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Starting School for the First Time
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 | 0 Comments
Around this time last year, Jennifer Kolari gave some advice to a reader whose daughter was having a difficult time with her transition to daycare. Read her advice:
This week at Kolari’s Corner on InfoMommy, Jennifer Kolari answers a question from a reader about read more »
What I Did on My Summer Vacation
Thursday, August 26th, 2010 | 0 Comments
Neanderdad is back at Motherlode with his account of his family’s vacation this summer. I wasn’t sure whether to laugh or cry when I read it. How did you spend your summer?
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For the Love of Adventure
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 | 0 Comments
Guest blogger Tina McFadden is a children’s author.
http://www.elffolk.com
As a kid, I used to string twine across the furniture in my house and create islands out of stools and stacks of books, transforming my living room into a wild and dangerous jungle landscape for read more »
Gone Fishing
Saturday, August 7th, 2010 | 0 Comments
Hi everyone. Just wanted to let you know that we are going offline for a few weeks to enjoy the rest of the summer with our families. Stay tuned …
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Surviving Summer Vacation
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 | 0 Comments
Check out Jennifer Kolari’s tips for surviving summer vacation at Primacy Life. It’s full of good advice, so read the whole thing, but here are some of the keys:
Scale back your expectations
Stick to routines and rules
Plan your day
Take some downtime
Don’t forget to read more »
Mirroring Monday – Band-Aid Edition
Monday, July 26th, 2010 | 0 Comments
Start the week off right with examples of mirroring from the team at Connected Parenting and share your own favorite mirroring moment in the comments below.
This week’s Mirroring Moment is from Jennifer Kolari. Enjoy!
I had a mirroring moment with my daughter Olivia just this morning. read more »
This Week’s Tweets
Sunday, July 25th, 2010 | 0 Comments
For those of you who aren’t on Twitter (or just didn’t have the time this week), here are @Jenniferkolari’s tweets, including lots of great links and useful resources. Enjoy!
RT @HelpWeveGotKids: Yonge Street Players Theatre School is Toronto’s premier training ground 4 young read more »
Focussing on the Positive Instead of What Your Kids Have Done Wrong
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 | 0 Comments
Check out the latest post by Jacqueline Green at Great Parenting Practices. Jacqueline talks about focussing on the positive rather than dwelling on what your kids are doing wrong. Great advice!
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Mirroring Monday – I Don’t Want to Go to Camp Edition
Monday, July 19th, 2010 | 1 Comment
Start the week off right with examples of mirroring from the team at Connected Parenting and share your own favorite mirroring moment in the comments below.
This week’s Mirroring Moment is from Barbara Miller. Enjoy!
A boy of 10 years old was very anxious about starting a read more »
This Week’s Tweets
Sunday, July 18th, 2010 | 0 Comments
For those of you who aren’t on Twitter (or just didn’t have the time this week), here are @Jenniferkolari’s tweets, including lots of great links and useful resources. Enjoy!
So true! @amyrhoda
It’s an amazing feeling! RT @amyrhoda: @Jenniferkolari Wow gr8 post! Wht a read more »
Overreaction
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 | 0 Comments
It happens all the time. You overreact to something your child says. Or your child overreacts to something you say. Check out Carl Pickhardt’s post exploring five common types of overreaction for some insight into what’s behind these outbursts.
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Mirroring Monday – Mirroring the Mirrorer Edition
Monday, July 12th, 2010 | 1 Comment
Start the week off right with examples of mirroring from the team at Connected Parenting and share your own favorite mirroring moment in the comments below.
This week’s Mirroring Moment is from Rebecca Lindsay. Enjoy!
Kelly – this is dedicated to you… I didn’t even realize you read more »
This Week’s Tweets
Sunday, July 11th, 2010 | 0 Comments
For those of you who aren’t on Twitter (or just didn’t have the time this week), here are @Jenniferkolari’s tweets, including lots of great links and useful resources. Enjoy!
RT @DeborahMersino: School Days: Addressing Fall 2010 Concerns & Hopes- http://bit.ly/aU9xpW {Scroll to 4pm/GMT for read more »
Taking Time for Yourself This Summer
Sunday, July 11th, 2010 | 0 Comments
With kids home for the summer, it can be even harder to find time for yourself. Check out this piece from our archives for some hints.
