Category: Kids
-
Settling Into a Target Christmas
It’s hard to believe, but we’ve been back in the states for 5 months now. In some ways it feels like we just got here and in others we’ve been here forever. I still dream about Basel, you know. I still dream through bizarre conversations with my friends Barbara, Kate, Rachel, and Sunrita. I close […]
-
Connected Hearts Journal
A few weeks ago I told you about the Connected Hearts Journal being funded on Kickstarter. Well, it has been fully funded! Meaning that if you order or pay into the Kickstarter you are for sure getting a journal. And if you want one there is only 30 hours left to get one for yourself […]
-
Journaling the Journey: Writing Makes Everything Better
Something I do as an Organization Development professional and a Life Coach is journaling. Not so much that I become a navel-gazing moron, but I write down enough so I can sort things out in my head. All OD pros do it. We’re taught to journal as part of the training. It becomes second nature […]
-
How to Deal with the I WANT Monster, Positively
How to Deal With the “I WANT” Monster Positively by Malinda Carlson. Published at http://www.afineparent.com I hate shopping with my children. There. I said it. And I’ll say it again. I hate shopping with my children. There is nothing I dread more than taking my kids into a store. Any store. Grocery. Clothing. Toys. Especially […]
-
Switzerland has Ruined America for Me
When Mark was first assigned to the BIS in Basel I never dreamed how much living in Switzerland would change us. Other than the language barrier, I thought getting around there would be breeze. We would move in, live there for 2 years, and then just fly on back to the US. Easy-peasy. How different […]
-
How to Help Your Anxious Child
This is an article I wrote that has been published on the site www.AFineParent.com. We all have have moments of anxiety. Here is how to help your child, and even yourself, through those anxious moments. How to Help Your Anxious Child Grow Up to Be a Happy Person by Malinda Carlson. (This article is part […]
-
How to Raise a Good Sport – especially when you have a competitive child.
This article was just published at AFineParent.com. I am thrilled to be a contributor to this web magazine and share my parenting experiences with all of you. How to Raise a Good Sport by Malinda Carlson. (This article is part of the Positive Parenting FAQ series. Get free article updates here.) Good game, high-5; Good […]
-
4 Ways to Teach Kids How to be Organized
This is my latest parenting article published over at AFineParent.com. It’s all about how to help parent your kids to be organized. Being organized not only saves you time and aggravation, it also set your child up for success later in life. 4 Ways to Teach Kids An Important Success Skill: How to be Organized […]
-
How to Teach Your Child to Curse
My latest parenting article is out and published at AFineParent! It’s called How to Stop Your Kids’ Swearing “Experiments” from Becoming Habits. (Caution: This article contains salty words) “Bitch!” The shock I feel when I hear my sweet little child swear never quite goes away. Who said that? I think, still jolted off balance. Where […]
-
When “Good Job” Just Doesn’t Cut It
This is my latest and probably favorite article I’ve done for awhile. Kids want to hear so much more than just Good Job from us. They want to know what we really think about what they are doing. Pass it along! How to Offer Positive Encouragement (Sorry, “Good Job!” Doesn’t Cut It) Don’t you just […]
Mindy Carlson 