Posts Tagged ‘Positive Parenting’
Keep Yourself Sane – Use a Healthy Summer Sleep Schedule for Your Children
Healthy Summer Sleep Schedule for Your Children “Just 10 minutes more? Pleeeease!” “But I don’t have to get up early tomorrow…” “Can I just finish watching this ONE show?” Those may be some of the pleas and rationalizations you’ll hear from your children this summer. Once school is done and they’re on break, it seems…
Read MoreMotivate Your Teen: Why Your Motives May Be the Problem
“My daughter isn’t responsible enough to keep her own room clean. How will she ever manage to take care of her own apartment?” “My son has yet to show himself dependable enough to consistently keep his curfew. How will he be able to maintain a job?” Have you ever struggled with concerns like these? As…
Read MoreWhat is Parental Alienation and How Can It Affect You and Your Child?
“I had a really good relationship with my mom and admired her. I wanted to be with her. But after the divorce, my dad got custody of us. I miss my mom’s company a lot.” “After a big fight, my dad came to me with his suitcase packed, gave me a hug, and said ‘I’ll always…
Read MoreHow to Recognize Your Role in Spoiled-Child Syndrome and How to Reverse It
A 4-year-old boy scolding his mother sharply for not getting him the food he wanted. A 7-year-old girl loudly interrupting her father’s conversation with another man, demanding to leave. An 8-year-old girl throwing a tantrum because her parents went to the movies without her. A 12-year-old boy shouting at his teacher for removing his cell…
Read MoreThe Do’s and Don’ts of Parenting an Overly Competitive Child
You cheer when they announce the team your son is on has won the competition. Everybody is coming to the sideline to receive congratulations, except your son. He’s still in the middle of the field, doing a crazy little victory dance for all to see. When he reunites with his teammates, you can…
Read MoreHow to Survive Your Teens Mood Swings and Maybe Even Help Them Out
Without much warning and often little provocation, the beast awakens. You brace yourself. A little fear even flashes in your eyes. With eye rolling, snarky comments, snapping, and yelling, your teenager unleashes their attitude. Like a ferocious and unpredictable monster, they tear into everything and everyone around them. At least… that’s how you may perceive…
Read MoreShame And Guilt -Whats the Difference & Why is Shame More Damaging?
Imagine: You’ve done someone wrong and it makes you feel horrible. Your feelings move you to apologize and make amends, doing all that is in your power to set matters right. It isn’t easy to do and certainly a hard lesson to learn, but you feel a lot better afterward. You’ve done someone wrong and…
Read MoreCo-Parenting: Why Focusing On Your Children’s Needs Leads to Success
So, you couldn’t resolve your marital issues and got divorced. But now you’ve agreed to co-parent your children. Make no mistake, co-parenting will be harder than the divorce. “This isn’t helpful,” you may say. – Oh, but it is. In order to co-parent successfully, you first have to give yourself a reality check. You have…
Read MoreFind Solution’s to Your Child’s Sleep Problems
The sound that you think is part of your dream slowly rouses you from your slumber. You blink, confused by the fact that the noise is still present. Yet, you’re awake! As you become more conscious of your surroundings, you realize that it comes from the adjacent room. Your child’s room. And suddenly you…
Read MoreStay Calm to Successfully Handle Your Child’s Meltdowns
Your face flushes red. You nervously glance at the onlookers, thoroughly embarrassed about the scene your child is making. Refusing to listen to anything you say, your child is screaming, stomping, threatening, and thrashing about – completely out of control! Sounds like something you’ve experienced? Don’t feel guilty if you have a hard time loving…
Read MoreWhy It’s Truly Time to Take a Timeout On Timeouts For Children
Timeouts are supposed to give parents and children a break from each other when emotions run high. But could timeouts be teaching the wrong lesson? Experts believe that when you ignore, remove, or withdraw parental attention, you can promote positive behavior in your child. But what if a child perceives this action as the removing…
Read More9 Signs of Permissive Parenting & How to Turn It Around
“My child just won’t take no for an answer!” It’s interesting that this comment actually tells more about the parent than about the child. Usually, children who won’t take no for an answer have no reason to believe it because their parents are too permissive – unable to really say “no” and mean it. How…
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