by Ari Yares | Sep 26, 2018 | The Innovative Dad Blog
By now, you’ve probably seen the enchanting video of a pediatrician distracting a baby from his injections by playfully poking and running the syringe (with the cap on!) over the baby’s body. It’s cute, adorable, and clearly effective. The baby is relaxed and the...
by Ari Yares | Aug 13, 2018 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
Getting kids to talk about their feelings can be tough, particularly when they don’t have the words that they want to use. Instead of letting your child get frustrated with a limited emotional vocabulary, help them out with this strategy. Resources Coaching Your...
by Ari Yares | Jul 11, 2018 | The Innovative Dad Blog, Video
Emotional intelligence – psychobabble or important skill? Join me as I explore what emotional intelligence is, why it’s important, and how we as parents can promote it in our children. Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to...
by Ari Yares | Jan 4, 2018 | The Innovative Dad Blog
When I was working as a school psychologist in the schools, I would frequently stop the students that I was working with to ask them how they were doing. I knew that I was risking falling into a classic psychologist cliche (“Now, tell me how you are feeling.”), but,...
by Ari Yares | Nov 30, 2017 | The Innovative Dad Blog
There is a lot out there about coaching our children through their emotions, but what about dealing with our own? Someone once commented to me that the toughest part of being a parent is that it doesn’t come with a day off. Even when your kids are off at camp or...
