Message From Anissa
Parent Resource
SPRING!
Why Do Kids Whine? 3 Steps to Make it Stop
In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt - Margaret Atwood
Written by
Amy McCready, Founder of
Positive Parenting Solutions
You may remember we had a community garden plot last summer
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just down the street from Cultivate. This year our Operations Coordinator, Samantha Laman is taking the lead and already has AMAZING things instore for our garden. We will be working together with an intern from Valley Veggies & Flowers to not only grow a beautiful, bountiful garden, but to create a wonderful learning
You said “no” to brownies for breakfast, a new puppy and your 15-year-old’s request to spend the weekend at a beach house with friends. And each time, just like clockwork, the whining begins. From toddlers to teens, all children know how to argue with your decision in their best nails-on-a-chalkboard voice.
experience for the children. You’ve tried everything from time-outs to
Our new partnership with Valley
earplugs, but the whining won’t end. Don’t
Veggies & Flowers will bring garden
worry–you’re not alone. Parents worldwide
fresh vegetables to our meal times at
fall victim to their child’s whining daily, but
Cultivate Mankato. Valley Veggies &
this doesn’t mean you can’t stop it.
Flowers relies on volunteers to make it
By learning why your kids whine, you can
happen. I will be coordinating
discover how to put an end to it for good.
volunteer opportunities for parents to help throughout the growing season.
Why Do Kids Whine?
Be on the lookout for volunteer
Because it works! (For your kids, that is.)
opportunities at the community
When your kids whine and negotiate, they
garden too! Whether you are a gardening pro or a novice like me, there are opportunities
secure a big chunk of your attention. Positive Parenting is based on Adlerian Psychology which asserts all humans are hard-wired with two basic emotional needs –
to learn and grow all spring and
belonging and significance. One of the
summer long!
crucial ways parents can meet a child’s need
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