What Is Technology Doing to Us?
0In the last few weeks, we’ve written about techniques for How to Peel Your Kids Off the Screen as well as 10 Screen-Free Ways to Have Fun With Your Kids. Then recently, this alarming article was brought to our attention, and we felt compelled to …
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Your Kids Will Prove You Right!
Today we are delighted to share with you a guest post by our eldest son, Daniel Schulz-Jackson (yes, THAT Daniel!). Daniel has always loved to play, and he still enjoys it now that he’s a “grown-up”. He is also the webmaster for Connected Families and …
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The Worst Punishment You Can Give…
The worst punishment a parent can give is the impulsive, emotional and irrational consequence that the child eventually weasels out of because both parent and child know it’s unreasonable. Dishing out a quick consequence may help you feel big and powerful at the moment, but …
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How to Avoid Combat with Your Kids
When your kids act up, Stop and Breathe. Breathing clears your mind and calms you down. When you don’t breathe, your brain stays in fight or flight mode and you can’t think clearly. You usually charge in and start a battle. When you breathe you calm …
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“Why Can’t You Just Do What I Say?”
I’m often tempted to deal with my children in ways that gain immediate results. While this might get me what I want in the moment, it often leads to greater frustration later because I didn’t really teach the value behind the behavior. Forced instant compliance …
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10 Screen-Free Ways to Have Fun With Your Kids
On Tuesday we talked about some “DOs and DON’Ts” of how to peel your kids off the screen. It may seem difficult to help your kids discover fun alternatives to their action-packed video games or TV shows, but it can be done! Check out this …
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How to Peel Your Kids Off the Screen
It’s halfway through the summer, and you’re finding yourself in power struggles over screen time with your kids. Why can’t they simply obey you and get off the TV/video game/internet respectfully — when asked — with no whining, complaining, manipulating, negotiating, or otherwise driving you …
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