I Need a Nap
Last night I went to bed late and woke up early, refreshed. Another night I may go to bed at a decent time and still have trouble dragging myself out of bed. Sound familiar? And I do know the...
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Taming the Tiger inside……
I’m a fairly mild mannered girl. It takes quite a bit to rile me up and get me excited, agitated or angry. I’m certainly not saying I can’t get there. I just run at a slower boiling point than some....
View ArticleEpisode 13: All about Tantrums
When children throw tantrums, which comes first: the screaming or the crying? Michael Potegal knows — and has the video evidence to prove it. The University of Minnesota researcher talks about his...
View ArticleI Want It Right Now!
And I want it my way. As an adult I can use words to communicate feelings. But try to remember what it is like to be a small child. Most toddlers still don’t talk too much or know how to express...
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Elementary my dear Watson….
Sitting on my deck in the sun…listening to the neighborhood children running through the water puddles left by the melting snow. The sounds of their loud and intense squeals of laughter remind me that...
View ArticlePitching a Fit in the Grocery Store
Do you remember a time when your child pitched a fit in the grocery store? It’s one thing to handle a temper tantrum at home. But when it’s in public – like at the grocery store with everyone watching...
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From the comforts of home?
This is an exciting time at Science of Parenting! We have a question for you! What if we offered you opportunities for additional information on your favorite topics? Come with me to my brain …...
View ArticleGood Enough?
As I thought about children and sports this month I want to share something I overheard. A young child was working on a new physically challenging skill. He was working and working and working so very...
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The friendship model
As I read the information on friendships I thought about writing about children – because that’s what the blog is about right? But the last part of the podcast really struck me. Where do children learn...
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Corporal Punishment….. ouch are we really gonna blog about it?
Should parents spank their children? This month that’s our topic~ yes we really are gonna talk about spanking and alternative ways to discipline children. Listen to the podcast, check out the links and...
View ArticleFRUITY PEBBLES OR DEATH
Guest Blogger – Family Life Intern Mackenzie K You are at the grocery store and just about done with your shopping. It’s been a pretty pleasant trip, but then you round the last aisle. Your child...
View ArticleWe all get MAD!
Yep, we all get mad! Infants, toddlers, elementary kids, middle schoolers, high schoolers, college kids, young adults, the middle aged and the aging. We ALL get MAD! So if we all get mad then why...
View ArticleIt’s not the emotion – it’s the outlet.
Guest Blogger- Family Life Intern Mackenzie K. As Donna and the podcast suggested, anger is natural for children. There are countless issues that may cause a child to feel angry: not getting their way,...
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Teach Appropriate Behavior Through Discipline – Online Training
Don’t forget to join us Thursday evening at 8:00pm! Teach Appropriate Behavior Information
View ArticleThe RIGHT Kind of Play
I admit to feeling like I had a play deficit when my children were little. So much so that I used to make myself feel pretty guilty because as an early childhood educator I felt like I should be better...
View ArticleLet’s Fight Fair
Conflict between human beings happens. It happens between adults, between children and even between adults and children. So how do we learn to fight fair? An article I found from the University of...
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Dancing with a Wallflower or Parenting the “Slow to Warm Up” Child
My daughter is the ultimate “wallflower” when it comes to dancing through life. I am fortunate to have had the personal experience of parenting a “slow to warm up” temperament child. I will share...
View ArticleSeeing Through the Temperament Window
I like to think of learning about temperament as ‘cleaning off a window’. The window is the way we can ‘see into’ who our child is and how they respond to their world. At first, the window may be...
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Was I too late?
When my oldest child was one year old, I was introduced to the world of ‘Temperament’. I remember thinking at that time, “She’s already 1! Am I too late! What if I already ruined her by not knowing her...
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My favorite temperament type
Oh oh…. I said it out loud (well sort of). The feisty child one of my favorite temperament types! I just can’t help it! I love interacting with a feisty temperament. I know that sounds silly but even...
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