Happy Saturday! Here are some interesting, and helpful things from around the internet this past week: Skill-Building Approaches to Anxiety-Fueled Work Avoidance – “Behavior is a way of communicating, and a symptom of an underlying problem. In my experience, when you dig into the roots of work avoidance, you find skill deficits in initiation, persistence, […]
Archives for September 2016
How to Make a Waldorf Hand Kite
These are super easy and fun to make for little ones! I’ve made several of them over the past couple years, and this time my 3-year-old actually got into it and wanted to help me: Materials needed: 2″ wooden ring (I use these ones) 3/8″ ribbon, different colors (like these) Directions (these are so simple): […]
No one grows out of needing hugs
When was the last time I hugged my big girl today? I’m not sure I had. I had spent the whole day carrying around my 3-week-old, only touching my 3-year-old to lift her up and down from the counter when we were baking, and when I was gently moving her away from covering her brother’s […]
Favorites from this past week! 9/15/16
Good morning! It’s Thursday and we’re about to head into the weekend! Here are a few things I’ve found this week that I thought were worth the read…let me know what you think. Empower the Child Through Language ~ this is a really sweet article on the importance of using real names and words (as opposed […]
Behavior Charts…if you’re going to use them, here’s how:
Are you thinking about using a behavior chart for your child? Have you tried one already but it wasn’t successful? Let’s talk about this for a minute… When we say ‘behavior chart’ what we usually mean is a token reinforcement system. A token reinforcement system is used to increase behavior we like, behavior we want […]