by Ari Yares | Jul 8, 2020 | Executive Functioning, Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits, The Innovative Dad Blog
With our kids at home all the time now due to COVID-19, helping them build better executive functioning skills is incredibly important. These skills will help them build more independence and will serve them well at home and at school. Here’s one strategy to...
by Ari Yares | Jun 16, 2020 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits, The Innovative Dad Blog
How we talk to our kids can impact how they respond to us. Praise is important, but kids are great at detecting when we aren’t authentic. Here are some ways to up your verbal praise game without being fake. More Resources Do You Praise Your Child as Often as You...
by Ari Yares | Apr 18, 2020 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits, The Innovative Dad Blog
Getting our kids to do things can be tricky. But remember how difficult it is to start a new habit for yourself? When we want to do something new, we create reminders, incentives, and commitment devices to encourage (or discourage) a behavior. These systems allow us...
by Ari Yares | Dec 10, 2019 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
As parents, we always want to swoop and solve all of our kids’ problems. The challenge with steamrolling everything out of the way is that it greatly reduces our children’s abilities to be resilient and develop grit. More Problem Solving Resources Coaching...
by Ari Yares | Sep 10, 2019 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
Having your kid talk back to you pushes all of our buttons and we tend not to respond well. Yet, our gut reaction to their behaviors doesn’t help us correct it or prevent it from happening again. Check out these strategies for minimizing back talk and dealing...
