by Brenna Arch | Jul 16, 2017 | Blog, Brenna Arch, Capable, Encouragement, feelings, Parenting, Positive Discipline, School age, Self Care, stress, teens, Tools and Tips, training, Uncategorized
Image Copyright: wavebreakmediamicro / 123RF Stock Photo Going back to school is a stressful time for most families and children can feel a lot of anxiety. It is a time when your child will be more prone to cry, have temper tantrums, be irritable, and/or...
by Paige Michaelis | May 21, 2017 | adolescence, anger, backtalk, Blog, Brenna Arch, choice, consequences, control, curiousity, Positive Discipline, teens, the unknown, Tools and Tips
The teenage years present many challenges to parents. It helps to understand that all of these challenges are a part of your teen’s normal individuation process. Teens are going through a time period of separating from their parents and discovering who they are and...
by Paige Michaelis | Mar 23, 2016 | adolescence, Blog, caregiver, control, feelings, School age, teens, the unknown
A few years ago I was at a holiday party chatting with a woman I had never met before when the topic turned to children. When I told her the ages of my children she got a sad look on her face and said, “8 and 9 was around the time that my children began to pull away...
by Paige Michaelis | Oct 28, 2015 | adolescence, anger, Blog, bullying, social responsilbility, teens
For the past several years I’ve chosen a cause very close to my heart to take on and make a difference in. I want to stop bullying and in fact, I want to take up the cause of not just stopping bullying, but violence all together. Lofty dream? Sure. Worth the...
by Paige Michaelis | Jul 2, 2014 | adolescence, Blog, Capable, Connection, Encouragement, School age, stress, summer, teens, Tools and Tips, Uncategorized
Here is your free Summer Contract to use! My anxiety about summer usually begins right after spring break. I begin to think: “How much sleep are they going to lose?”, “How much screen time will they be fighting me for?”, and “How much of their education is going to...
by Paige Michaelis | Mar 19, 2013 | adolescence, Blog, Parenting, teens, Tools and Tips
This is related to the perception of how “bad” adolescence is going to be and how, in this study, it was determined that this stress alone can contribute to a parents challenges around parenting! So basically, by thinking and perceiving that adolescence...
