Get To The Bottom of Tantrums By Playing Detective
All behavior has a purpose.Learning how to engage your inner sleuth as a parent is beneficial in numerous ways. From improving both your and your child's communication skills to building your child's self-esteem to enhancing your bond with your child, taking the time to tease out the thoughts and...
Need A Little Homeschool Help? The Homeschool Counseling Network Podcast
Need A Little Homeschool Help? The Homeschool Counseling Network Podcast Is Here To Help...
How To Tame Your Child’s Tantrums With The Power of Theraplay
Playing with your child can be fun, but did you also know it can be therapeutic?
Play is a child's natural language. Before they can form words, children observe and interact with the world around them. As parents and caregivers, we are a HUGE chunk of that...
Get Moving To Help Your Kids Manage BIG Feelings
In our last post, we introduced you to the mindfulness practice of cloud-watching.
Today, we are going to talk about the healing power of movement....
Discover, Connect, And Grow: The Hope @ Home National Virtual Conference
Whether you're a seasoned homeschooler or a beginner, we could all use a little help now and then. Of all the things I love about being a homeschooling family, community is one of my favorites.
Homeschooling families are a village. You can ask us anything. We can make a...
How Cloud-Watching Can Help Us Cope With and Calm BIG Feelings
Did you know relaxing on your back in soft green grass on a sunny day can help you and your child tame the tantrum monster?
Cloud-watching is an exercise in mindfulness, which essentially means remaining in a state of awareness of one's present circumstances, thoughts, and feelings without...
Ground Your Kids To Help Them Manage BIG Feelings
In previous blog posts, we talked about the emotional roller coaster of feelings and introduced you to the topic of emotional regulation, including what it is and what it is not. We discussed the purpose and function of feelings, and the importance of making friends with feelings, and introduced...
Eight Ways to Help Your Homeschooler With Emotional Regulation
Today, we are going to lay the groundwork for an eight-part series to help you teach your child how to manage BIG feelings. Today's post is an overview and an introduction. ...
Handling BIG Feelings With The Power of the Pause
Today, we are going to introduce you to one simple yet powerful technique to help you and your homeschool student manage BIG feelings, The Power of the Pause. ...
How To Help Your Homeschooler Manage the Emotional Roller Coaster
Riding the Emotional Roller Coaster Big feelings. Are you sure you’re tall enough to ride this ride? Then again, are any of us? Well, buckle up, buttercup. It’s going to get a bit bumpy but we will get through this together. For better or worse, emotions are a part...