9-Year-Old Parenting Tools

<p>As a parent or someone in a parenting role, you play an essential role in your child’s success. There are intentional ways to grow a healthy parent-child relationship, and setting up a homework routine provides an...

<p>As a parent or someone in a parenting role, you play an essential role in your child’s success. There are intentional ways to grow a healthy parent-child relationship, and growing reading skills is a great way to do...

<p>As a parent or someone in a parenting role, you play an essential role in your child’s success. There are intentional ways to grow a healthy parent-child relationship, and helping your nine-year-old develop their...

<p>Why Anger?</p><p>Research confirms that when young children learn to manage their feelings, their executive functions are simultaneously strengthened.^1 They can better use self-control, problem-solve, and focus...

<p>Why Chores?</p><p>Chores allow your child to contribute to maintaining and caring for your family’s household. Daily chores allow your child to learn and practice valuable skills like timeliness, work ethic, and...

<p>Why Examine Technology Use?</p><p>Becoming intentional about your child’s daily technology use can influence how they develop a healthy relationship with technology and its role in their life. Looking for ways to...

<p>Why Transform Disrespect?</p><p>Nine-year-olds seek independence and will naturally test limits and break rules. When they feel powerless and angry, they can lash out in ways that show disrespect for others. Though...

<p>Why Back Talk?</p><p>Arguing in family life is typical and expected. “Back talk” can be defined as “argumentative replies.” 1 Children can respond in anger, hurt, frustration, hurtful tones, or with hurtful words...

<p>Why Listening?</p><p>Your child’s success depends upon their ability to listen and understand what you and others are communicating. There are intentional ways to grow a healthy parent-child relationship while...

<p >Why Repairing Harm?</p><p>Nine-year-olds are working on understanding and applying rules in various situations. They are seeking independence and will naturally test limits and break rules. When they do, they...

<p>As a parent or those in a parenting role, you play a critical role in your child’s growth. There are intentional ways to cultivate a healthy parent-child relationship while growing confidence in your child to...

<p>Now is the right time to gain awareness of the messages your child is receiving about alcohol, the impacts, and how you can form the messages you send moving forward to encourage healthy choices. Peer pressure to...

<p>As a parent or those in a parenting role, you play a key role in supporting your child to develop empathy. Empathy is the way people effectively relate to one another. It’s the ability to notice what other people are...

<p>Nine-year-olds are learning to act responsibly. They are: </p><p>● working to comprehend the rules and apply them in multiple settings.</p><p>● growing their independence. </p><p>● taking care of their bodies (eating...

<p>Children are consistently noticing differences in the world. Parents or those in a parenting role have an opportunity to help children as they make sense of differences among people by talking to them about what they...