Helping Young Kids Develop Emotional Intelligence with Tyler Beckstrand, LCSW

There is a lot of education on academics in our formal training, but not a lot on emotional intelligence. What would it be like if we learned emotions in school like we did math, history, or reading? Bear’s Book of Emotions was written to help children identify emotions in themselves. This is based on the concept of emotional intelligence which states that the 4 components of being emotionally sound are: 1 - Identifying emotions in ourselves, 2 - Identifying emotions in others, 3 - Regulating our own emotions, and 4 - Regulating emotions in our relationships with others.

Child Development, Products I love, Parenting with EQ, The Rising Lava Parenting PodcastLauren PaceDecember 28, 2020Comment

How to Prepare for Road trips with Young Kiddos

When you travel with young kids, preparation is key. With this guide it's easy! Know your triggers and prepare for activities. I pack two baskets — one with snacks and tools to prevent challenges from our triggers and one with tech/non-tech activities. I put them in an easy-to-reach spot with all the essentials & we rotate through the snacks and activities, all while preventing triggers.

Child Development, The Rising Lava Parenting PodcastLauren PaceDecember 21, 2020Comment

Teach your kids to handle frustration PROACTIVELY

Download a free mad chart on the blog for some skills you can work on with your child to handle frustration!

In response to my podcast, “stop ignoring the junk,“ I got some of the BEST feedback. I loved where the conversation went… that we can’t just focus on the positive and show our kids we only value POSITIVE feelings. All feelings are valid. Sometimes our negative behavior is annoying — but it’s still communicating something going on within our bodies.

So when our kids feel FRUSTRATED they may whine, backtalk, cry, threw a tantrum, roll their eyes… etc. Instead of “ignoring“ the behavior or just redirecting. We need to acknowledge and accept the feeling, and then help them learn ways to communicate that frustration appropriately. We aren’t asking them to not be frustrated… we are actually just helping them not kick us in the face with their muck boot when frustrated.

Child Development, The Rising Lava Parenting PodcastLauren PaceDecember 14, 2020Comment

Getting on the Same Parenting Page as Your Partner with Jessica Bright, LMFT

Are you on the same parenting page as your partner? Most couples come from very different family backgrounds, traditions, education, temperaments, and experience. This means we are naturally going to come into parenting with different views! Learn how to get on the same parenting page, be a support to each other, and navigate these discussions peacefully and proactively.

The Rising Lava Parenting PodcastLauren PaceDecember 7, 2020marriage, parenting, partnerComment

Children would do well if they COULD do well

Let’s look at behavior differently than we traditionally would look at challenging behavior. Instead of seeing it as misbehavior or disrespect, we should view it through a Positive Behavior Support sense…. Their behavior is communicating a need or missing skill. As Ross Greene teaches, “If they could do well, they would do well.” What supports do they need to be able to do well? Prevent, Teach, Reinforce!

Child Development, The Rising Lava Parenting PodcastLauren PaceNovember 30, 2020Comment

Developing Self Worth to Safeguard Your Child Against Bullying with Meg Apperson

Meg is a blogger, author, and mom of 4. Her third child Avery who is currently five-years-old and was born with Syndromic Craniosynostosis. Today Meg talks a little bit more about helping our kids develop self-worth to safeguard against bullying and how we can navigate the conversations when someone's different from us.

The Rising Lava Parenting PodcastLauren PaceNovember 23, 2020Comment