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Parenting: Emotion Coaching.

Photo by https://speechtherapyworks.ca/ Does it ever feel like your child is happy one minute and angry the next, moving between big feelings like the coming and going of ocean waves against the shore? BYU Psychology professor Ross Flom released a study in 2015 for the Journal of Experimental Psychology that shows kids as young… [Continue Reading]

Parenting: Avoiding Harsh Discipline.

Photo By https://parenting.firstcry.com A 2012 national survey found that 70% of Americans agreed “it is sometimes necessary to discipline a child with a good, hard spanking” (Cuddy & Reeves, 2014). The topic of how to discipline children is sensitive and diverse among parents across generations. Think back to how your parents disciplined you when… [Continue Reading]

Parenting: What’s The Matter with Bribes?

Photo by Kamaji Ogino from Pexels “IF you eat your dinner, THEN I’ll give you ice cream!” This phrase may sound familiar if you’re a parent and you have experienced the end of the day exhaustion, frustration, and flat out defeat that comes when your toddler won’t eat his dinner. In a desperate plea to… [Continue Reading]

What Lack I Yet?

I did it! This week, on my 33rd Birthday, I completed my first semester of BYUI. The courses I took included life-changing curriculums that support my passion for helping others live a more joyful life. I studied Child Development, Parenting, and Marriage Skills, each that taught me new principles and applications for understanding, building, and… [Continue Reading]

a house of learning

the school year is well underway over here in our home and last month we gathered around our dining room table for our annual back to school feast. it’s a night full of food and fun, love and laughter, purpose and promise. the family all gets dressed up, we set the table with fancy decor… [Continue Reading]

welcome to a joyful commotion. websters dictionary defines joy as: 1) an emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires 2) a state of happiness or felicity 3) a source or cause of delight joy is most commonly recognized as happiness, however the two are veryRead the Post

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Parenting: Emotion Coaching.

Parenting: Avoiding Harsh Discipline.

Parenting: What’s The Matter with Bribes?

What Lack I Yet?

a house of learning