Action-Feeling-Thought Chart

Ever find yourself caught off guard by your child's intense emotions? Our brains interpret these moments based on past experiences. For instance, if we felt disrespected when our parents yelled at us as kids, we might feel the same when our child is tantruming. This chart guides you to pause, reflect, and understand your reactions, allowing you to respond more mindfully. This chart fosters self-discovery and growth, creating a nurturing environment for you and your child.

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Calming Your Child’s Nervous System

Learn over ten different tools to help your child soothe their nervous system throughout the day. By incorporating these techniques into your routine, you can help your child learn how to self-regulate effectively. One of the essential skills highlighted in the PDF is the practice of moving from our heads to our bodies. This shift enables both parents and children to connect with their physical sensations, allowing them to manage emotions more efficiently and lead to a calmer state of being.

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Choosing a School and Getting Them Ready

This course begins by explaining what skills are necessary for your child to be ready for Kindergarten. It also explains the importance of choosing a school mindfully, and what are things that parents should consider when choosing a school. It advises parents that don't have choice about schools. Finally, it describes the key differences between a progressive and innovative education vs. a traditional or conventional one.

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Did You Potty? Creating a Potty Routine

This chart is designed to assist you with establishing and maintaining a potty routine. This phase is crucial for reinforcing consistent potty habits and understanding your child's specific needs and responses. The chart is a practical tool to track progress, identify patterns, and adjust strategies as needed to ensure a smooth and effective potty training journey.

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Did You Potty? The Pull-Ups Phase

This chart is intended to support you during the final stage of the potty training process, which focuses on following your child's cues. Use this chart to monitor and document your child's potty activities. While setbacks, such as accidents, can be discouraging and may make it seem like progress is stalling, keeping a detailed record of these events will offer a more accurate and comprehensive understanding of your child's potty training journey.

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Easy Steps to Help Your Child Start School

Getting Ready for Preschool and Kindergarten

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Emotion's Wheel: Identifying Core Emotions

In this PDF, we invite you to highlight the emotions that you avoid. These are the feelings that make you uncomfortable, the ones you’d rather not deal with. By pinpointing these emotions, whether it's anger, frustration, or fear, you can become more aware of your triggers. Imagine your child throwing a tantrum – by recognizing what you're feeling in those moments, you can better control your responses and model healthy emotional regulation for your little one.

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Emotional Intelligence Inventory

This Inventory helps you log and analyze your emotions, providing insight into your behavior and identifying patterns for improvement. For instance, if your initial reaction to your child's challenging behavior is to yell or become frustrated, the inventory allows you to reflect on why. Understanding how you define and manage frustration helps guide both your and your child's behavior more productively. This tool empowers you to share emotional intelligence with your child.

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Goodbye Screaming, Hello Smiles!

A Step-by-Step Guide to Eliminate Challenging Behavior

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How to Help My Child Through Big Transitions

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Is It Bullying or Relational Conflict?

What is the difference between bullying and normative conflict? Help your child manage relational conflict How to speak to your child about tough subjects The transition to middle school

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Mastering Emotions Bundle

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Parenting Essentials: Master Temperament, Emotional Intelligence, and Behavior Management

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Parenting Personalities: Understanding and Embracing Your Child's Temperament

Unlock the power of understanding temperament and personality to enhance your relationship with your children. Our course offers more than just theory—it delivers actionable strategies customized for each personality type. Explore the profound impact of personality differences on children's behavior and gain essential insights into effective communication and connection as a caregiver. In this course, you'll discover: -Type-specific motivators -Identify behavioral triggers linked to temperament -Tailored parenting techniques for each child's personality -Insight into your own temperament and its compatibility with your child's -And more...!

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Potty Process 101

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Practicing Frustration Tolerance

This PDF focuses on practical action items to help your child build tolerance for feeling frustrated. Just like learning to drive for the first time, managing frustration can initially feel awkward and challenging. However, with consistent practice and guidance, your child can develop the skills to navigate these uncomfortable emotions confidently.

