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 | Jun 25, 2019 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits, The Innovative Dad Blog
There is never a bad time during the year to help your children develop their independence and learn some self-management skills. In fact, the summer might be the best time of year because it lacks so much of the structure that the rest of the year provides. And...
by Ari Yares | Jun 18, 2019 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits, The Innovative Dad Blog
We love the lazy days of summer because of the relaxed atmosphere that they hopefully bring with them. Even from this place of relaxation, there are opportunities for our children to grow and become more independent. Your family’s summer bucket list is a great...
by Ari Yares | May 14, 2019 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits, The Innovative Dad Blog
“Use your listening ears!” That’s a pretty regular phrase in our house. But do we ever provide strategies to help our kids actually use those “listening ears?” Try this simple strategy to help improve listening as a way to go those ears...
by Ari Yares | May 7, 2019 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits, The Innovative Dad Blog
If you are like most adults, it can be difficult to show your kids that you have negative emotions. We seem to want them to think that as adults, we are happy all the time. But does that really make any sense? What would happen if we shared more of our full range of...
