Posts Tagged "“can do”"
Everything In Its Place
“My 11-year old just isn’t responsible. He leaves his socks on the floor and doesn’t put away my tools after borrowing them. How do I find responsibility in that?” When this came up in a recent class, Eva took the challenge. “Well, let’s look. Does he ever do anything responsible like feeding the cat?” Right on cue, Mom said, “Actually he does. He...
Read MoreThe Brilliance of “I can’t”
Who thought I’d ever have anything good to say about my life-long complaint: “I can’t.” C’mon. Even the parenting approach I designed has CAN DOs. But I’m starting to see it’s brilliance: it’s my get-out-of trouble card. I’m currently in Carolyn Scarborough’s Backyard Pearls Writing Telecourse. I signed up because I always wanted to...
Read MoreSeeing Kids With “New Eyes”
A first-grader gets overwrought at a school party and starts to have a melt-down. Instead of telling her to settle down, the teacher says, “Seems like you’ve had enough. If you’d like, you can hide under the table with me for a little while.” According to the parent who shared this with me, it only took a couple of minutes of hiding before the child was ready to rejoin the...
Read MorePlayful CAN DOs
“Uppy! Uppy!” From the time they can talk, kids beg to be held. Physical contact with the added element of play can continue to meet your child’s needs for experience, connection and power throughout childhood. Contact is the perfect addition to almost any CAN DO you offer your child. Here are two parent stories from Dr. Lawrence Cohen’s Playful Parenting newsletter,...
Read MoreSay What You See Book
