Jon (@wholeparent)

Comment “feelings” for the link. Set my feelings free is the book FULL of emotional regulation games that can help your kid calm down when they are in the midst of a meltdown. Get a copy before they sell out again. #greenscreenvideo

Comment “feelings” for the link. I have four kids and am getting a PhD in Developmental Psychology and this book is my FAVORITE resources for getting kids to calm down during MAJOR meltdowns. Check it out!

Comment “feelings” on this post and I’ll send you a link.

Comment “Podcast” and I’ll send you a link to listen.

I honestly don’t know how to talk about this. I’ll delete this tomorrow like the other 50 times I’ve made this video.

That’s enough social media for today. Bye.

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I think I have Ash The Gamer Educator to thank for the first half of this tip. Comment “parent lab” if you want more info on how to join group coaching every Friday.

If it walks like chatGPT and Squawks like ChatGPT it is, in fact, just chatGPT

Let your kids be BORED!! If you want more of my insights on parenting, you should check out my book available at the Link in my bio.

Breathe in for a count of five. Hold for four. Breathe out for seven. Repeat three times. Then let me know how you feel in the comments.

Stream of consciousness after finishing 100 hours of research on ADHD treatments

It’s wild that people just lie on the Internet, but they do be doin it

Sorry not sorry. I’m SO tired of seeing posts about using a blue bucket so that adults know not to openly shame your child. Adults: just don’t be so petty. Just be better. You’re a grown up. Do not let the actions of a child you have never met and you know nothing about deeply impact you.

Nap Trapped! Is out now wherever book are sold. If you’re like me and spent a few hundred hours Nap Trapped it’s a MUST.

Check the link in my Bio for my Substack!

This works SO WELL to get kids to comply with little frivolous stuff you need to get done. Use it wisely and ethically.

Follow and like if this should be a series. feel free to argue with me in the comments

People ask me why I don’t send my kids to public school. This is one of the main reasons.

Unconditional obedience makes kids way easier to control… for everyone who wants to control them

Other good parenting stuff: Changing your mind Apologizing Being friends with your kid You can’t change my mind.

Evangelical defending CS Lewis is hilarious to me

My thoughts on the upcoming Greta Gerwig adaptation of Narnia

I hear parents get this wrong ALL THE TIME. There is no reason you can’t be BOTH their parent AND their friend. If you can’t imagine that, you need to get better friends or learn a better way to parent IMO.

He lives in her nightmares.

ADHD looks like laziness… it’s not. It’s an executive function deficiency that makes starting complex tasks feel almost impossible. Check out this episode of the whole Parent podcast and definitely the Holderness’s new book “get it done and have fun”

Not a failure, just a feature.

This is from episode 101 of the Whole Parent Podcast. Catch the video on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YT. Audio available everywhere

Like am I alone? I feel like these are not hot takes at all.

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