Powerful Parenting Techniques
Posted in Parenting, teaching children on Mar 10th, 2010
Cynthia shared a comment in response to our “Disrespectful Behavior” episode in which she says, “When you talked about the tantrum that would predictably follow a consequence and giving the child time to resolve the problem, I love that and have used that. However, what would you do if the child will not disengage from [...]
Posted in Family, Parenting, teaching children on Feb 22nd, 2010
In our previous episode, we were joined by LeeAnn Taylor, who is a mother of five children. Three of those have fragile X syndrome. LeeAnn is with us again today to help us teach our kids about special needs of others.
Siblings of children who have special needs often feel neglected or misunderstood, or that their [...]
Posted in Parenting, raising children on Feb 20th, 2010
LeeAnn Taylor is a mother of five children, three of whom have fragile X syndrome.
This is not your fault.
You can handle it. The child that comes into your life is the child for you. Everything that you have within you is what that child needs, and vice versa.
You are not alone. There are resources [...]
Posted in Family, Parenting, raising children, teaching children on Feb 15th, 2010
Jamie was talking to Vicki recently and brought up a question about what to do with or about children who are being disrespectful and defiant.
Your authority as a parent is determined by two factors. First, you have to be able to set and enforce appropriate limits. Second, you have to be seen as a [...]
Posted in Parenting on Feb 13th, 2010
Torri left a comment on our episode about Teens and Cell Phones and asks, “what are your thoughts on the appropriateness of Facebook? I have a 10 year old sister in law who just joined facebook, and my husband’s cousin has a daughter who is five years old and just joined facebook also – I [...]
Posted in Parenting on Feb 2nd, 2010
In this age of information, communication, and technology, mobile phones have become an undeniable part of our culture and lifestyle.
Children at younger and younger ages are becoming aware of and having a desire to use technology including cell phones. There are many good reasons to consider allowing your pre-teen child to carry a cell [...]
Posted in Parenting on Jan 28th, 2010
In this age of information, communication, and technology, mobile phones have become an undeniable part of our culture and lifestyle.
Relationships with friends become extremely important to teens – staying connected with those friends often happens through the cell phone. Many teens use their phone more for texting than they do for actual conversation. Parents [...]
Posted in Parenting, teaching children on Jan 23rd, 2010
Often we get stuck saying “No” as a parent. From the time our children are very young through the time that they are teens and young adults, a parent is constantly setting limits.
Most people respond more favorably to a positive approach rather than a negative approach. Can you say the same thing in a [...]
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 Parenting, teaching children on Jan 11th, 2010
In a recent episode, we talked about homework, and the issue of problem ownership came up.
Every problem has an owner. The person who owns the problem is the person who is bothered or upset.
The one most likely to solve any given problem is the person who owns it.
Practical examples of problem shifting [...]
