Our mindset has everything to do with our happiness and success in every area of life. What we’ve experienced over the last couple of years has certainly amplified that in so many ways. Dealing with the impact of the Pandemic, Politics and Unrest in the world has definitely affected our mindset. Navigating change, disappointment and uncertainty takes a lot of emotional work. We’ve all been under more stress and feeling more anxious which can manifest [...]
Have you ever been asked a question about the very thing you just communicated and you can tell your message is not getting through? We’ve all been there and it can be frustrating. Active listening may be a “blind spot” for those we are speaking with and for us as the listener as well. If you’re honest, when was the last time you intentionally listened in order to comprehend meaning, to show love and honor [...]
El otoño pasado, nos invitaron a ser parte de un programa de crianza donde grabaríamos segmentos de video y ofreceríamos consejos de crianza a los padres jóvenes, al igual que estas Cartas del Martes. Después de un par de meses de grabar y producir un par de segmentos de video, los enviamos para cargarlos en su sitio web y aplicación móvil. Para nuestra sorpresa atónita, nuestro video inicial discutiendo la obediencia de los niños pequeños, [...]
Al concluir varias de nuestras clases de crianza de invierno esta semana, nos recordaron nuestro propio viaje familiar y lo lejos que hemos llegado. Mirando hacia atrás en todas las temporadas de nuestra crianza, hubo una cosa que hicimos cuando nuestros hijos cumplieron 13 años que hizo una diferencia significativa en todas nuestras vidas a medida que se convirtieron en adolescentes. Se nos ocurrió un Año de Descubrimiento, que es una recopilación de ideas que [...]
Do you give your children the freedom to fail or make mistakes? Or more appropriately, do you allow them freedom to grow with personal responsibility and ownership? Whether you are a child or an adult, failure is not failure if you learn and grow from it. For parents, it’s especially difficult for us to see our children suffer frustration, experience emotional pain or the discomfort that comes with failing or making mistakes. As a result, [...]
Last fall, we were invited to be a part of a parenting program where would we record video segments and offer parenting advice to young parents – much like these Tuesday Letters. After a couple months of recording and producing a couple video segments, we submitted them for upload on their website and mobile app. To our stunned surprise, our initial video discussing toddler obedience, was rejected by their content committee and we were told [...]
As we wrap up several of our winter parenting classes this week, we were reminded of our own family journey and how far we have come. Looking back on all the seasons of our parenting, there was one thing we did when our boys turned 13 that made a significant difference in all our lives as they became teenagers. We came up with a Year of Discovery, which is compilation of ideas we took from [...]
A lo largo de nuestro viaje de crianza, una herramienta de crianza que más hemos utilizado es plantar semillas. Si bien el concepto genérico de plantar semillas no es nuevo, nuestros amigos Dave y Lis nos proporcionaron una perspectiva que llevó el concepto a un nuevo nivel en nuestra crianza con un enfoque de 2 pasos: Plantar semillas - Iniciar una idea o tema significativo con una pregunta Cultivo - Seguimiento continuo de la [...]
Throughout our parenting journey, one parenting tool that we have utilized the most is planting seeds. While the generic concept of planting seeds is not new, our friends Dave and Lis provided us with a perspective that took the concept to a new level in our parenting with a 2 step approach: Planting seeds - Initiate a significant idea or topic with a question Cultivation - Ongoing conversation follow up This tool has been [...]
Los valores fundamentales de la familia deben estar en el corazón de su crianza. Estos valores le ayudan a definir el "POR QUÉ" de su crianza y establece una base de carácter con la que cada miembro de la familia debe estar familiarizado. Ya sea que tenga niños pequeños o adolescentes, nunca es demasiado tarde para definir y establecer sus Valores Familiares Fundamentales (CFV). Por dónde empezar Lluvia de ideas y creación de una lista [...]