Parenting is the most important job we have for which we almost never have any training. This podcast offers glimpses into effective parenting choices and communication
294 episodes transcribedWouldn't it be great if we, as parents, could raise our children by ourselves, in a vacuum devoid of school and social influences on their lives? Yeah...
Parenting tip #6 for parenting success is this: Be aware of developmental stage influence. Parenting is tough enough without taking in all the extrane...
As parents, our lifelong task is to help our children build character. Through good times and bad, how can we do that? Three functions contribute to t...
Kids tend to gravitate toward immediate need gratification. If it isn't "now," what's the point? While we all want need gratification, and the sooner...
While many families mistakenly believe that parental respect is a right and deserved regardless, such beliefs put that family at risk. Parental respec...
Normal daily transitions for all of us include asleep/awake, to/from work or school, coming home, day/night activities, and awake/asleep. These and ot...
Start where your child is. That's tip number 1 of my top 10. Your child's words and actions will give you a hint as to where he is emotionally at the...
I know you really want to do your best at this parenting thing. With all the distractions, confusion, and mixed messages, successful parenting can be...
None of us has ever been a parent before we had our first child. Parenting is often doing the best you can in sometimes difficult, trying times. While...
First newborn baby? Can we say equal parts of joy, love, and terror? How do we do this parenting thing. Most new parents determine to parent just like...
Are you in relationship with your children? Of course you are. Then you are communicating 24/7/365. It is physically impossible to not communicate. So...
When our kids are hurting, you want to active listen their feelings. However, if you start every response with, "You feel..." soon your child will tun...
For kids, testing the limits is a developmental imperative. Why? They do so to help define their boundaries. Without limits, kids would be perpetually...
Our kids are always paying attention to us, even when they seem not to be. When they have issues, you want to pay better attention. Empathy is a passi...
You can visually see what a healthy relationship looks like by imagining a transparent, Plexiglas pyramid. The pyramid shows levels of your relationsh...
Sometimes, hopefully not often, our kids behavior is out of control. In these times, they either act out, or they act in. Actor outers are impulsive,...
Stealing is a universal child behavior. The question is size, damage, and whether he gets caught or not. Developmentally, stealing behavior falls unde...
Nobody likes trouble. It's not like we invite it into our lives. But, guess what? It comes knocking for all of us. So, when trouble come knocking at y...
Sometimes our kids come to us and tell us they are having a problem. Most time? Probably not. So, when you sense that something's going on, but...
What do you worry about? Job? School? Family? Health? Sooo much to worry about. Did you know that 80% of your worry is for nothing? This is called des...
