Category Discipline
Beat Boredom This Summer With These 4 Tips
Research has shown that being bored is not such a bad thing for kids. ย Boredom can foster creativity and patience. ย Yet, when a parent hears that tired phrase, โIโm bored!โ again and again, we may feel the need to fixโฆ
Do You Offer Empowering or Trapping Choices?
Youโve likely heard the wise advice to give two choices to help empower kids and significantly decrease power struggles. What you may not have heard is how kids often feel โtrappedโ by the choices parents present to them. In partnershipโฆ
Encouragement from a Dad Who’s Been There
Hey, dads!ย Iโve been thinking a lot about you lately. You see, Lynne and I have this amazing opportunity to speak to groups of parents all over the country. Most of these workshops, however, are filled with a majority ofโฆ
Should I Require Fighting Kids to Apologize?
Sibling conflict can be discouraging as parents wonder, โWill these kids ever learn to get along? Will they ever be close?โ Jim and I wondered that. Our online course, Sibling Conflict: From Bickering to Bonding, is packed with the insightsโฆ
5 Ways to Find Sanity During Family Car Trips
Ahh, the bliss of car-trip vacations. Do family car trips tend to drive you insane? Does it feel like your kids will have more memories of annoyed parents than exciting memories of adventure? Whether our children are toddlers or teens,โฆ
Itโs OK to Mess Up
Catie came for coaching to address sibling conflict and disrespect. During one session she confessed, โI get so mad when one son hits the other, and I just blew it yesterday. I got so angry, and yelled, and it allโฆ
How To Break Into Your Child’s Focus Bubble with Grace
Listening when youโre addressed by someone is a great life skill, but one that often our children donโt seem too eager to learn! Frustrated parents often say, โI hate it, but I just have to yell, and then theyโll finallyโฆ
Is Your Discipline Too Tough, Too Soft, or Just Right?
Kids are struggling these days. There is more confusion about life and the pace of life keeps us scrambling. We are not as thoughtful as we would want to be. We tend to parent from a confused place of anxietyโฆ
The Powerful Role of Empathy in Discipline
Could it be that one of the main reasons Jesus is so appealing to us, a reason we want to follow him, is that we see throughout scripture that he โgetsโ people?He knows us. He understands us. He meets usโฆ
When Your Child Just HAS To Have That Thing for Christmas…
Your little darling comes to you with their face lit up, a picture and product details in hand, their logic detailed into a lawyer-like brief, and begs with passion for that one special thing for Christmas. โOk, I know exactlyโฆ