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Relationship Skills and Friendship in Elementary School

These are the social skills we all need to develop and here is what it looks like as it develops. We'll describe what skills children are working on in Kindergarten to 2nd grade, 3rd and 4th grade, and finally 5th grade. I'll have a lot of tips for parents for parenting in these school age years.

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School Essentials

Learn how to choose the right elementary school for your child, how to prepare them for school, and how to support them through it

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Simple Sleep Solutions for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

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Sleep Journal: 4 to 11 Months Old

Sleep deprivation can cause memory loss, lack of focus, and mood swings. The key to avoiding these symptoms and ensuring your child is progressing in sleep duration is to keep a sleep journal.Use this journal to see the progress of your child's sleep development. It will help you notice the patterns in their natural biorhythm for naps and bedtime, guiding you towards a more consistent sleeping schedule. Write down every time your infant sleeps, and you'll see the information come to life. H

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Sleep Journal: 4 to 6 Years Old

Sleep deprivation can cause memory loss, lack of focus, and mood swings. The key to avoiding these symptoms and ensuring your child is progressing in sleep duration is to keep a sleep journal. This one is tailored for children 4 to 6 years old. Using a sleep journal can be a valuable tool in understanding your child's sleep patterns and alleviating the fear and discomfort that often come with navigating your child's sleep development.

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Sleep Patterns Based on Age

This handy PDF provides a quick reference guide for you to consult whenever you need it. We highly recommend printing it out and keeping it handy. It can be especially useful when you need to check your child's sleep patterns against their age and developmental stage.

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Sleep Patterns Bundle

Understanding the sleep patterns of your child is crucial for parents to establish healthy sleeping routines. The infographics provide a comprehensive breakdown of the typical sleep developmental markers during each stage of your child's growth.

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Sleep Patterns: What to Expect from 0 to 4 Months Old

This infographic breaks down the sleep developmental markers that you can expect from your little one during their first 4 months. We encourage you to print it out for easy reference. We've found that it can be really helpful to be reminded of what to expect from our baby's sleep so we don't worry about trying to figure out what's "normal" and what isn't.

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Sleep Patterns: What to Expect from 1 to 2 Years Old

The infographic breaks down the sleep developmental markers that you can expect from your little one during their second year. We encourage you to print it out for easy reference. We've found that it can be really helpful to be reminded of what to expect from our baby's sleep so we don't worry trying to figure out what's "normal" and what isn't.

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Sleep Patterns: What to Expect from 3 to 6 Years Old

This infographic breaks down the sleep developmental markers that you can expect from your little one once they're 3 years and older. We encourage you to print it out for easy reference. We've found that it can be really helpful to be reminded of what to expect from our baby's sleep so we don't worry trying to figure out what's "normal" and what isn't.

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Sleep Patterns: What to Expect from 4 to 11 Months Old

Understanding the sleep patterns of 4-month-old babies to 11-month-old babies is crucial for parents to establish healthy sleeping routines. The infographic provides a comprehensive breakdown of the typical sleep developmental markers during this period.

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Sleep journal: 1 to 3 Years Old

Sleep deprivation can cause memory loss, lack of focus, and mood swings. The key to avoiding these symptoms and ensuring your child is progressing in sleep duration is to keep a sleep journal.Use this journal to see the progress of your child's sleep development. It will help you notice the patterns in their natural biorhythm for naps and bedtime, guiding you towards a more consistent sleeping schedule. Write down every time your infant sleeps, and you'll see the information come to life.

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Surviving the Early Years Bundle

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Surviving the Meltdowns:

The Secret to Raising Emotionally Intelligent Kids Without the Stress

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The No-Stress Potty Process

Potty Training Made Simple

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The Sleep Journal Bundle

Use these journals to see the progress of your child's sleep development. It will help you notice the patterns in their natural biorhythm for naps and bedtime, guiding you towards a more consistent sleeping schedule.

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What You Need to Know About Biting and Hitting

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