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Parenting Strategies and Techniques
Articles about specific strategies and techniques to solve parenting challenges.
Wimpy and Whiney. It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way.
Life is often challenging. Few argue with that conclusion. And what is needed in those challenging moments is not a wimpy attitude and more whining. Despite this, many of us are raising our children to be wimps. They tend to lean away from challenges, from struggles, and effort. This rarely works out well.
What’s The Fuss About ‘Questions?’
Our minds seem to be incessantly creating questions to be answered. We engage in this inner dialogue, answering the internal questions and following the train of thought. The question controls our energy and attention!
Pattern Recognition: One Key Distinction to Helping Your Child
Pattern recognition is exactly what it implies: Noticing patterns of behavior or emotion, and the behavioral or emotional consequences that are paired with those choices. Thus, it is essential to include both child and adult behaviors and emotions in any behavioral issue.
The End to Arguments & Negotiations
Many of us have been (falsely) taught that children need a stronger voice in making decisions in their life. We hear the battle cry: “Give kids more choice.” And so we listen and turn to our children to offer them more choice.
Positively Bias Your World with Empowering Questions: Part 2
Previously we discussed how questions arise in our minds, and we typically do not choose the questions. Yet, these questions directly and control our attention, the thoughts that follow, and the consequential emotions! These questions cannot be taken lightly if we...
