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Hereโs How to Seize the Opportunity When Your Child Feels Distant
โMy daughter is distant from me.โ How often have parents repeated these words? Or maybe itโs your son that is emotionally distant these days. The truth is, all relationships hit low points at times. For some kids, distance is theirโฆ
Why You Don’t Need a New Parenting Strategy
John was fed up. He told me that everything he’d tried had failed. No matter what consequences or logic John put in place, his 6th grade son Ben just wouldn’t take responsibility for getting himself up and moving and out theโฆ
Do You Have a Positive View of Your Child’s Future?
The Search Institute has done years of research on how kids turn out to be healthy, contributing members of society. They are probably most well-known for their list of 40 developmental assets that kids need to be successful as adults.โฆ
An Often Overlooked Motivator of Good Behavior…
Many parents think that some sort of painful punishment is the best motivator for kids to improve their behavior. Other parents โfocus on the positiveโ and offer rewards when kids do well. Researchย about what motivates workers to do well revealsโฆ