Our kids fight often however I have never had to get fighting kids in the car. I realised the “Bus Stop Game” that we have been using for over a year actively prevents this. I had never thought of it as a parenting tool before taking the last Positive Discipline class. When we are getting… {read more}
Character Building Activities
5 Cooperative Trampoline Games
We had a Vuly trampoline when the kids were younger, before we left on our year-long trip around Australia, and absolutely loved it. Look at those two boys having such a great time! They look so little nearly six years ago, I can hardly believe it! When we were recently offered a Vuly Ultra Trampoline… {read more}
Free Printables to Create a Calm Down Kit for Parents
This post shares tools to create your own calm down kit. Today I’m presenting a workshop at the Positive Discipline Conference in Seattle, USA (12 July, 2019) on helping parents create calm down kits. Here are the free printables I’m sharing in case you want to use them at home as well. Click on the… {read more}
5 Videos of Effective Calm Down Techniques for Kids
Learning calm down techniques is a useful tool no matter your age. Check out these five videos to learn different ways to calm the mind: The Mind Jar Exercise by FableFy This video shares an analogy for children to understand how thoughts can take over your mind, and reminds them to breathe “till the… {read more}
10 Awesome Kindness Quotes for Kids to Learn by Heart
I have always loved collecting inspirational quotes. I like to put them up around my house, read them in articles, write them in cards, use them in presentations, and the list goes on. Kindness is one of the foundational qualities I want to help my children develop. From being kind to the insects in the… {read more}
5 Activities to Help Children Develop Emotional Control
Recently in our house we have been working on becoming aware of our emotions and choosing to handle them in a positive manner. It’s a lifelong journey, to say the least… and I have to admit that I am getting as much out of exploring these subjects as my kids. But little by little the… {read more}
DIY Lift-the-Flap Manners Book for Toddlers
Over the years our family has made a lot of booklets and crafts to learn about various character traits. This was one of my oldest son’s favourites when he was around 2 years old. I made this “Learning about Gentleness” book because, like many parents of toddlers, I was finding myself talking a lot about… {read more}
Storybooks that Build Character + Printable Activity Pages
Storytelling is a part of human nature. It is a way of communication and of sharing what is important to us. Ever since the beginning of time, communities and cultures around the world have told stories to explain human life, relationships, the unknown, and to pass on their own history. Storybooks can provide not only… {read more}
