ari Yares | Aug 14, 2019 | The Innovative Dad Blog
Have you ever found yourself staring up at the night sky and trying to make out the constellations, like the ancient Greeks? Maybe you can figure out where Orion and his belt is or tried to figure out which stars make up the Big Dipper. Perhaps you’ve cloud watched...
by Ari Yares | Aug 13, 2019 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
We all want to read to our kids. But it can be a bit of a challenge to read to your toddler. They won’t sit still when reading, try to turn the pages, or just simply lose interest. Here are some tips to help get them engaged in reading. Share this: Click to...
by Ari Yares | Aug 7, 2019 | The Innovative Dad Blog
Getting your child help at school can be confusing and intimidating. There are all sorts of new terms to understand, deadlines to track, and policies to follow. While the law requires parental participation and informed consent, even the most informed parents can...
by Ari Yares | Aug 6, 2019 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
All kids whine and kvetch. It seems to be a given. But, it can be annoying, particularly when it happens all of the time. How do we channel the kvetching so that it doesn’t drive us nuts while still allowing and encouraging our children to share how they feel?...
by Ari Yares | Jul 31, 2019 | School Psychology, The Innovative Dad Blog, Uncategorized
What images come to mind when you hear the phrase “special education”? There are a lot of common misconceptions. Some people believe that kids who are in special education will be labeled. Others think that they have to learn separately from other kids....
by Ari Yares | Jul 30, 2019 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
Getting a fear to go away can be difficult even for an adult. Yet, we often assume that for our children that it is easy to no longer be scared of something because we view their fears as being irrational. Working to eliminate a fear takes time and patience, mostly on...
