by Ari Yares | Jun 12, 2019 | The Innovative Dad Blog
The phrase, “curiosity killed the cat,” is generally meant to discourage exploration and asking questions. The discouragement is probably meant for those about to wander off into forbidden territory because, otherwise, the statement is quite ridiculous. We want our...
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 | 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 | 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 | Nov 2, 2017 | The Innovative Dad Blog
My oldest recently discovered the following joke: “Pete and Re-Pete were in a boat. Pete fell in. Who was left in the boat?” The answer, of course, is Re-Pete and she immediately starts the joke all over again. Using the Repeat Back Repetition is an incredibly...
