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LATEST ARTICLES ( 418 )

• Avoiding Saying Things You Soon Regret and They Don’t Forget

  

  When you’re angry, you are far more likely to say something mean spirited to your children. You may say something that you regret almost as soon as you’ve... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• You Are Not Responsible for Your Children's Behavior

  

  It’s easy to feel bad about yourself as a parent when your children misbehave – especially if it takes place in public. If your child has a tantrum at the stor... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Baby Sign Language

  One of the more frustrating things for parents of babies and toddlers is trying to understand what it is they want. The older they get, the more frustrated... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• For Many Dads, There is No Room for Weakness

  

  I was recently giving a presentation about the power of using empathy instead of anger when dealing with kids’ misbehavior. Afterwards a dad came up to... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Striving To Do It All, Including Raising Perfect Kids, is a Recipe for Disaster

  

  Are you feeling overwhelmed and under appreciated as a parent? If you are a woman, you are especially vulnerable to getting stretched too thin between your... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Teaching Your Kids to Set Healthy Limits

  

  One key skill all kids need to learn is how to set limits for themselves. For children whose parents have always set the limits, leaving home for the first... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Children Bloom When Basking in the Glory of Your Undivided Attention

  

  Your attention is one of the greatest gifts you can give your children. In fact, if your kids don't get enough attention, they will definitely behave in ways t... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Replacing Nagging with Motivating Kids to Remember on Their Own

  

  Monica was complaining about her 11-year-old daughter, Lillian, not picking up after herself. She was tired of having to remind her to clean up. Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Helping Kids Identify Their Hot Feelings

  

  Your kids have big feelings just like everyone else but may not have the vocabulary to describe their feelings. You can help your children identify their... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Stop Being a Brat!

  

  Anna was typically kind to her baby brother. However, one day 8-year-old Anna knocked her baby brother over with her foot. When her aunt saw this, she... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Stop Yelling, Start Empathizing

  

  One mom explained how her daughter, Megan, was struggling with many of her classmates at school. They tended to tease her or ignore her. She responded by... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• How to Turn Anger into Empathy

  Anger is a natural response to our children's misbehavior but often it's not a very helpful response. In this presentation Kathy Slattengren, founder of... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2012 PARENTING

• Rebuilding Trust After Your Child Lies to You

  

  Mary received a voice mail message letting her know that her son Ben was late for a class that day at school. When Mary asked Ben about it, Ben explained that h... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Listening to Your Children Versus Analyzing the Situation Leaving Them Feeling...

  

  One mom reported that her son came home from school complaining about how boring his music class was. It was the first week of his new guitar class at school... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Who Qualifies as a Stranger to a Young Child?

  

  Lory was out in her driveway building a snowman with a couple of the neighborhood children when a 4-year-old Evan asked if he could help. Lory replied that... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Finding Solutions Versus Issuing Consequences

  

  When your kids misbehave, how do you usually feel? Most parents report feeling angry, frustrated or embarrassed. When you're feeling like that it's easy to thin... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Becoming the Loving Authority Figure in Your Home Before They Are Teens

  

  When your kids are 11 or 12, they will start turning towards their friends for all things wise and wonderful instead of you. This is natural as they begin the... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Don't Interrupt! Teaching Kids What To Do Instead

  

  Do you ever find your kids interrupting you when you are having a conversation with someone else? Are you tired of telling them that they need to wait? One... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Discovering the Reason Behind a Child's Misbehavior So It Can Be Solved

  

  Nina, a 2-year-old girl, was attending her third preschool after being kicked out of the previous ones for biting other children. Guess what? She’s biting kid... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• When Negative Comments About Your Parenting Lead to Feelings of Shame

  

  A mom told me how terrible she felt when her own parents made negative comments about her parenting. For example, they noticed that her 3-year-old didn’t alway... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING