From WHINING to WINNING, Part 2
When your kiddo starts to moan and fuss, the real question becomes, “How can I best teach my child to whine less, regulate himself more, and use his words properly.” Here are a handful of tips to help you answer that big question.
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How to Change WHINING into WINNING
It’s tempting to assume that when your children are whining, they’re either trying to push YOUR buttons, they’re looking for attention, or they’re trying to control their world and the adults in it! But there's more to the story:
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How Do I Get My Kids To Listen?
I hate yelling at my kids. So, How do I get my kids to listen to me the first time I say something? With all the challenges you face each day, it’s so easy to get upset and lose it....
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9 Discipline Strategies That Work Like A Charm!
The number one question that gets asked at my parenting seminars is, "What are discipline strategies that work?" This article has 9 strategies that help you calm the chaos, raise emotionally intelligent kids and nurture your family.
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Misbehavior: How To Manage It
So what do you do when your little-guy misbehaves and throws sand at his brother while playing on the beach? To answer that question, we need to rethink the idea of discipline. Doing so will help you achieve your immediate goals of getting your kids to do the right thing in the moment, as well as your longer-range goals of helping them become good people, who are happy, successful, kind, responsible, and even self-disciplined. It will also strengthen the emotional bond between the two of you in the process!
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Harsh Punishment: How It Backfires
In the two previous articles, I showed what can happen when you allow intense frustration to govern how you manage children: parents resort to punishment rather than using discipline. Following this further, when you punish using any of the techniques I listed in the last article (verbal threats, guilt, shame, physical pain, or the silent treatment), it can become harsh very quickly. As a result, harsh punishment can produce undue stress on children as well as some real negative problems. For starters:
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Punishment: 5 Negative Consequences
Today we are going to look further into the idea of using punishment and the 5 negative consequences that can follow. Find out if your child is experiencing any of the 5 negative consequences of punishment. I promise you're going to be surprised at what you'll discover!
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Discipline and Punishment: What’s the difference?
During a recent meeting with some moms, several asked a pressing question: "What's the Difference Between Discipline and Punishment?" Here's a hint. Both have very different goals, and both present very different outcomes over the course of a child's lifespan.
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How To Avoid Messing Up Your Kids in 2017
After interviewing numerous sets of parents the verdict is in: we all worry about ruining our kids and messing 'em up. If you want to know how avoid messing up your kids in 2017 keep reading.
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Are You Over-Parenting Your Child?
Adults who over-parent do it with good intent. They try to provide lots of structure, which has value for youngsters. They also pressure children to think, act and feel a certain way, which is also needed at times. However, when these strategies become excessive or extreme, these same adults start to over-parent their children. Contrary to popular belief, over-parenting has predictable and negative consequences.
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