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My Kids Won’t Do Their Chores Without My Nagging | Ep. 5
Have you ever wondered, “My child canโt manage to even take the garbage out. How will she ever survive in adulthood?” Or, maybe it sounds more like, “I do so much for these kids. Why canโt they do a fewโฆ
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Chores: The Constant Challenge
Youโve tried every trick in the book to get your kids to do basic chores. And your kids try every trick in the book to resist. You never would have dreamed of sassing back to your parents about chores theโฆ
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Spoiled kids are in the news again – or rather parents who spoil kids. In 2012 we wrote about the problem of entitlement and offered some ways to solve it. We even created an online course to equip parents toโฆ
Raising Kids Who Say โThank Youโ
We talk to many parents who tell us their kids are not grateful. Not only do their children expect to be fed and clothed, but they expect to eat whatever they want and be clothed with the latest brands. Theyโฆ
Are We Dealing Drugs To Our Children?
Did you know you may inadvertently be dealing โdrugsโ to your children? Dopamine has been called the brainโs โpleasure chemical.โ It is released when pleasure is experienced. It creates healthy motivation to pursue various life-giving pleasures such as accomplishing aโฆ
Persistent Kids, Peers, and Pace of Life
Entitlement. If we mention the โE-wordโ in one of our workshops there are audible groans and eye-rolling. Parents are overwhelmed by this complex problem which seems to be spiraling out of control. Last year we surveyed parents about their topโฆ
Building Wisdom When Kids Want Gifts…and More Gifts
Parents love giving their kids good gifts. And kids love receiving them! Asย we explain in our Entitlement Fix Online Course, the gift-giving experience can be an exciting dopamine burst (our bodyโs reward/pleasure chemical) for everyone! It can be fun atโฆ
When Kids Want it NOW!!!
โI want it! Can I have it? I want it NOW!โRegardless of how articulate your teen or toddler may be, most parents are familiar with variations of this demand. When we hear this from our kids weโre inclined to quicklyโฆ
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
Should My Kid Get a Participation Trophy Just for Showing Up?
One former NFL player, James Harrison, sent out an Instagram message regarding his two sons receiving โparticipation trophiesโ even though they didnโt win anything. Harrison, the youngest of 14 kids and a two-time Super Bowl winner himself, struck a chord withโฆ