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4 Easy Discipline Tricks That Work Every Time

Posted by miley On February - 6 - 2009

4 Easy Discipline Tricks That Work Every TimeBy Erin A. Kurt
There are more books, magazines, and websites teaching us about parenting skills than ever before – so why are we not all experts already? The reasons vary. The books are too long and complicated, the books are contradictory, the ideas of what is good and [...]

5 Ways to Develop More Patience With Children

Posted by miley On January - 1 - 2009

5 Ways to Develop More Patience With Children
By Lori Radun
Which of the following situations send you over the edge? You ask your child to do something three times and he is still not listening. Your four year old is having a complete melt down over something you see as insignificant. You’ve had a long day [...]

How to Discipline Your Child

Posted by miley On December - 27 - 2008

How to Discipline Your Child
By Chandra Alexander
Are you constantly fighting with your child about discipline? If you are totally exhausted from parent/child battles that occur on a daily basis in your house, learn how to discipline with peace and dignity.
1- Differentiate between not liking the bad behavior and still loving the child.

This is the most [...]

How to Discipline Without Creating Fear

Posted by miley On December - 27 - 2008

How to Discipline Without Creating Fear
By Ali Bierman
More than once in my life the disturbing sound of a screaming child took me out of my sleep or away from what I was doing…only to find the mother had locked the child out of the house intentionally. I am talking very young children who were so [...]

How to Avoid Embarrassment When Your Child Misbehaves

Posted by miley On December - 20 - 2008

How to Avoid Embarrassment When Your Child Misbehaves
By Erin A. Kurt
You know the feeling – your heart begins to pound, your face turns red, and the thoughts of, “Oh, how embarrassing. I can’t believe he did that. What should I do now?” race through your mind in a millisecond.
We have all been there at one [...]

Discipline Starts at Home

Posted by miley On December - 20 - 2008

Discipline Starts at Home
By Jacques Sprenger
Modern western families are not, as a norm, teaching self-discipline to their children. External discipline, the one administered forcibly by parents and society, does not always translate into self-discipline. We could certainly learn from Asian families, especially Chinese and Japanese; their children behave splendidly in our American schools.
Parents may ask, [...]

Don’t Buy Your Child’s Love!

Posted by miley On December - 11 - 2008

Don’t Buy Your Child’s Love!
By Todd McMannus
Remember Vercua Salt from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? Here is a funny moment!
We all had a laugh watching this scene in the movie and many of us laughed when she fell down the shoot with the “bad eggs”. The problem with this is her father would buy everything [...]

Discipline Starts at Home

Posted by miley On December - 6 - 2008

Discipline Starts at Home
By Jacques Sprenger
Modern western families are not, as a norm, teaching self-discipline to their children. External discipline, the one administered forcibly by parents and society, does not always translate into self-discipline. We could certainly learn from Asian families, especially Chinese and Japanese; their children behave splendidly in our American schools.
Parents may ask, [...]