Special Time and the Cabra Cabres Monster
“I am the Cabra Cabres. I’ll jump over you and cut you in three pieces!”
Category: Special Time
Special Time by a Working Mom
what seemed to make the most difference in our connection was the “mini” Special Time sessions that I did for five minutes — just five minutes! — before heading out the door for work, on the mornings she was awake before 7 a.m. No matter how late I was running, I could make time for five minutes of Special Time.
Play Helps Dissolve Frustration
Connection and play saves the evening again!
Screen Time Becomes Connection Time
As my son grows older the draw towards video games is getting stronger and stronger, and so is the family struggle over them. I started to notice the tension and frustration around video games increasing
Helping My Daughter Let Go of Feelings About the Divorce
Leah had returned from her dad’s house chock full of feelings—she seemed sullen and sad and had lost all enthusiasm about the party. I decided to help my daughter get in better emotional shape so that she would be able to enjoy our party.
Begging for Halloween Candy: One Awesome Solution
Talks and negotiations for candy and sweet treats in our house reached an all-time high in the weeks following the holidays and I grew weary of the asking, the begging and the whining. One day when
Confessions of a Parenting by Connection Nanny: Part II
I realize the important role a nanny plays in a child’s life; the effects of which–for better or for worse–will stay with the child for many years to come. But as I have seen with
Confessions of a Parenting by Connection Nanny: Part I
On the one hand, I realize the important role a nanny plays in a child’s life; the effects of which–for better or for worse–will stay with the child for many years to come. On the other
Special Time – Add a Daily Spark to your Romantic Life
My thoughts were consumed with how to be a good mum. I loved this important work, but I also missed my husband who sometimes seemed like a distant figure in my life.
Facing a Fear of BIG Kids
When my daughter was a toddler & preschooler she struggled to be around groups of older children. One day when we went to a children’s museum it struck me just how small she looked next
Special Time Solves School Struggles
…when I reminded him about the book report, he went to sit in front of the report but showed no sign of working on it. I had to go away to take care of my younger one for a minute, thinking that he might not be able to finish his homework.
School Success Through Staylistening
I kept listening to my children because I saw their positive transformation and because we felt closer even though it wasn’t easy to do. I kept listening because I gradually remembered and worked on my childhood and came to think I would have liked it if I had been listened to back then.
Special Time Gets our Son to School
My husband and I took our sons to Tokyo. We stayed with my mother and had the boys go to a Japanese preschool for three-and-a-half weeks. It was a great language and cultural immersion and
Making Potty Training into Play Time
My three-year-old was getting better at using the potty, but he would end up wetting his pants once in a while. One day, in a supermarket while trying to get grocery shopping done quickly, he started
Special Time – A Double Bonus for Kids and Parents
It’s funny how a little Special Time with your child can do wonders for both you and your child. One afternoon when I was feeling somewhat low-key with many pressing issues on my mind, my
Daddy can care for you too!
“Just Momma!” my daughter would cry. “Momma do it!” During the toddler and early pre-school years my daughter would cling to me for dear life when all I wanted to do was take a shower
Helping My Child Go From Complaining to Laughing!
The past two afternoons have ended with me trying to cook dinner while my daughter, in tears, tells me I’m the meanest mom in the world and never, EVER, let her have what she wants.
Special Time Helps Heal a Separation
Want the ultimate guide to surviving separation anxiety? Claim yours here! My 3-year-old daughter had never been away from me for more than half a day, until I went to the Parenting by Connection Parent