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Prevent Morning Hassles with the Bus Stop Game

Prevent Morning Hassles with the Bus Stop Game

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}

Filed Under: Blog, Character Building Activities, Reader Submissions

5 Cooperative Trampoline Games

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}

Filed Under: Blog, Outdoor Activities

Free Printables to Create a Calm Down Kit for Parents

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}

Filed Under: Blog, Character Building Activities, Featured, My Printables

5 Videos of Effective Calm Down Techniques for Kids

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}

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10 Awesome Kindness Quotes for Kids to Learn by Heart

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}

Filed Under: Acts of Kindness, Blog, Character Building Activities

5 Activities to Help Children Develop Emotional Control

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}

Filed Under: Blog, Character Building Activities, Home Activities Tagged With: Peacefulness

DIY Lift-the-Flap Manners Book for Toddlers

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}

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Storybooks that Build Character + Printable Activity Pages

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}

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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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