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....
by Ari Yares | May 25, 2018 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
How we communicate with our children is incredibly important. For some, particularly for young boys, how we listen and engage with them can make a huge difference in how they behave. We can choose to help build them up or knock them down. Share this: Click to share on...
by Ari Yares | May 23, 2018 | The Innovative Dad Blog, Video
Let’s be honest. Whining makes us want to put our fingers in our ears and tell our kids that we just can’t hear them. The problem is that every kid tries this behavior and some of them turn it into an art form. What if we could figure what was causing the...
by Ari Yares | May 14, 2018 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
here are so many challenges to helping kids get their homework done. What if we could eliminate one just by making sure that they always have what they need on hand? Watch this video to learn more. Resources Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)...
by Ari Yares | May 10, 2018 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
Most of us go out to eat because we want a break from cooking or we want to try flavors or maybe just to taste something that we would not ordinarily prepare for our selves. What behaviors are we teaching our children when they are dining out? Are we placing a screen...