A Collection of Great Posts from Parenting Coach, Jamie Buzzelle
by Jamie Buzzelle, founder of The (Repair)ent Coach, Parenting Coach
The following is a curated selection of blog posts/articles featuring tips for parents around common challenges they may be facing in the day to day lives. There are also a couple of blog posts aimed at understanding why coaching is an important element and often the missing ingredient in a parent's journey. We are all naturally wired to easily love our kids, but the parenting of them doesn't come as easy for most. Rather than feeling shame, why not normalize a coach just like in any other aspect of our lives where we want to improve? Parenting is a vital role, perhaps the most important role we will ever have, and yet most parents rarely reach out to ask for help and just white-knuckle it through when they don't have to. I am here to help guide, educate, and improve your parenting experience and your relationship with your child.
Sincerely, The (Repair)ent Coach
Mornings and Bedtimes: What gives? (3 Tips)
School is either already back in session for you or will be in the coming weeks. Two of the biggest challenges are the battles around leaving the house each morning and getting the kids to bed each night. You may have even noticed an uptick in challenging behaviors from your kids during morning and nighttime routines since school has started.
How to Raise Kind and Emotionally Intelligent Children (3 Ways You Can Start Today)
Most parents rank kindness and emotional intelligence among their highest priorities when raising their children. But what does that look like in real life? We can remind them to “be kind” as much as we want, but children are learning the world around them on an almost minute-by-minute basis, so they require a lot more guidance than just a reminder telling them to be kind. Here are 3 ways to help you start reinforcing kindness and emotional intelligence with your kids (even your teens).
Why Behavior Modifications Don’t Work (and What to Do Instead)
Traditional parenting advice would tell you that modifying a child’s behavior is the best way to get the results you’re seeking. While there are many effective tips out there, behavior modifications generally lack some essential components to lasting behavioral change. By only addressing your child’s surface behavior, you might be risking an escalation in the behavior itself and an increase in other challenging behaviors.
Play More to Fight Less: How Play Can Address Most Power Struggles
What is your relationship with play or being playful? For most of us, your answer is probably somewhere in between “What the heck is she talking about?” and “Hey, I play with my kids!” For most adults, all the adulting that we do makes it difficult to be very playful. And I get it, who feels playful when we’re working, raising kids, and doing all the other seemingly endless tasks required to just keep moving through life? I’m here to tell you that adding more play and playfulness will go a long way to making the rest of those tasks not only more tolerable but also more fun.
When Should I Get My Kid a Smartphone?
Technology is here to stay. The question isn’t “if” your child will be getting access to a smartphone, but when? Recently, someone asked for my advice on this question, and I realize that there are many parents in this situation. Deciding whether to get a smartphone for your child deserves careful consideration, and deciding when that should happen is critical. While experts are now recommending delaying until the age of 16 for the smartphone, it’s not just a matter of age that you should be considering. So, before you decide, I’d like to offer some insight into two critical questions you may want to explore before taking that leap, to help ensure you and your child are set up for success.
How to Talk to Our Kids About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
“If we could change ourselves, the tendencies of the world would also change.” ~Mahatma Gandhi
I still remember the day I came home and told my mom we needed to move. I had learned about the civil rights movement and segregation that day in school. As I played at recess that afternoon, I noticed how almost all the children on the playground were white. I was horrified.
I still remember it, sitting in the back of an ambulance getting my leg checked; having just been in a car accident. I was 17 and I was terrified. I had been with 2 friends and the driver lost control of the car, we spun off the road and wrapped ourselves partially around a light post. The side of the car I was sitting on (behind the driver) collapsed inward, on my leg. I needed medical attention, but I was too scared to accept it. I was a minor and that meant a call home.
3 Ways to Stop Power Struggles with Your Kids Today
If you’re a parent, you’ve more than likely engaged in a power struggle with your kids, I know I’ve had my fair share. Whether it’s arguing about getting our kids out the door in the morning or fighting over their devices, there always seems to be something.
A Lesson on Yelling from My Middle School BFF
I remember the first time my middle school best friend and I got into a fight.
I immediately began yelling at her. She stayed calm and said, “Why are you yelling at me?” I yelled back “Because we’re fighting!”
We were 12, maybe 13. It made so much sense to me at the time that if we were mad that meant raising our voices and getting big with our emotions. In my house anger, disappointment, or frustration almost always led to yelling.
My Secret Weapon for Peaceful Parenting
Hi there! I'm Jamie, a certified parent coach dedicated to empowering parents to learn the skills they need to thrive (and not just survive). My journey to becoming a parent coach began like many of yours – with my parenting struggles. I was often overwhelmed and reactive toward my child's behavior, and I felt guilty and defeated. Harsh external judgments from friends and family provided no guidance and left me feeling alone. I took a chance on parent coaching, and everything changed. I learned valuable skills that I needed to understand myself so that I could be the supportive, confident parent I always wanted to be.
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