Parenting: Strengths Based Solutions to Everyday Problems

PARENTING

Strengths Based Solutions to Everyday Parenting Problems

We are excited to have you join us to learn about strengths based solutions. At The Hatmaker’s Suitcase, we work hard to provide you with information that is both new and useful to you as parents. We do this by using the unique approach described below:

We Provide Strengths Based Suggestions

It is human nature to be more receptive to trying new things when we are told what is already going well. Because of this, we talk about parenting using a strengths based approach. This approach focuses on what is going WELL rather than suggesting what you are doing WRONG. We  believe that each of you already has strengths, we just want to help you bolster yours.

We Provide Parent Friendly Suggestions

We recognize, that as parents, you are extremely busy! Because of this, we try to provide you with ideas that are easy to learn and quick to apply. We do our best to select topics most meaningful to you. By talking with parents from different walks of life, we are able to create ideas that apply to a diverse group of families. We work hard to provide you with information that is useful and easy to apply in your life.

We Provide Research Based Suggestions

Suggestions about parenting are readily available in both books and on the internet. This information can often be conflicting. At The Hatmaker’s Suitcase we work hard to avoid this problem by ensuring that our suggestions are informed by the most up-to-date research on parenting. This helps us provide you with the most exciting and applicable ideas that has also been supported by scholars.

Go ahead and jump in to one of our newest strengths based solutions by reading from the articles below.

Bringing Date Night Back, An Out of the Box Idea

Date Night.  Does it happen at your house? Recently, things got a little Funky.  We were operating in survival mode, stuff was getting done, people were getting places, but date...

Homing, the Art of Finding Things

Back to school, usually greets me with all the emotions.  It’s a tall drink of summer nostalgia, friends, family and adventure, followed by a sigh of exhausted relief that structure and routines...
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Mindful Mom: 3 Steps to a mindful day 

Being a mom is a BIG job! The consistent requests of, “Mom! Can we go to the park?” “Mom, can you make me food?” “Mom, did you forget my lunch?”...

Parenting Strengths, the Four Domains of Success

A common recipe for success in raising a healthy child relies on four parenting strengths: warmth, responsiveness, encouragement, and teaching (Roggman et al., 2013)*. Parents that are able to focus on...