North State Parent magazine

A MAGAZINE SERVING FAMILIES IN BUTTE, GLENN, SHASTA, SISKIYOU & TEHAMA COUNTIES SINCE 1993

Julie Freedman Smith

Julie Freedman Smith

Author, Blogger, and Parenting Expert, Julie Freedman Smith has been helping parents across North America parent the way they always wished they could, for 23 years. Find out more at www.parentmentornow.com

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Staying calm and letting your child know that you can handle their big feelings while letting them feel their feelings, helps them work through them and reach calm, too.

How Do I Get My Toddler to Stop Hitting?

Toddlers are little people with big feelings. Sometimes, the only way for those big feelings to come out is through their actions: hitting, kicking, biting, flopping, screaming. It’s not because […]

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Supporting Children’s Emotions Through Separation and Divorce

When families are restructuring, there are many important details that must be decided. Brains are working at answering questions about timelines, custody, homes, court dates and finances. For a while, […]