the Mudroom

School is barely out ... but today we are talking about school starting up again.  

The reality is you only have 2 months to get your kiddos skills built up if they're starting school in the fall!  

In this replay of a 2019 episode we'll cover the skills your child actually needs in order to be ready for kindergarten in the fall so you can be prepared!

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Throwing it back to old Mudroom episodes!   

Are you struggling to understand why your child is harming themselves?  

I also give advice on healthy ways too filter your young child.  

In this video class we discussed: 

- Why do little kids hurt themselves on purpose when they're upset!? 

- What is filtering and why is it actually a good thing? 

- How we can help young kids filter in healthier ways.  

We'll be back in July with fresh MudRoom content!

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Do you find yourself having to raise your voice to get your child to pay attention to ANYTHING you say?   

In this episode w will to cover:  

- What the "Gas Tank Theory" is and why it's causing your kids to ignore you. 

- Why yelling is actually causing your children to listen less. 

- What we need to be teaching our kids so that they can listen easily and quickly.

Grab the Scripts to Manage the Top 10 Crazy-Making Behaviours: prnt.link/scripts Watch the video recording here: Join the Parenting Posse: prnt.link/group the Mudroom is recorded live every Wednesday at 1:30pm ET/ 12:30pm CT/ 10:30am PT on Facebook: facebook.com/arfamilyservices

During the month of June we're replaying some old MudRoom episodes to revisit useful topics.  

If your child is struggling with staying on task, playing independently, getting out the door in the morning or any other interaction with time-based activities aren't going your way....you NEED to check out the Time Timer!

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The Mudroom has been asking a lot of questions about Sensory Stress.  

Sensory Stress can be difficult to understand.  

In this video we will be talking about:  

1. What does sensory mean? 

2. How does sensory stress happen? 

3. What should we be doing about sensory stress?

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The warmer weather is here!  

This means an increase of opportunities for socialization.  

Many parents are noticing something else: an increase in hitting, biting, kicking, pushing, etc.   

Why we're suddenly seeing this spike in aggression?  

In this episode we'll cover:  

- The 2 kinds of aggression we generally see in kids 2-6 years old. 

- How to use the Logical Consequence Process to reduce these instances of aggression.  

- Why we're seeing this increase RIGHT NOW as we come out of quarantine.

Grab the Scripts to Manage the Top 10 Crazy-Making Behaviours: prnt.link/scripts Watch the video recording here: Join the Parenting Posse: prnt.link/group the Mudroom is recorded live every Wednesday at 1:30pm ET/ 12:30pm CT/ 10:30am PT on Facebook: facebook.com/arfamilyservices

Many parents are feeling burnt out with over playing with their kids.  

If you are feeling this, you are not alone!  

We feel guilty because they don't have access to their playmates the way they did pre-covid.   

Here's a not-so-secret: you don't have to play with them!  

In this episode we'll cover: 

- The most beneficial thing about play. 

- Why half-assing playing with your kids is actually doing more harm than good. 

- How to play with your kids on your terms so that you both get the benefits of play!

Grab the Scripts to Manage the Top 10 Crazy-Making Behaviours: prnt.link/scripts Watch the video recording here: Join the Parenting Posse: prnt.link/group the Mudroom is recorded live every Wednesday at 1:30pm ET/ 12:30pm CT/ 10:30am PT on Facebook: facebook.com/arfamilyservices

Does the concept that your child is stressed make you get your back up a bit? 

It does for most parents. But...what do I mean when I say that your child is stressed? 

Let's talk about the concept of stress.  

In this episode we'll cover: 

- What is stress? 

- How to differentiate stress from worry. 

- How to reduce stress.

Grab the Scripts to Manage the Top 10 Crazy-Making Behaviours: prnt.link/scripts Watch the video recording here: Join the Parenting Posse: prnt.link/group the Mudroom is recorded live every Wednesday at 1:30pm ET/ 12:30pm CT/ 10:30am PT on Facebook: facebook.com/arfamilyservices

It's recreational activity registration season!  

Every year parents struggle with a similar question:  Why is my kid just sitting on the sidelines refusing to participate?!   

We spent lots of $$ and time on these activites. Why won't they join in!?  

In this episode we're going to talk about: 

1) Why observation is important for young kids. 

2) How observation actually teaches children faster than participation. 

3) How to get observation opportunities without hurting your wallet.  

Grab the Scripts to Manage the Top 10 Crazy-Making Behaviours: prnt.link/scripts Watch the video recording here: Join the Parenting Posse: prnt.link/group the Mudroom is recorded live every Wednesday at 1:30pm ET/ 12:30pm CT/ 10:30am PT on Facebook: facebook.com/arfamilyservices

You know how kids will sometimes hurt or upset someone and then laugh? Or act indifferent?   

That scares the crap out of us as parents, doesn't it?   

A lot of parents struggle with teaching empathy.  

No matter how much we explain why we should be nice and gentle...our kids do not care at all.   

In this episode we're going to cover:  

1) What is empathy? 

2) Two things we must understand about how early childhood development before we try to teach our child.

Grab the Scripts to Manage the Top 10 Crazy-Making Behaviours: prnt.link/scripts Watch the video recording here: Join the Parenting Posse: prnt.link/group the Mudroom is recorded live every Wednesday at 1:30pm ET/ 12:30pm CT/ 10:30am PT on Facebook: facebook.com/arfamilyservices