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How can sleep improve my mental health? It almost seems too good to be true: the idea that taking care of your physical health could have an impact on your mental health?!?! But, if you think about it, it makes all of the sense in the world.

Adulting, behavoiur, sleep training, sleep, school aged kids, RelationshiP, Mom health, For Dads, For MomsEcho FeatherstoneJuly 26, 2018Comment

Understanding ADHD [with PDF Printable, OFFICIAL Rating Scales]

This educational article was written to help parents, caregivers and families understand ADHD. To share current research and thinking on ADHD, it’s diagnosis and treatment.

behavoiur, back to school, Children, meltdown, school, school aged kids, teens, toddlersEcho FeatherstoneJuly 24, 2018ADHD, Mental HealthComment

How to Calm Angry Meltdowns

Depending what you choose, maybe even all of them! These strategies can be incredibly effective if implemented properly, consistently and if the children are encouraged to try, adapt and experiment

behavoiur, Children, meltdown, printables, school aged kids, school, tantrum, teensEcho FeatherstoneApril 7, 2018meltdown, tantrum, ANGERComment

Tantrums in School aged Children.

The years from age 3 to 6 are an emotionally turbulent time. Your child may swing between extremes: He wants more independence, but he suffers from separation anxiety. Now more than ever, it's important for you..

behavoiur, Children, printables, school aged kids, school, toddlers, tantrum, meltdownEcho FeatherstoneApril 7, 2018tantrum, meltdown, school, parentingComment

After School Meltdown Strategies + Parenting Plan

Difficult afternoons turn into tough bed times, sibling squabbles, meltdowns, homework refusal and exhausted parents, can all happen as a result of after school overwhelm. If you too wonder if your child may the real-life version of Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, fear not!..

behavoiur, Children, school aged kidsEcho FeatherstoneApril 5, 2018tantrum, meltdown, afterschool, schoolComment

The Homework Workbook for Modern Parents [PDF Download]

Having battles over homework? We're here to help. This workbook will help parents identify why homework problems occur, provide some useful strategies for keeping yourself and your kid on track, teach new ways of preventing homework problems, and more.

school aged kids, printables, back to school, behavoiur, featuredMichelle Annette TremblayOctober 19, 2017Comment

Potty Training Like a Pro!

Most parents can't wait until their child no longer needs diapers! There is added pressure and advice from relatives, friends and other parents that boast, but the reality is, children potty train when they are ready. Here's how to know if your child is ready, and tips to help them ace the transition from potty to big kid toilet!

behavoiur, health, toddlersMichelle Annette TremblayOctober 11, 2017

Child Development Checklists - 2 months to 6 years

This is a checklist designed to help monitor your child's development. The areas of development in this checklist include vision, hearing, gross motor, fine motor, emotional, social and communication. Check the milestones your child has reached by the end of each age stage. Take this with you and talk with your child’s doctor at every visit about the milestones your child has reached and what to expect next.

behavoiur, health, newborns, toddlersMichelle Annette TremblayOctober 11, 2017

Getting Your Toddler to Eat! A How-to Guide

Just because it's normal for toddlers to be picky, doesn't mean you should give up and give into their bullshit. Now more than ever, it's important to help shape their healthy eating habits. Here are some strategies!

Baby Food, behavoiur, health, school aged kids, toddlersMichelle Annette TremblaySeptember 20, 2017Comment

The 12 life-saving lunch hacks you can steal right now - PLUS recipes for alternative lunches your kiddies will LOVE!

After surviving a couple years in the lunchbox trenches, here's a few tricks I've learned to keep myself sane... most of he time. Here are my 12 life-saving lunch hacks! Make sure you read to the end for some of my fav lunch recipes!

back to school, behavoiur, featured, health, school aged kidsMichelle Annette TremblaySeptember 13, 2017Comment

Separation Anxiety - 14 strategies you can start right now!

The development of separation anxiety demonstrates that your child has formed a healthy, loving attachment to you. Children will naturally outgrow separation anxiety, but in the meantime, here are some strageies to support and encourage your child during this process.

toddlers, behavoiur, sleep, featuredMichelle Annette TremblayJuly 12, 2017

Help! My kid is a biter! How to stop your kid from hurting others

Lots of kids bite or hurt others, and there are many different reasons, and strategies for dealing with it. Sometimes younger children hurt others without meaning to. Some children bite, push, or hit just to see what happens, or out of anger. Remember, being a young child can be very frustrating.

toddlers, behavoiur, featuredMichelle Annette TremblayJuly 12, 2017

Baby Teeth and Thumb Sucking

Most children stop their sucking habit on their own by 3 to 5 years of age. If they continue after permanent teeth start to come in, it can cause problems with the proper growth of the mouth, alignment of the teeth or even cause changes to the roof of the mouth or jaw.

toddlers, teeth, sleep, health, behavoiurMichelle Annette TremblayJuly 12, 2017

Sleep Training Part 2: Why do children have bedtime problems? (Hint... It might be you, but that's okay; we're here to help)

As babies, many children are rocked, fed or soothed to sleep. If this becomes a habit, children continue to need these things as they get older. They’re not learning how to settle themselves and fall asleep on their own. As children grow, they need to learn how to fall asleep without help. Here's how...

sleep training, sleep, behavoiurMichelle Annette TremblayJuly 11, 2017

Tantrums and the "Terrible two's"

Tantrums start when toddlers are becoming more independent. The "Terrible Twos" often refers to a time when your child is more uncooperative, demanding and stubborn. It is not just a phase, and children usually don't just "grow out of it."

behavoiur, toddlersMichelle Annette TremblayJune 13, 2017