How to Change Your Parenting Habits When Change is Hard
When did I thoroughly enjoy my child(ren)? When was I peaceful and wise while disciplining? When did I teach a value or skill in a way that my child(ren) enjoyed learning? An example of more 1:1 individual time with your kids: If your goal is to have that monthly date, and one of your children […]
Need vs Want
I plopped down on the couch with a friend and lamented about my latest parenting challenge. “I just need to learn to calmly follow through with a clear consequence. I keep getting in this nagging cycle. I need to stop it!” My statement was similar to a hundred others I’d made or have heard other […]
Is Your Child Entitled to a Trophy?
A young mom queried me intently after our talk on Entitlement in kids. “What do you do about the culture around us that guarantees that every child is a “winner” at participating and receives a trophy, even for last place?” We commiserated about how rampant this attitude is, that dispenses trophies and stickers and stars […]
