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6 Practical Tips to Tame Your Temper
Disciplining misbehaving kids is often a difficult and emotion-laden task. Our oldest son, Daniel, sometimes said to Lynne, โMom, you just bursted all over us!โ And he was painfully correct. Jim had his share of quick, harsh reactions as well.โฆ

5 Ways to Communicate Love No Matter What (Even in Misbehavior!)
This is part of a series on โDiscipline that Connectsยฎ: Four Powerful Messages All Kids Long to Hearโ. Communicating โlove no matter whatโ when kids misbehave can seem like a tall order. But when these five simple changes come fromโฆ

Four Powerful Messages All Kids Long to Hear
ย Every parent wants their child to choose good, right behavior. Every family consists of real, mistake-prone people. No one is perfect. How do we teach our children to learn from their mistakes and help them grow up well? Disciplineโฆ

When Kids Act Up, Don’t Try to Be More Patient…
There are certain time when kids seem especially prone to “pushing our buttons”: after Christmas, after birthdays, summertime, and the list goes on. Kids have trouble figuring out โsharing patternsโ for their stuff, everyoneโs jazzed on sugar and tired from disruptedโฆ

