by Ari Yares | Aug 7, 2018 | The Innovative Dad Blog, Video
The school year is about to start. How can we as parents help our kids make a successful transition from summer to school? Resources Hacking (and Packing) the School Lunch School Supply Discounts Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook...
by Ari Yares | Jul 30, 2018 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
Getting a meaningful conversation going at the dinner table can be a struggle. Too often, we ask the generic “How was your day?” and then get an equally generic answer (“Fine”) in return. If we want our dinner tables to be a place where we can...
by Ari Yares | Jul 23, 2018 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
Without a doubt, we want our kids to develop a growth mindset. We want them to be resilient and learn from their successes and mistakes. But, how do we as parents get them to develop this mindset? Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook...
by Ari Yares | Jul 16, 2018 | Mindfulness, Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
Our kids are surrounded by millions of stimuli all day competing for their attention. So much is happening that they often struggle with listening to their own bodies or are challenged with calming themselves down. Try out this body scan technique to help your kids...
by Ari Yares | Jul 11, 2018 | The Innovative Dad Blog, Video
Emotional intelligence – psychobabble or important skill? Join me as I explore what emotional intelligence is, why it’s important, and how we as parents can promote it in our children. Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook...
by Ari Yares | Jul 2, 2018 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
Our impulse as parents is often to lecture our kids when they don’t do what they are supposed to or they misbehave. But is that the best way to help them learn the behavior that we want them to display? Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new...
by Ari Yares | Jun 26, 2018 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
Tattling is a natural reflex for children when they perceive an injustice in the world or when they just want to get a little dig in at someone. They often don’t understand the nuance of when it’s important to let an adult know about something and when it...
by Ari Yares | Jun 20, 2018 | The Innovative Dad Blog
Once you have kids, you start to realize how many things there are in the world that are geared toward nurturing your child’s brains and bodies. Especially as your toddlers transition to kids, and then tweens and teens, some of those activities can be great for doing...
by Ari Yares | Jun 11, 2018 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
Most of us at one time or another have asked a child, “What were you thinking?” The problem is that most of the time they weren’t. Reflective thinking takes time to evolve in children, but there are ways that we can help our kids develop this...
by Ari Yares | Jun 7, 2018 | The Innovative Dad Blog
What would happen if you suddenly removed all of the toys from a preschool classroom and replaced them with boxes? Pandemonium, you would guess. The kids would be looking for their dolls, blocks, and trucks. It would be a recipe for an instant temper tantrum....
