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How to Talk to Your Kids About Being Happy

How to Talk to Your Kids About Being Happy

Do you want your kids to be happy?  Of course you do!  We all do… But how many parents actually talk to their kids about how to lead a happy life and what it actually means to be happy? Ellen Jackson from Potential Psychology is The People Potential Specialist. She writes about human experience and why we… {read more}

Filed Under: Blog, Communication with Kids, Positive Parenting

How to Talk to Your Kids About Feelings

How to Talk to Your Kids About Feelings

We all experience different feelings every day: happiness, sadness, pride, anger, surprise, anxiety and many more. Do your kids know the names of these different emotions?  Do they know how to cope with them? I’m excited to have Janine Halloran here on the blog today, who is the founder of Coping Skills for Kids where… {read more}

Filed Under: Blog, Communication with Kids, Positive Parenting

Help for Yellers: Learning to Manage Your Response {+ Printable Daily Reaction Journal}

Help for Yellers: Learning to Manage Your Response {+ Printable Daily Reaction Journal}

I have read what feels like a zillion articles on yelling.  I know yelling is bad.  I know it hurts my kids and our relationship.  But here’s a confession: I also haven’t totally stopped yet. Why is that? This is a perfect example of when knowledge and action are not in alignment.  That means knowing a piece of… {read more}

Filed Under: Blog, Family Connection, Insights, My Printables, Positive Parenting

5 Easy Ways Grandparents Can Be Involved in Character Building

5 Easy Ways Grandparents Can Be Involved in Character Building

When I was growing up, my grandmother was a huge influence in my life.  I looked up to her and listened to her stories with an intensity that I rarely paid others.  I watched the way she interacted with others and respected her in a different way than I did my own parents. The beauty… {read more}

Filed Under: Blog, Family Connection, Living with Purpose, Positive Parenting

Tips for Parents to Learn How to Connect versus Correct

Tips for Parents to Learn How to Connect versus Correct

It can be very hard to change your parenting habits when you were raised a certain way, and had particular phrases and reactions drilled into you as a child.  It’s only natural to copy what you know, but is that always the best thing to do? I am putting a lot of effort in to learn… {read more}

Filed Under: Blog, Family Connection, Positive Parenting

How to Explain Mindful Colouring to Kids

How to Explain Mindful Colouring to Kids

Colouring books are everywhere these days – not just for kids but for adults too.  I was keen to introduce the practice of colouring as a relaxing weekend activity for my family but, although I was aware that the new colouring craze was somehow about mindfulness and stress-relief, I still couldn’t quite put it into… {read more}

Filed Under: Blog, Family Connection, Helping Kids Overcome Challenges, Play Ideas, Positive Parenting

The Kitchen Can Wait

The Kitchen Can Wait

The kitchen can wait, my darling son I know I’ve been busy but now I’m done. The bread’s in the oven, the soup has been made Two things off my list of twenty today. Now the kitchen can wait, the dishes too You’re more important, I promise it’s true. There’s a lot going on, you’ll… {read more}

Filed Under: Blog, Insights, Positive Parenting

The Reason Why Parenting Is Hard

The Reason Why Parenting Is Hard

A few days ago I had a really rough parenting day.  It wasn’t that anything in particular happened, but it all just seemed to compound at once. The baby woke up with a runny nose (again). I accidentally dropped and broke a plate. I didn’t predict how much my younger son would want a book… {read more}

Filed Under: Blog, Insights, Positive Parenting

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Chelsea Lee Smith is an author, certified parent educator, and mother of three children with a background in Communications and Counselling. She provides resources to parents and teachers who want to incorporate personal growth into everyday moments. Browse the shop and blog categories to find practical inspiration for family life including tips, activities, printable pages, and resource recommendations.

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