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...
by Ari Yares | Jan 21, 2019 | Mindfulness, Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
Sometimes a simple strategy to can help you be more mindful and reduce your anxiety. Try out this figure 8 breathing technique to help your kids (and you) be more mindful and combat anxiety. More Resources Anxiety: What Is It and How Does It Impact Kids? 5 Steps...
by Ari Yares | Dec 31, 2018 | The Innovative Dad Blog
Looking back at 2018 as a parent, is there something that you had wished you did a little different? Is there a parenting strategy or skill that you wished that you had used a little bit more? Or a conversation that you wished you had with your child? The change of...
by Ari Yares | Dec 28, 2018 | The Innovative Dad Blog
With a new year almost upon us, many of us are thinking back on the kind of parents we were in 2018. Being reflective can be a little scary, but if we don’t look back, it makes looking forward even harder. The upcoming new year gives us an opportunity to commit...
by Ari Yares | Dec 19, 2018 | The Innovative Dad Blog
Nobel prize-winning economist Richard Thaler has described an interesting event early in his career revolving around a bowl of cashews and the insight that it provided. At a dinner party one evening in his home, Thaler had placed a bowl of cashews on the table while...
