Podcast Episode #123: The Real Reason Why Consequences Aren’t Working For You
You’ve tried everything and no matter what you do- it just doesn’t seem to work with your kids. It feels like your kids are parenting-resistant….
You’ve tried everything and no matter what you do- it just doesn’t seem to work with your kids. It feels like your kids are parenting-resistant….
It’s been a tough past 2 years with the pandemic. And a recent TODAY Parents image post shared a hard truth. If your kids are in 2nd grade or lower, they’ve never had a “normal” school year. That means that helping our kids strengthen their emotional resilience is more essential than ever!
We’ve got 3 simple things that you can start today to help build strong skills in emotional resistance and you will see so much growth almost instantly with them!
We’ve all experienced drama, right? Maybe we see our kids arguing and we want to step in to solve it, but aren’t quite sure how. …
Are you trying to find a screentime solution for your family’s increased screentime? We have the best screentime solutions that will help you set healthy screentime boundaries no matter how old your kids are!
Oh behavior charts! Full of promise, hope, and stickers! But we have to tell you it’s not all it’s been made out to be. We’ll share why you need to stop using behavior charts and start using these 5 more effective ways to manage the whining, fighting, talking back, and everything else.
Should kids get paid allowance? We tell you what the research says about whether or not kids should get paid an allowance plus our simple tool to help make giving allowance the easiest thing ever!
Do you struggle getting the kids ready for school on time? Does it feel like you have to remind, nag, and do it yourself just to get everyone out the door on time? We have 4 ways to make sure your kids are ready for school on time…without the remind, nagging, or doing it all yourself!
Struggling to motivate your kids? In this episode, we’re joined by William R. Stixrud, Ph.D. & Ned Johnson – the dynamic duo behind The Self-Driven Child and What Do You Say?: Talking with Kids to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home – to discuss how to talk with our kids to build motivation.
Do you feel like your kids don’t respect you? They talk back, won’t listen when you ask them to do chores, the list goes on. As kids, many of us were taught a generation ago to simply listen to and follow adults. We give you 7 simple ways to get RESPECT in your home!
Not sure how to deal with your kids fighting or breaking rules? We give you 3 ways to handle every discipline problem (almost) & which ones will work best for you!
Get ready for three EASY and AFFORDABLE way to start off the new school year with your child’s teacher. These back to school teacher gifts not only look gorgeous, but they are also things that a teacher needs for the classroom.
As we valiantly commit to providing the best nourishment for our little ones, moms nursing newborns also commit to 24-hour days and 10-12 hour “night shifts” that can leave us not only sleep deprived, but within millimeters of our sanity.
Want to stop yelling at home? You’re not alone. Some of us grew up in ultra loud households where raised voices were just the normal…
Too often, we fall into the trap of punishing our kids in the heat of the moment after something’s happened. But that hardly ever works. Here, we’ll discuss the difference between logical consequences and punishments, as well as how to make effective logical consequences that will have a positive impact on your discipline at home.
Have you ever thought that being a parent should carry some training? How about spy training? I mean, who doesn’t want to learn how to parent like a spy? Meet Christina Hillsberg, former CIA agent and author who shares how her training as a spy has influenced her parenting with her 5 kids.