Posted: May 18, 2020
Patience
Take a few extra seconds when responding to poor behavior. This demonstrates compassion, empathy, and self-control on your part. Sometimes all you need to do is think about responding in the most patient manner to help re-direct your child. A few seconds can make a big difference.
Posted: May 03, 2020
Mother's Day Class - Saturday, May 9th
Join your child during class virtually (mom, aunt, grandma, or someone special in the child’s life) and earn your Pink Belt or Stripe.
Posted: May 02, 2020
Check out what's happening at Bronx Jiu-Jitsu during the month of May!
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Posted: April 27, 2020
Punishment vs. Discipline
Good behavior is a learning process for children, and we are their roadmap. Children usually behave per their own emotions and impulses. At the same time, being a parent is also a learning process and sometimes we rely on our own emotions and impulses to teach. Usually, that means we divert directly to punishments when a child misbehaves, missing a crucial opportunity to teach them. With that said, I am going to break down how to teach good behavior through discipline vs. punishment.
Let’s compare the two words and what they really mean:
Posted: April 20, 2020
Parenting Tips
Parenting Tip 1: Let your child take the helm…
Take at least 30-minutes of daily undistracted playtime where your child takes the helm. Watch what happens to their confidence! You’ll learn a lot about your child when you let their personality and creativity shine. The best part is, the more consistent you are with this idea, the more your relationship with your child will blossom.