Blog — Joyful Parenting Coaching with Elisabeth Stitt

Do You Have a Case of the Middle School Mom Blues?

8 Terrific Tips for Taming the Tangle of Toys

Community, Communication, Parenting, Letting goElisabeth StittMay 29, 2016values, life skills, clarity, critical thinkingComment

How to Help Your Kid When Being Bullied at School

Communication, ConfidenceElisabeth StittMay 25, 2016communication, Conversation, Choosing your battles, school, conflict resolutionComment

He’s Such a Jerk. I Hate Him!: Stopping Bullying From Home

Communication, Community, ConsistencyElisabeth StittMay 18, 2016communication, Conversation, consistency, conflict resolutionComment

Is Your Middle School Kid Still Blaming Others When Things Go Wrong?

Confidence, Independence, Parenting, Parenting stylesElisabeth StittMay 9, 2016blame, growth mindset, metacognition, support, training, critical thinkingComment

THE ART OF CONVERSATION

Build Connections, Communication, Community, Consistency, Parenting, TrustElisabeth StittMay 3, 2016Conversation, connection, communication, consistencyComment

Rewriting the Scene

Build Connections, Parenting styles, ParentingElisabeth StittMarch 9, 2016confidence, practice, parenting is hardComment

What Is Your Parenting Color?

Build Connections, Parenting, Parenting stylesElisabeth StittMarch 5, 2016connection, parenting is hard!, empathyComment

Set Your Kids Free: 10 Things They Need to Be Able to Do on Their Own by Middle School

Communication, Consistency, Independence, Parenting, TrustElisabeth StittMarch 5, 2016independence, consistency, confidence, communication, parenting is hard, parenting along sideComment

The Confidence Game: What It Takes to Empower Parents

Build Connections, Community, Confidence, Consistency, Parenting, Parenting styles, TrustElisabeth StittMarch 4, 2016confidence, connection, consistency, empathy, parenting is hard, parenting village, Parenting as a Second LangugaeComment

3 Awesome Tricks to Add to Your Bag for Your Hardest, Most High Energy, Most Challenging Kid Ever!

Consistency, Build Connections, Communication, ParentingElisabeth StittFebruary 24, 2016creativity, silliness, connection, patienceComment

From Monster to Citizen

Build Connections, Independence, ParentingElisabeth StittFebruary 16, 2016empathy, connection, parenting is hard!, long viewComment

Some Final Words on Becoming a Consistent Parent

Build Connections, Communication, Confidence, Consistency, ParentingElisabeth StittJanuary 29, 2016consistencyComment

The Anne Frank Gift Project

Elisabeth StittDecember 14, 2015Comment

Making Pancakes: Teaching Independence from Toddlerhood

Build Connections, Confidence, Parenting, IndependenceElisabeth StittDecember 5, 2015independence, life skills, self advocacy, responsibility, connectionComment

DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE CHILD?

Elisabeth StittNovember 29, 2015Comment

4 THINGS TO SAY NO TO AND 3 THINGS TO SAY YES TO THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

Community, Communication, Build Connections, ParentingElisabeth StittNovember 29, 2015communication, parenting, values, calm, Christmas, holidaysComment

4 COMMON MISTAKES PARENTS MAKE THAT CAUSE THEIR KIDS TO TALK BACK TO THEM.

Build Connections, Communication, Kindness, Parenting, Parenting styles, TrustElisabeth StittNovember 15, 2015respect, self expression, independence, discipline, communicationComment

Setting Your Kids Free by Teaching Them a Love of Learning

Communication, Confidence, TrustElisabeth StittNovember 9, 2015Long view, life skills, parenting styles, parenting along side, communicaitonComment

Raising Kind Kids

Build Connections, Community, Communication, Parenting, KindnessElisabeth StittNovember 8, 2015gratitude, kindness, happiness, positivity, connectionComment