In this article, I share what I believe to be the single best parenting strategy for any situation. The only way this advice can be improved is if someone else tells it better. Because the advice itself, is basically all you need to know about parenting well. This isn’t a list of tips and tricks to…
Why You Should Never Get Tough With Your Kids, And Why You Should Be Gentle, Calm, and Loving Instead. Why is it that so many parents have the mistaken idea that you’re supposed to get tough with your kids, when you want to get them to behave (or for any other reason)? Why do we…
Positive affirmations work. They work because when you say them, your brain forms new connections that reinforce the affirming statement or thought. So you are literally training your mind to think optimistically and enthusiastically. And when you are more optimistic and enthusiastic, the greater the chances are that you’ll feel more connected, loving and present…
It’s never okay to hit a child. It’s never okay to hit, spank, slap, smack, or otherwise physically harm a child in any way. It’s not okay to assault others in any way, therefore it’s not okay to assault children in any way. We don’t teach other adults a lesson by hitting and getting violent with them….
How To Get Your Children To Listen To You Without becoming mean and combative! Depending on your perspective, this article may come across as either very hopeful, or very challenging. I’m going to offer 4 things that I believe must be done in order to get children to not only listen to their parents, but…
Today I want to talk about what positive parenting is, and the mindset needed to develop this style of parenting. For me, positive parenting isn’t a specific set of skills and proper responses to raising children. It isn’t a list of techniques or phrases you have to memorize that will magically work in any given…