Powerful Parenting Techniques
Posted in Parenting, Psychology, Spiritual Leadership, raising children on Jan 18th, 2010
One of our moms wrote a very heartfelt comment in response to our episode entitled “Hold the Fences”. Her daughter is 18, and wants to “run wild” a bit. She has tried to be a good parent and expressed that sometimes it feels like she has failed in her job as a parent.
The principle of [...]
Posted in Family, Parenting, Psychology on Apr 21st, 2009
The most important job in the world is not without its stressors. Especially in a world where there is so much on the plate of parents, it is enormously important for parents to understand the effect of stress on their family, and to take appropriate steps to address it. Consider this call to [...]
Posted in Parenting, Personal Development, Psychology, raising children, teaching children on Feb 24th, 2009
Helping your children to gain confidence and self-esteem is a lifelong endeavor for parents. On today’s call, our team discusses a few of the myths and misdirected thinking that sometimes is common in this area. Rescuing children or intervening when it is not really necessary actually sends the wrong message to our children that they [...]
Posted in Parenting, Personal Development, Psychology, raising children, teaching children on Feb 17th, 2009
Our team was honored today to have Jim Fay, co-author and founder of “Parenting With Love and Logic” live on our call. Jim’s no-nonsense approach to parenting and decades of practical experience make him truly one of the thought leaders in this area. The focus of today’s call centers around creating a culture of love [...]
Posted in Family, Parenting, Psychology, raising children on Feb 10th, 2009
Love is at the foundation of the parent/child relationship. Most parents find it quite natural to love their children - it is a very different issue to actually help them FEEL loved. Today our team takes on this topic with some suggestions that will help parents in their own journey as well. Be sure to [...]
Posted in Family, Personal Development, Psychology, Spiritual Leadership, raising children, teaching children on Nov 25th, 2008
Today for the Parental Power call, the team discusses gratitude. Gratitude is one of the most powerful principles for protecting your paradigm, and teaching your kids appreciation. Dr. Jason also shares an historic quote from Abe Lincoln, who instituted the first Thanksgiving.
Posted in Family, Parenting, Psychology, raising children, teaching children on Nov 18th, 2008
In today’s Parental Power call, the team takes on the very basics of discipline, which has everything to do with learning. Reinforcement and punishment are defined as what will increase behavior versus what will decrease behavior respectively. Each of these has a positive and a negative form - this does not mean good [...]
Posted in Family, Parenting, Psychology, Spiritual Leadership, raising children, teaching children on Oct 14th, 2008
Two seasoned clinicians (Dr. Jason Adams, and Craig Rollo, LMFT) join Dr. Paul today to talk about defiance. Consistency is a real key in creating an environment at home that is more cooperative and peaceful. Parents are there to help their kids learn how to get what they want in appropriate ways. [...]
Posted in Family, Parenting, Psychology on Sep 9th, 2008
Today’s call was a lively discussion about helping kids with self esteem. Some of the key points included:
Helping kids to see that they are special, but NOT a special case.
Teaching kids to serve others.
Finding commonality and connectiveness.
Encourage kids to face and handle their problems.
Celebrate individual differences and agency.
For those who would like an extra [...]
Posted in Family, Parenting, Protecting Children, Psychology, raising children, teaching children on Jul 22nd, 2008
Today Dr. Paul, Vicki, and Dr. Jason take on the touchy subject of how to help our kids when they begin to discover and explore their own and others’ bodies. A certain amount of this is normal behavior, but there are clearly limits that need to be set as well. Listen to the podcast - [...]
