by Lisa McCrohan | Jun 23, 2010 | Mindful Motherhood, Parenting with Compassion
Update from the other day’s blog, What Motivates our Children: Part One: the Popsicle didn’t work. And I felt weird about using food as bait for my kiddo to do something. I knew it just wasn’t right. So I dropped it. Then one day last week we were...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jun 12, 2010 | Parenting with Compassion
Part One I’ve been thinking about what motivates our children to use the potty, get dressed and ready for school, do their homework, and apply to college. Is it m&m’s for toddlers, video games for elementary schoolers, and getting to stay out later for our...
by Lisa McCrohan | May 20, 2010 | Cultivating Compassion, Parenting with Compassion
“There is no word as sweet to hear as your own name spoken with tenderness.” – Lisa A. McCrohan A few weeks ago my mom (kindly!) suggested that I be mindful of how I say our son’s name. At first I thought, “What?! I say his name just fine!” But after setting aside my...
by Lisa McCrohan | Mar 4, 2010 | Parenting with Compassion
Using time-out with your child who is behaving in a way you don’t like doesn’t work. Some parents may think it works in that it might stop the behavior in the immediate short-term. I’ve tried it – because it is easy, reinforced by our culture, takes little effort on...
by Lisa McCrohan | Feb 22, 2010 | Parenting with Compassion
I love Dr. Harvey Karp’s book, The Happiest Toddler on the Block. He offers very concrete ways of connecting to your toddler. One suggestion he offers that I share with clients of toddlers (and teens!) over and over is the concept called “feed the meter.” When you...
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