[Originally posted at Just the Facts, Baby]
There are so many articles and blogs out there about how read more »
Mirroring Monday – Perfectionist Artist Edition
Monday, July 5th, 2010 | 0 Comments
Start the week off right with examples of mirroring from the team at Connected Parenting and share your own favorite mirroring moment in the comments below.
This week’s Mirroring Moment is from Kelly Parisa. Enjoy!
“I can’t do this! This is stupid!”
A second grader, a smart, perfectionist read more »
This Week’s Tweets
Sunday, July 4th, 2010 | 0 Comments
For those of you who aren’t on Twitter (or just didn’t have the time this week), here are @Jenniferkolari’s tweets, including lots of great links and useful resources. Enjoy!
3 Tips for Taking Back Some Control in an Uncontrollable world by Penelope Loves read more »
10 Ways to Make Your Family Vacation a Success
Thursday, July 1st, 2010 | 0 Comments
With summer break beginning in some places and well underway in others, I thought these suggestions from earlier this year might come in handy.
[Originally posted at Just the Facts, Baby]
For many families there will be a school break of some sort in the read more »
Mirroring Monday – Overheard Edition
Monday, June 28th, 2010 | 0 Comments
Start the week off right with examples of mirroring from the team at Connected Parenting and share your own favorite mirroring moment in the comments below.
This week’s Mirroring Moment is from Cindy Smolkin. Enjoy!
I love working with the families I work with. Their read more »
This Week’s Tweets
Sunday, June 27th, 2010 | 0 Comments
For those of you who aren’t on Twitter (or just didn’t have the time this week), here are @Jenniferkolari’s tweets, including lots of great links and useful resources. Enjoy!
RT @DeborahMersino: Transcript from noon/EST 06/25#gtchat | Lightening Up: Why & How Humor = Sanity read more »
Car Trips: Plugged In But Not Connected
Friday, June 25th, 2010 | 0 Comments
[Originally posted in June, 2009]
Remember the good old days when family car trips meant fighting and yelling? Where the back seat was full of “are we there yets?” and “he’s staring at me’s”? Traveling was sometimes a little frenzied but along with read more »
This Week’s Tweets
Sunday, June 20th, 2010 | 0 Comments
For those of you who aren’t on Twitter (or just didn’t have the time this week), here are @Jenniferkolari’s tweets, including lots of great links and useful resources. Enjoy!
Happy Father’s Day!
RT @DeborahMersino: Trans from 06.18 7pm #gtchat “Mistaken Identity: When Others Don’t Get” #Gifted‘”http://bit.ly/cjgRdx read more »
Being the Parent of “That Kid”
Saturday, June 19th, 2010 | 0 Comments
[Originally posted at Just the Facts, Baby]
It’s not easy being the mother of “that kid.” Being the parent of the child who whacks other kids in the playground can mean constant worry and heartbreak. Being the mother of “that kid” means holding read more »
Overcoming Fear
Thursday, June 17th, 2010 | 0 Comments
I recently discovered a new online magazine that features stories about overcoming fear: Fear.less. According to the magazine’s website:
“Every story you read is an example of conquering fear, whether an immediate physical danger, the looming threat of failure, the pressure to compete in read more »
What to Do When Your Toddler Hits Another Child
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 | 0 Comments
Hitting, pushing and scratching are common among the toddler set. Jennifer recommends neutrally implementing a “you hit you sit” formula, calmly leading your child away to sit out for a few minutes each time they hit another child. Check out Jennifer Kolari’s read more »
This Week’s Tweets
Sunday, June 13th, 2010 | 0 Comments
For those of you who aren’t on Twitter (or just didn’t have the time this week), here are @Jenniferkolari’s tweets, including lots of great links and useful resources. Enjoy!
Gratitude. http://playgroupsarenoplaceforchildren.com/2010/06/09/gratitude/
RT @DeborahMersino: Transcript from 06.11 #gtchat on “Confident Parenting: Myth or Magic?” http://bit.ly/be80aK{4pm start} TY! #gifted
Glad it’s read more »
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