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Framing And Hanging Your Time-In-ToolKit

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Framing And Hanging Your Time-In-ToolKit

by Ashley Patek on Jul 25 2020
Which frames will work best? Where were the best deals on frames? And how do I hang them? Here is your guide to framing and hanging your Time-In ToolKit.
How To Connect With Your Toddler Emotionally While Weaning From Breastfeeding

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How To Connect With Your Toddler Emotionally While Weaning From Breastfeeding

by Ashley Patek on Jul 20 2020
Breastfeeding is such a sacred time, and sometimes we fear that weaning will cause us to lose our connection. But that doesn't have to be the case. Here is how you can connect with your child while weaning.
Mom goes viral on TikTok using Generation Mindful's Time-In ToolKit

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TikTok Goes Viral As Mom Shows Alternative to Time-Outs Using The Time-In ToolKit

by Ashley Patek on Jul 18 2020
A mom recently shared a clip on TikTok of her son using Generation Mindful's Time-In ToolKit, and the post went viral. Take a look. 
Generation Mindful's Time-In-ToolKit

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Peaceful Parenting Tips: How To Do Time-Ins

by Ashley Patek on Jul 13 2020
This video is for anyone who has ever struggled with parenting (all of us), for those who are working to respond to their children instead of reacting to their behaviors, and anyone who wants to raise emotionally healthy humans but isn't sure where to start.
kids arm and arm

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Children Need Less Academics and More Social-Emotional Learning in the Classroom

by Ashley Patek on Jul 09 2020
Starting school or starting a new school year can be stressful at the best of times, let alone during a global pandemic.
clingy child

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My Child Is Clingy. Am I Doing It Wrong?

by Ashley Patek on Jul 02 2020
Your child is clingy, seems to be experiencing separation anxiety and is consistently acting out whenever you leave them, even if just to try to pee alone. Are you doing something wrong as a parent? Not even a little. Here's why.
Six Ways To Intentionally Raise Kind Children

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Six Ways To Intentionally Raise Kind Children

by Ashley Patek on Jun 09 2020
Research shows that when we shame, blame, and guilt children into kindness, or, quite the opposite, when we dangle carrots (aka external rewards) for caring, children begin to view kindness as a chore rather than a choice. So how do we teach kindness? Read more.
Move Your Body, Move Your Emotions 

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Move Your Body, Move Your Emotions 

by Ashley Patek on May 18 2020
Research has shown that dance has social-emotional benefits. When we communicate with our bodies, we are not expected to make sense of things. We just move, and this movement taps into deeper, more primal feelings. Read more. 
How to handle sibling rivalry during quarantine

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How to Handle Sibling Rivalry During Quarantine

by Ashley Patek on Apr 09 2020
In a time of social distancing, tension can elevate between siblings. These 7 tips can help to tame sibling rivalry during quarantine.
Little girl in her Calming Corner

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Positive Affirmations are Helping Kids

by Ashley Patek on Mar 26 2020
These printable mantra bracelets are a great way for parents to share comforting and empowering mantras with children as young as age two on up. Because when we feel worthy and loved, we respond as if we are worthy and loved. And when we feel powerless and not enough, we respond as if we are powerless and not enough.
Mom and daughter in Calming Corner

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Reducing Toddler Tantrums

by Alex Petrou on Mar 17 2020
One family’s journey using time-ins to manage their toddler's big feelings, going from 33 to 3 tantrums a day in just one week.
When Your Child Fears The Coronavirus: 8 Tips for Taming Anxiety

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When Your Child Fears The Coronavirus: 8 Tips for Taming Anxiety

by Ashley Patek on Mar 05 2020
As a parent, what do you do when your child has fears that feel out of their control - things like viral outbreaks and global warming? Learn 8 tips for taming fears and anxieties through connection.
Teacher using PeaceMakers cards during circle time

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Teaching Academics and Social-Emotional Skills in the Montessori Classroom

by Ashley Patek on Feb 03 2020
Emily Canibano, a Montessori teacher with a classroom of 16 students ranging in age from 1.2 to 5.5 years, was looking for a way to teach social-emotional skills in her classroom, both in feeling emotions and in the safe expression of them.
Children sharing feelings with SnuggleBuddies during classroom morning meeting

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Morning Meetings and Connecting a Classroom

by Ashley Patek on Jan 30 2020
A the school counselor shares how her school transformed its classroom culture by using SnuggleBuddies plush toys to teach students about their emotions. 
Self portraits from Bloom360

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Teaching The Whole Learner: School Spotlight on Bloom360

by Ashley Patek on Jan 27 2020
Bloom360 Learning Community, a nonprofit school in southeastern Wisconsin for Learners ages 5 to 21 with neurodiverse needs, based their entire 2019/20 school year curriculum themes around the PeaceMakers themes of Power, Joy, Balance, Love, Peace, Intuition, and Forgiveness, and the outcomes are inspiring.
Child reading a book in classroom's Calming Corner

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Preschool Teacher Creates Calming Corner to Teach Students About Emotions

by Ashley Patek on Nov 26 2019
In a nook in the back near the teacher’s desk, a cozy, safe place exists. It is a place to explore feelings. A place to regulate. A place to take a break and just be. Welcome to Emily Brown’s preschool classroom. Emily is a teacher dedicated to helping her students learn about, notice and practice their emotions.
Two children sitting outdoors

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How One Child Learned To Manage His Emotions By Watching His Sister

by Ashley Patek on Nov 15 2019
With the use of the Time-In-Toolkit and SnuggleBuddies Plush Toys, one child learned how to manage his emotions by modeling his older sister.  
What co-regulation looks like

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What Co-Regulation Looks Like

by Alex Petrou on Oct 30 2019
A young child is so frustrated and overwhelmed that she just hit her big sister. As the adult responsible for managing this moment, how can you navigate this? Enter co-regulation.
Justin Baldoni in the store with is tantruming daughter

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Two Men and a Tantruming Toddler

by Alex Petrou on Oct 30 2019
Kids can break into full-on tantrums at the drop of a hat, and nearly every parent has been where actor Justin Baldoni found himself on Father's Day. How can we release fear of judgement and be with our tantruming toddler during their time of need?
An open letter to you, my toddler: "I get It."

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An open letter to you, my toddler: "I get It."

by Suzanne Tucker on Sep 14 2019
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I get it. I get all of it. The screams, the tears, the tantrums. Your bottom lip drops and your eyes brim with emotions. Sometimes you even turn away from me. That one rips my heart in two. Then the sun will peek through and the smiles will come...