by Ari Yares | Feb 18, 2019 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
It can be hard to accept the mistakes that our children make. But in accepting mistakes, we can teach our kids how to use failure to thrive and develop perseverance. More Parenting Strategies Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits: Promoting Growth Mindset by Accepting...
by Ari Yares | Feb 11, 2019 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
Problem-solving isn’t a skill that just magically appears in our kids. It needs to be nurtured and encouraged. Otherwise, our kids will rely on us to be the solution to all of their problems. Here’s one way to coach your child to better problem-solving...
by Ari Yares | Feb 8, 2019 | The Innovative Dad Blog, Uncategorized
Getting kids to get their chores done can be a pretty big pain in the neck for parents. We want them to develop the work ethic that goes along with chores, plus sometimes we just want the extra help around the house. Yet, it feels like it might just be easier to do it...
by Ari Yares | Feb 4, 2019 | Mindfulness, Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
Sometimes, there is so much going on that we need to stop just to get our heads screwed back on correctly. Using this STOP strategy can help you and your kids do just that. More Parenting Strategies Mindfulness and Parenting: What’s the Story? Parenting Strategies to...
by Ari Yares | Jan 28, 2019 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
One of the hardest lessons that I had to learn as a therapist was to embrace silence when a patient wasn’t speaking. I had a compulsion to fill the space which meant that I was distracting the patient from whatever they were about to tell me. As a parent,...
by Ari Yares | Jan 23, 2019 | The Innovative Dad Blog
Most of us at one time or another have announced to a group that we’re just playing the devil’s advocate. What we mean, of course, is that we are taking on a line of negative questioning designed to help test the strength of an idea. The origin of the devil’s advocate...
