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What’s Good About Being an Angry Parent?

Anger is tough to understand. Many parents, in an effort to stop their kidsโ€™ misbehavior, tend to react quickly. This reaction usually doesnโ€™t give much thought to the deeper layers of whatโ€™s going on in both the child and theโ€ฆ

Spank or Not NW

To Spank or Not to Spank?

If you work with Christian parents, itโ€™s tempting to stay far away from the spanking debate. There are the โ€œnever spankโ€ parents, the โ€œimmediate obedience or get spankedโ€ parents, and everything in-between. The question over whether to spank or notโ€ฆ

What to Do When Kids Push Your Buttons

What to Do When Kids Push Your Buttons

When kids act up, it’s a parent’s job to guide them through the difficulty. But kids’ trouble often pushes parents’ buttons. Need for control? Push. Desire for quick fixes? Push. Anxiety about whatโ€™s gonna happen with this demanding kid? Push.โ€ฆ

Why Kids Explode and What to Do about It

Why Kids Explode and What to Do About It

Just like us, our kids sometimes react angrily when something important to them feels attacked. First expressions of anger are almost always aggressive. As kids get old enough to express themselves, the aggression becomes words and actions. One day Iโ€ฆ