The heart of Solving Parenting Puzzles is to help families grow connected relationships.
The framework to accomplish this goal builds from the bottom up:
Practicing these proactive principles not only fosters connection, it also greatly reduces the tendency for challenging behavior. However, when puzzling behavior does arise, parents are equipped with insight, skills and responses to calmly resolve the behavior while remaining solidly connected to the child.
Here are a few examples of the principles in action:
- Respond wisely and calmly during intense moments (Foundation)
- Communicate love-no-matter-what when children need it the most (Connect)
- Encourage and affirm needed regulation and IDEAL responses (Coach)