L.R. Knost's Blog, page 5
January 1, 2014
Reading Challenge 2014!
[Portions reprinted from Raising Bookworms: Life, Learning, and Literacy by L.R.Knost available 2014; Two Thousand Kisses a Day: Gentle Parenting Through the Ages and Stages, Whispers Through Time: Communication Through the Ages and Stages of Childhood, and The Gentle Parent: Positive, Practical, Effective Discipline now available on Amazon] Experts agree that the single best way to turn children on to […]
December 30, 2013
When Things Get Physical: Hitting, Throwing, Kicking, and Biting
[Reprinted from The Gentle Parent: Positive, Practical, Effective Discipline by L.R.Knost. Whispers Through Time: Communication Through the Ages and Stages of Childhood and Two Thousand Kisses a Day: Gentle Parenting Through the Ages and Stages also available on Amazon and through other major retailers.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Toddlers and preschoolers are still in the early stages of learning to communicate verbally. […]
When Things Get Physical: Hitting, Throwing, Kicking and Biting
[Reprinted from The Gentle Parent: Positive, Practical, Effective Discipline by L.R.Knost. Whispers Through Time: Communication Through the Ages and Stages of Childhood and Two Thousand Kisses a Day: Gentle Parenting Through the Ages and Stages also available on Amazon and through other major retailers.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Toddlers and preschoolers are still in the early stages of learning to communicate verbally. […]
December 29, 2013
Toddlers, Tantrums, and Time-in’s, Oh my!
[Reprinted from The Gentle Parent: Positive, Practical, Effective Discipline by L.R.Knost. Whispers Through Time: Communication Through the Ages and Stages of Childhood and Two Thousand Kisses a Day: Gentle Parenting Through the Ages and Stages also available on Amazon and through other major retailers.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When a little person feels frustrated, overwhelmed, or just plain old out-of-sorts (read: tantrum […]
December 26, 2013
Two Thousand Connection Points a Day: Attachment Parenting Beyond Infancy
[Reprinted from Two Thousand Kisses a Day: Gentle Parenting Through the Ages and Stages by L.R.Knost. Whispers Through Time: Communication Through the Ages and Stages of Childhood and The Gentle Parent: Positive, Practical, Effective Discipline also now available on Amazon and through other major retailers.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From kicking and rolling and stretching to being lulled to sleep by […]
Two Thousand Connection Points a Day
[Reprinted from Two Thousand Kisses a Day: Gentle Parenting Through the Ages and Stages by L.R.Knost. Whispers Through Time: Communication Through the Ages and Stages of Childhood and The Gentle Parent: Positive, Practical, Effective Discipline also now available on Amazon and through other major retailers.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From kicking and rolling and stretching to being lulled to sleep by […]
December 22, 2013
The Great Santa Claus Debate
[By L.R.Knost, best-selling author of The Gentle Parent: Positive, Practical, Effective Discipline, Whispers Through Time: Communication Through the Ages and Stages of Childhood and Two Thousand Kisses a Day: Gentle Parenting Through the Ages and Stages available on Amazon and through other major retailers.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ St.Nicholas was just a man, but he was a man with a mission. Born in […]
December 3, 2013
The Twelve Elves of Christmas~An Advent Storybook
[By L.R.Knost, best-selling author of The Gentle Parent: Positive, Practical, Effective Discipline, Whispers Through Time: Communication Through the Ages and Stages of Childhood and Two Thousand Kisses a Day: Gentle Parenting Through the Ages and Stages available on Amazon and through other major retailers.] ********************* “If you love all of the Elf on a Shelf ideas floating around the internet, […]
November 28, 2013
The Gift of a Strong-Willed Child
[Reprinted from The Gentle Parent: Positive, Practical, Effective Discipline by L.R.Knost. Whispers Through Time: Communication Through the Ages and Stages of Childhood and Two Thousand Kisses a Day: Gentle Parenting Through the Ages and Stages also available on Amazon and through other major retailers.] There are some children who are born into the world with the incredible life-gift of […]
November 8, 2013
Are You a Parent ‘Reject’?
[Reprinted from Two Thousand Kisses a Day: Gentle Parenting Through the Ages and Stages by L.R.Knost. Whispers Through Time: Communication Through the Ages and Stages of Childhood and The Gentle Parent: Positive, Practical, Effective Discipline also now available on Amazon and through other major retailers.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Capri points at the front door every morning and says, “Daddy, go!” Her daddy […]
