by Ari Yares | Jul 24, 2019 | The Innovative Dad Blog
Generally, sometime after (or maybe during) the first trip with young children, most parents long nostalgically for their days of traveling alone or as a couple. It’s not that they’ve suddenly grown to hate being a parent. It’s just that traveling with kids takes an...
by Ari Yares | Jul 23, 2019 | Anxiety, Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
It can be frustrating when your child has a fear of something that just doesn’t make sense to you. Yet, we need to realize that, for our kids, the world can be a big and scary place. Fears can develop in places where we wouldn’t expect them and making them...
by Ari Yares | Jul 17, 2019 | The Innovative Dad Blog
Guided imagery is a mindfulness technique that uses mental images to help a child or adolescent relax or support them through dealing with a problem. Research shows that guided imagery can help the body and mind relax. It assists in managing symptoms of anxiety and...
by Ari Yares | Jul 16, 2019 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
It can be rough having those difficult conversations with our kids. We often start with the assumption that they will open up right away with us about all they know about complicated topics like sex, divorce, or drugs. But our approach, particularly how we ask the...
by Ari Yares | Jul 9, 2019 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits, The Innovative Dad Blog
Choosing books for kids can be difficult, but it’s vitality important to their future reading skills to be exposed to lots of books. Your toddler might not know his letters from his numbers, however, they can still benefit from living in a literature-rich...
by Ari Yares | Jul 3, 2019 | The Innovative Dad Blog
If I had a nickel for every danger, real and imagined, that I’ve had since becoming a parent, I’d be a pretty wealthy person. It’s not that there is anything wrong with the fears that I’ve had. Some of them may even have been useful, like the gallon of sunscreen I all...
