by Ari Yares | Apr 24, 2019 | The Innovative Dad Blog
Imagine you are sitting at a table pushed against the wall. On the table, are a box of thumbtacks, matches, and candle. Your task is to attach the candle to the wall so that the wax won’t drip on the table or the floor. How would you solve this problem?Did you come up...
by Ari Yares | Apr 22, 2019 | Mindfulness, Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
We all get aggravated and frustrated from time to time. Here’s a mindfulness strategy that we can teach to our older kids to help them (and us) calm down. Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new...
by Ari Yares | Apr 17, 2019 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits, The Innovative Dad Blog, Video
Most of the time, we don’t love having to do our chores and neither do our children. But doing chores keeps a household going and bringing our children into the chores helps them learn some valuable life lessons and skills. Watch this Instagram Live recording to...
by Ari Yares | Apr 15, 2019 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
Kids’ behavior can be puzzling and their misbehavior even more so. We’re often perplexed as to why our child acted out which then makes it even harder to prevent it from happening again. If we think about the reasons that kids misbehave, though, we have a...
by Ari Yares | Apr 9, 2019 | Gratitude, Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits, The Innovative Dad Blog
It’s never too late to help your kids learn to be grateful. Gratitude helps them show appreciation and can help them be mindful of their own actions. Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window)...
by Ari Yares | Mar 25, 2019 | Executive Functioning, Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
Metathinking means thinking about thinking and this is a challenging skill for our children. It takes time and the development of some executive functioning skills to help build it up. Here’s a strategy to help encourage it along. Share this: Click to share on...
