Having Patience with Children
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Our lives are filled with busy schedules, to-do-list and challenges that can cause anyone to get frustrated. Sometimes those frustrations will lead to you having a lack of patience with your children. Not having patience happens.
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Stay Calm Then Respond
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Stay Calm, then respond. That sounds like an emergency message given on planes or something. But, it's not. It's something I've been saying over the years during my parent workshops on child behavior, to teachers, to everyone. It's something I will remind anyone of when dealing with challenging child behavior. Finding your state of calm is the first step in guiding your child through any challenging behavior.
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Teaching Children New Languages Through Singing & Dancing with Bilingual Birdies
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Have you ever thought about signing your child up for a new language class? Today we’re diving into the topic of children learning a new language a young ages. In this episode Monica interviews, Sarah Farzam, the Founder and CEO of Bilingual Birdies, a children’s educational company that shapes young minds and build cultural bridges by teaching young children foreign languages through music and movement. Listen to episode 19 now!
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Expectations for Young Children Learning at Home & Online
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Ep 18 Teachers, parents and children had to abruptly transition to online learning without preparation, warning or a proper transition. For me, I’m 8 weeks into teaching from home. It’s had its challenges. There have been some high moments and some low moments. But, the one thing I’ve realized is that through all of the changes children deserve to know what’s going on and what’s expected of them.
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Return to What They Know - Repetition & the Young Child
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Ep 17 Repetition! Repetition! Repetition! Welcome to episode 17 of Crayons and Tantrums. Today we’re talking about repetition and young children, but specifically we’re talking about todays current learning/education structure for children.
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Why Children Need to Move Their Body - Get Up & Dance!
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Ep 16 Welcome to Episode 16 of Crayons and Tantrums. I have a message to all of the children learning from home and missing their playgrounds and playdates. Get up and dance dance dance dance dance.!!!! Yes, that’s right. Get up and move your bodies. Jump to the left, jump to the right, twirl around and then sit down.
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Why Won’t My Child Sleep? With Special Guest Akira Seuradge
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Ep 15 If you’ve ever struggled with getting your baby to sleep through the night or getting your toddler to wind down in the evening, then this episode is for you. When it comes to understanding Child Sleep Monica J Sutton turns to the specialists. On this episode of Crayon’s and Tantrums she gets to speak with Child Sleep Specialist Akira Seuradge about all things sleep.
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My Child's Behavior Has Changed During Covid -19 Quarantine
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It’s no secret that we’re living in uncertain and stress producing times. We are all just trying to make it through the day.
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Creating Realistic Structure at Home with Kids During Quarantine with Marlene Spence
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Ep 13: Our family routines and everyday schedules have been disrupted. It feels like the family structure has crumbled. So what do you do to get through each day with children running around while you try to work, cook, clean and just survive? Monica called on her good friend Marlene Spence, Creator of Reward’um and Founder of Cornerstone Family Services to give us some much needed tips on routines and schedules.
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Young Children & the Coronavirus Quarantine - Special Episode!
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Your children are listening, they're watching and they can feel something is going on. So, what does COVID-19 mean for young children? Is it affecting them? And what should parents be doing? These are normal questions to ask. In this episode Monica will discuss news from the CDC and medical experts, as well as share some important tips on things parents with young children can do now.
info_outlineEp: 6 Hey everyone! It's Episode 6 of Crayons and Tantrums. Today's episode is a messy one. I'm kicking off episode 6 talking about the messiness of childhood. And messy it is. From slime, to snack crumbs everywhere to the whining, laughing and non-stop energy of children, it gets messy.
Today's episode is called "Childhood is Messy!" I think it's the perfect title to explain what childhood sometimes feels like and what I'm sure parenting must feel like to you. Let's talk about what makes childhood so messy, the impact of the messiness and what you can do when the messiness becomes overwhelming. Listen Now!