Today, I wanted to share with you a list of some of Amazon's award winning toys that build executive functioning skills, in particular emotional regulation skills. I've had such a great response to my blog post highlighting 3 popular executive functioning activities, that I thought you might be wanting some more as we head into the holiday season. I'm planning to share several posts over the next several weeks that will help you as you begin your holiday shopping.
First up is the area of emotional regulation skills. This is such an important area of executive functioning. Learning to control and manage your emotions is so important not only for making friends but also for overall success in life as well as long term mental health. If you're looking for toys, books and activities that can help build emotional regulation skills look no further than the list below. Have you used any of these? I'd love to know your thoughts in the comments if you have. Better yet...do you have a suggestion that I didn't put on the list? Please share that too. Stay tuned for my next post that will showcase toys, books and activities that can help strengthen memory skills.
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Parenting is hard. We so want to "do it right" that we sometimes travel down the very unhealthy road of over parenting which without a doubt does the exact opposite of what we want for our kids. Over parenting can lead to incapable kids and adults. Sadly, there are even reports that state how over parenting contributes to mental health issues for our kids as they enter young adulthood and beyond.
The good news, is that there is still time for you to parent your child in a way that helps them develop skills to be capable at every level of their lives and future adulthood. This post isn't about making anyone feel bad about how they've been parenting. Most of the parents who fall into over parenting do it out of love and caring but are so blinded by it, that they can't see how it can completely backfire. This post is also not about guilt. It's about empowering you to recognize when things you're doing may not be creating the result you want... capable kids. For this post I'm going to speak about two parenting styles that, research has shown over and over again, are not helpful to kids. If you see yourself in these styles, please just take a step back, take a breath and resist the urge to beat yourself up. Consider it. Remember, when you know better, you do better. In the book How to Raise An Adult: Break Free From The Over Parenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid For Success, author Julie Lythcott-Haims talks about two over-parenting styles: the concierge parent and the enforcer. {all examples below are derived/inspired from Lythcott-Haims' book}. You might be the concierge parent if you:
You might be the enforcer parent if you:
Notice any of these characteristics in your parenting style? If you do, please continue to explore your over parenting tendencies and learn ways to wean yourself away from them so your child will be ready to take on the world as a capable, well adjusted adult when the time comes. Here are three things you can do today: (1) Join the Growing Grit™ Community on Facebook where you'll get to brainstorm, learn and get support from a tribe of parents and professionals {including college professors} who are trying to help kids {and their parents} grow into capable adults. (2) Subscribe to our newsletter and get parenting tips. Get it delivered to your inbox by subscribing to the newsletter. (3) Read the book: How to Raise An Adult: Break Free From The Over Parenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid For Success, (4) You can also take a listen to Julie Lythcott Haimes' Ted Talk: How to Raise Successful Kids Without OverParenting.
Hey guys, in my quest to live out my #onelittleword2016 of INTENTIONAL I'm planning to begin a new habit of a Sunday night routine. We know from research that most people experience some sort of "Sunday Night Blues" at the thought of the impending work/school week. All of the feel good, Easy Like Sunday Morning {for those too young to get this reference click here...it's one of my favorites} vibes are quickly dashed when we begin to recall all of the things we set aside from the previous week.
There ARE things we can do to lessen the melancholy and stress of Sunday nights and I'd like to help YOU while also working on it myself. Whether you are a parent, professional or student...I'd like to invite you to join me for a Sunday night routine tip. It's simple. Once you join, each Sunday for four consecutive Sundays, I'll send out a tip/reminder for us all to work on while we build our Sunday night routine. That's it! I hope you'll join me so we can support one another on forming this new habit together. Strength in numbers, right? Just click below to join me. I'm curious. Do you already have a Sunday night routine? Please share in the comments. I'd love to know what you do to start your week off right.
When my daughter was in elementary school {she is now a teen}, I remember approaching her third grade teacher with concerns about Attention Deficit Disorder. Because my daughter was a good student, very quiet and not falling out of her chair... her teacher, someone I really respected as an educator, looked at me like I had three heads because I had uttered the ADD word. I was flabbergasted that someone who was so gifted and respected as an educator could be so unaware of the common signs of Inattentive ADD. My experience was unfortunately the same response that many parents get when they approach teachers with attention concerns {without hyperactivity}. This is especially common for parents of girls who exhibit symptoms.
If you feel like there are possible signs of inattentive ADD with your child {especially your daughter} this post will help you learn some of the most common symptoms associated with this type of ADD.
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1. Perforated Now/Later Notepad. A great way to keep the "to do list" visible for quicker action. It also ensures that the "to do list" is in ONE place and not scattered about on sticky notes. Another feature is that it helps students begin to prioritize tasks at the most basic level. No more "I forgot!" |
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2. Today's Plan of Attack Notepad. Once your student has their master to do list set , they can use this notepad to plan and prioritize each item of each task and their day. Using this method keeps them focused on THE most important tasks that they need to complete. Less procrastination!
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3. This Week Note Pad. Another great step in life management for students, is to lay out an entire week at a time. Having a full week visible can alleviate the anxiety many students feel when they feel like they have "no time" to get everything done. Better time management!
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4. Make a Decision Note Pad. Students can sometimes be paralyzed by having to make decisions-especially since mom and dad aren't right there to help them process options. This little gem walks them through the process in a fun, but truly helpful way. Self sufficiency at it's best!
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5. Colorful G2 Gel Pens. Colorful FUN pens are a must for students to keep them engaged with the tedious nature of the daily routine. These pens are very smooth to write with and won't smear like so many others. You can also refill them! Just plain FUN.
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