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Kathy Slattengren, M.Ed., is an internationally recognized, inspirational parent educator. She founded Priceless Parenting, a company dedicated to helping parents learn necessary, critical parenting skills. Priceless Parenting offers online parenting classes, presentations and parent coaching.
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Parenting advice and tips for handling challenging behavior and creating happier families
LATEST ARTICLES ( 416 )
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Teaching Positive Affirmations That Can Calm a Stressed Child Down
When children are having a meltdown, their emotions are in control and their bodies are getting flooded with chemicals like adrenalin. At this point it is hard... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING -
When Technology Takes Over Kids
How do you know when your kids are becoming too attached to their technology? One mom knew when she asked her son to turn off his Xbox game and instead of... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING -
Responding to Embarrassing Children's Behavior
When your children misbehave in public, how do you feel? Most parents report they feel embarrassed, angry or frustrated. It’s hard to parent your best when... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING -
Coping Skills for Frustrated Preschoolers
A mom wrote "What can I do to help my 3 1/2 year old daughter deal better with her frustration? She often releases her frustration by hitting, stomping her... Read more
Posted on 05 January 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING -
No, Don’t, Stop! Commands Inviting Rebellion Instead of Cooperation
It’s easy to get into the habit of repeatedly saying to your children some form of “No, Don’t or Stop”. Once you have the habit, it’s hard to even recognize tha... Read more
Posted on 02 January 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING -
Unintentionally Adding Fuel to Your Children’s Misbehavior
Recently I was sitting in church listening to the intergenerational choir sing a beautiful song. My attention was broken when a preschool boy a couple rows ahea... Read more
Posted on 29 December 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING -
Keeping Your Private Parts Private
Kimberly King, a kindergarten teacher, thought she had done a good job of discussing appropriate and inappropriate touch with her kids. Read more
Posted on 26 December 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING -
May There Be Peace in Your Home
If there is to be peace in the world, There must be peace in the nations. If there is to be peace in the nations, There must be peace in the cities. Read more
Posted on 22 December 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING -
Children Do Bring Happiness
Although there are various research studies showing couples with children are not as happy as those without children, I know that I'm happier because I have... Read more
Posted on 19 December 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING -
Calm, Confident Parenting - 6 Week Class
Creating a Frazzle-Free Family Do you want to begin 2012 by bringing out the fantastic in your family? Are you ready to replace yelling and threatening with... Read more
Posted on 15 December 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING -
Tots and Technology
The amount of screen time recommended by experts for young children and the amount of screen time the average child watches are two very different numbers. Kid... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING -
Creating Your Frazzle-Free Family
Take a minute to sit back and think about a time when your family was operating smoothly and everyone was feeling pretty good. What was going on? Read more
Posted on 08 December 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING -
Developing Empathy
How do children learn to have empathy for others? They learn it by experiencing empathy themselves. When children are upset, you can show empathy by... Read more
Posted on 05 December 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING -
Too Many Gifts
I was recently meeting with three couples from a very wealthy family. Each of these couples was concerned about the amount of gifts their children received fro... Read more
Posted on 01 December 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING -
Negotiating for a Different Choice
What do you do when you give your children a choice and instead of one of your options they come up with their own option? One mom explained how frustrated she... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING -
Practicing Gratitude
How is practicing gratitude built into your family routines? Do you give thanks before meals? Do you have a gratitude jar on your table for family members to... Read more
Posted on 23 November 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING -
When Are Children Able to Imitate You?
How old do children need to be before they start imitating others? Surprisingly, babies are born ready to imitate! Andrew Meltzoff, one of the authors of The... Read more
Posted on 21 November 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING -
Rhymes and Songs for Young Children
One of my children’s favorite activities when they were young was attending Story Time at our local library. Miss Theresa, our librarian, was excellent at... Read more
Posted on 17 November 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING -
Finding a Solution Instead of Issuing a Consequence
A mom explained how worried and angry she was when her teenage son did not come home from school one day and failed to let her know where he was. Although he... Read more
Posted on 14 November 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING -
Excellent Math, Science, History Tutoring - Free!
A number of parents have shared their frustration over watching their kids struggle with math and science. There's now a solution! Read more
Posted on 10 November 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING