Parenting Resources
Welcome to the HeyKiddo blog! Filled with expert parenting tips, fun family activities, and the latest from the HeyKiddo team.
Creative and Festive Approaches to After-School Conversations
Engaging kids in conversations about their back-to-school experiences is helpful in allowing them the space to process them and allowing you to understand how they're adjusting.
No, You Can't: What to Say Instead of "Because I Said So"
Is your child feeling frustrated with the choices you are making?
How Setting Your Boundaries Empowers Your Child
They say “good fences make good neighbors” for a reason!
How to Limit Screen Time Without a Fight
Kayla is back with some practical tips on how to limit screen time without a fight.
Having Trouble Getting Your Child to Talk to You? Try Text.
No matter how great your relationship, it can be tough to get school-age kids to carry a conversation.
Empowering Your Child to Build Healthy Friendships
It can be difficult for parents when kids start to have disagreements with their friends or feel left out of social situations.
Relationship Skills Kids Need Now and for a Lifetime
Relationship skills, such as communication, teamwork, leadership, cultural competency, and the ability to solve problems in diverse settings are increasingly valuable 21st century skills.
How to Negotiate with Kids to Solve Conflicts
When kids understand negotiation as a normal process of getting what they need, struggles decrease while empowering everyone to make their own decisions. Here's how to start helping kids develop stronger negotiation skills
Kids Use Stories and Play to Better Understand Conflict
When kids are faced with conflict, they often don't know how to react. To help your child better understand the why and how behind the conflict, you can use characters that they know well and admire.
Why Your Support Network Is So Important
Often, this idea is about the importance of having a network of supportive adults to help kids grow, but sometimes as parents and educators we forget that we need support too.
Virtual Activities to Keep Kids Connected
We have a ton of different virtual options for coordinated playdates to keep your kiddo socially active even if in-person activities are not an option!
Turning Small Talk Into Skill Building — How HeyKiddo Boosts Self-Esteem, Mindset, Resiliency, and More
We set out to discover what it is that parents and teachers need to help students build healthy social, emotional, leadership, and coping skills. Our answer? They need the right words to evoke powerful conversations.
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