Are We Setting Our Kids Up to Be Uncooperative?
Parents can get in ruts. That’s true for me and I’m pretty sure it is for you, too. One rut that is familiar to many is the hurried race out the door because “we’re going to be late!!” Or how about the chaos of bedtime and the barking of orders that can consistently ensue? In […]
How Do Your Kids Feel When You Discipline Them?
Try asking yourself: What do you think your children are learning about themselves based on how you treat them? How do you think your kids feel when you discipline them? Is that how you want them to feel? For a deeper dig into how you can transform your parenting to help your kids feel safe, […]
Are You Punishing Your Child for Following Your Example?
One of the Biggest Deterrents to Effective Discipline…
3 Sure-Fire Discipline Tips for When the Heat is On!
How I Got My Kids to Obey Immediately… and Why I Stopped
I remember like yesterday walking in the door after work to what I believed were out-of-control children in my wife’s care. She’d lean into me for help and I’d quickly get the kids in line. “Why can’t Lynne get this?” I’d wonder. Over time, however, I started seeing things a bit differently. As my kids […]
The Secret to Effective Discipline
1. Teaching Kids True Repentance (3 min) 2. Practical Ways to Connect in the Middle of Discipline (1.5 min) 3. Build Kids Up with Nourishing Affirmation in 30 Seconds (4.5 min) A huge part of connecting with our kids is encouraging anything good we see in them so that they begin to have an identity […]
Learning to See Love Through Your Kids’ Eyes
The widowed captain never stopped loving his kids. But the way he loved them wasn’t landing on their hearts. He couldn’t see his love through their eyes. Although he knew he loved them, the kids longed to know his love but grew increasingly disappointed as he outsourced their care to a long line of governesses (nannies). Maria was […]
Why We Think “Showing Kids What’s What” Doesn’t Actually Work
Rick was feeling impatient with the way his wife was dealing with their children’s misbehavior. He shared his thoughts with me during a recent conversation: “I’ve always been the kind of dad that likes to get things done efficiently. When I’d come home and see my wife in seemingly endless conversations with the kids about […]
How to Help Kids Like Each Other… with Photos!
Ever feel like the moments where your kids actually like each other are few and far between? Or like deep down they love each other, but they forget as their connection gets lost in the shuffle of sibling conflict and craziness? Lynne was worried about that very thing when parenting her three intense kiddos who […]
