by Julie Johnson | Oct 1, 2019 | Children, Coaching, Toddlers
Two days after my son was born, his five-year old sister carefully and quietly carried his bouncy chair to a room in the back of the house that wasn’t used much. When I walked back into the living room and found him gone, she said, “He has gone to the baby dungeon,...
by Julie Johnson | Sep 24, 2019 | Children, Coaching, Toddlers
Although we parents might feel like we spend every moment with a new baby, our days are also filled with the work it takes to run a family. There is laundry to be done, meals to prepare, diapers to change, showers to slip into when we have a moment, and errands to run...
by Julie Johnson | Sep 17, 2019 | Children, Coaching, Toddlers
Sometimes children love to share.  A child passes out a cupcake to each friend at a party; offers his baby sister the toy he knows she’ll love; or asks grandma to buy something for her sibling in addition to her own gift when they are at the toy store together. But...
by Julie Johnson | Sep 10, 2019 | Children, Coaching, Toddlers
When our children become paralyzed with fear, it’s hard to know how to help them! A father I know remembers seeing his son in this state during a family vacation at Lake George at the base of the Adirondack Mountains. His son, eight years old at the time, wanted to...
by Julie Johnson | Nov 21, 2014 | Coaching
What’s different about this approach? Unlike other approaches, Parenting by Connection emphasizes parent-to-parent listening tools to reduce the stress of parenting. When we can talk about what parenting is like with someone who will listen with warmth and...
by Julie Johnson | Apr 13, 2014 | Coaching
Research shows that the parent-child connection is the best predictor of a child’s success later in life.When a child feels a strong connection to their parents, they can be more courageous, loving, and cooperative. Yet, in a society where parents often feel...
