22May

The benefits of traveling with young kids

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Behavior

Before I traveled with young kids, I was deathly afraid of traveling with young children and couldn’t understand why anyone would do it. I remember reading pieces like Don’t bring your child on a plane or Leave your kid at home next time But another thing stuck with me as well. When I was young, single […]

19Feb

The two best separation anxiety books out there

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Behavior Positive Parenting

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Using literature to deal with issues is one of the easiest ways to approach just about any subject and it comes with the added benefit of increasing literacy skills. When someone experiences a feeling, they feel validated when they realize that others are experiencing the exact same feeling. So when you read about children […]

Tags: Building trust Literacy Separation Anxiety Shaping behavior

30Jan

How to Raise an Adult: Disappointment and Failure

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Behavior info-graphic Positive Parenting

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Disappointment and failure are two things that you want your child to avoid at all costs as they are growing up. Just kidding! We all know that having a perfect rosy life isn’t possible and probably isn’t the ideal either and yet we try to provide that for our children; to their detriment. Let’s start […]

Tags: Asserting independence Building trust Consistency Counter-intuitive Don't give in Failure Follow through Fussy Parent Coaching Setting limits Shaping behavior Take care of yourself Toddlers

20Dec

Be Curious! How this one change can change behavior

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Behavior Positive Parenting

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Do you want a quick fix to help behavior? Try this! Be curious! How does this work? Ask a lot of questions; in your head and out loud. Most behavior problems are learning opportunities so it will help minimize anger, frustration and short fuses if you start asking questions and start being curious. Here’s a […]

Tags: Empathy Fussy Positive thinking Shaping behavior Solving problems Teaching patience Temper tantrums

9Oct

Thinking Out Loud About Gratitude and Entitlement

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Behavior Positive Parenting

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I’ve recently been thinking a lot about how to raise a grateful child. Or how to not raise an entitled child. Is this even possible if you have family that shower them with gifts all of the time? Is this realistic when their friends get everything they ask for and more? Does your child whine […]

Tags: Community Empathy gratitude Positive thinking Shaping behavior Sharing Take care of others

6Sep

Stop asking this silly question for better behavior

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Behavior Positive Parenting Siblings

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Picture this: Your toddler just chased after your cat and then full-on hit your cat with her toy. Or: Your 4 and a half-year old just went up to his baby sister and pulled her hair. Or: You walk in on your 3-year-old twins with everything in the kitchen thrown everywhere. Your first response? “Why […]

Tags: Children with higher needs Fussy Setting limits Shaping behavior Solving problems Temper tantrums

11Apr

Three steps to better behavior

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Behavior Positive Parenting

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I’m going to cut to the chase and give you the three steps to better behavior right now. Before you do any thing (go to the grocery store, get ready for bed, go to a friend’s house, etc) tell your kids: What it is going to look like What are the expectations What will happen […]

Tags: Building trust Children with higher needs Consistency Follow through Fussy Routine Schedule Setting limits Solving problems

10Jan

“We Take Care of Each Other” is your new mantra

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Behavior Positive Parenting Siblings

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This is your new mantra: ‘We take care of each other.’ This isn’t just for parents with more than one child because parents of only children can benefit from this phrase as well. Wondering how to keep your kids from hitting each other? We take care of each other Wondering how to get your child […]

Tags: Empathy It's ok to ask for help Positive thinking Shaping behavior Take care of others Takes a village

18Jul

I’m a parent coach and my children aren’t perfect

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Behavior Parental Support Positive Parenting

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As soon as people find out that I’m a parent coach, the air around us changes. There’s this expectation that my children are perfect children. Why is this career the only one where this is assumed? Do mechanics drive cars that break down? Do doctors get colds and other illnesses? Do the people at smartphone […]

Tags: Parent Coaching perspective Take care of yourself

23May

How to Improve Your Bedtime Story Routine

Posted by: Suzy Burger Categories: Behavior Sleep

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So hopefully, at some point you have built story time into your day or into your nighttime routine. If not, you can start anytime. It felt really weird reading to my infants who couldn’t even keep their head up (why in the world would they have interest in a book that they can’t see, hear, […]

Tags: Books Consistency Helping your child to sleep Routine Sleep routines

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