Expounding on two of the most influencial things to remember to raise happy, well behaved children.
The Not so Perfect Parent or (Lose the Guilt)
Are you constantly beating yourself up because you think you are a bad parent? Are the books all telling you HOW to be a parent?
If this is true, read how to “lose the guilt.”
The secrets to improving kids’ behaviour
Effective parents have a range of strategies to improve their children’s behaviour, whether it be eradicating annoying behaviours or dealing with strong-willed kids. This article shows you the best question to ask yourself when children misbehave and gives rock-solid principles guaranteed to help you improve your children’s less than perfect behaviours.
Why first borns fuss, seconds are resilient and youngests like to laugh
Why are my children so different? The answer to this conundrum lies in children’s birth order. Each position in a family leaves its own stamp on children, which stays for life.
Understand children’s birth order personalities and you will have the key to raising them effectively. Its easy once you know the rules of birth order.
Meet the Twixters!
If you think of parenting as a childhood to the end of school experience think again. There is a new group on the radar who need special parenting – those young people in the 18-24 year age group. They are not settling down nor are they financially independent, so it is parents whom they turn to for emotional and financial support.
Promote independence with pocket-money
Effective parents make themselves redundant. That is, they look for ways that they can give responsibility to their children. The use of pocket-money is a fantastic way of promoting real independence and a sense of responsibility in children and teenagers.
Six Ideas To Help You Discipline Your Kid
Got a kid? Love him or her? Of course you do. So when he or she misbehaves on a consistent basis, what’s the best way to administer discipline?
Well, as you may be aware, there is a wide range of thought on this subject. One school of thought teaches essentially hand’s off, and says, the little darlings are very intelligent, so let them figure it all out on their own. No punishment or reward systems. Still another extreme says that the Singapore model of “caning” people fo…
Child Discipline: What Really Works?
One thing I hate to do is discipline my son. He is such a good boy most of the time, but when he gets angry he is awful! Disciplining your child is one of the hardest things to do as a parent. It is important that they understand that you are in charge, not them.
I remember getting spankings until I was around 6 or 7 years old. I did everything I could to avoid making my mother and father angry. I havent spanked my son that often, but I have had to pop him when nothing el…
Discipline Versus Punishment
Do you know the difference between discipline and punishment with their Latin roots? Punishment implies inflicting pain, while discipline means to teach. Parents who use punishment are missing important opportunities to teach their children better behaviors and help them self-discipline. Children can actually be taught responsible behaviors to help them get the things they want without breaking the rules.
However, when parents are only interested in compliance, they often …
Getting What You Want In Parenting
Have you ever noticed that everything is a battle with your child? If it is, then one of three things is happening. Your child, you or both are in a competitive need cycle. What is a competitive need cycle?
As humans, we are all born with five basic needs that we are genetically programmed to attempt to meet. They are survival, love & belonging, power, freedom and fun. Without getting into the detail of the developmental model described in Nancy Bucks book, Peaceful Paren…
Heroes
In today’s society like in the past, kids have heroes. This is a good thing. However, in modern society it seems the process of selecting heroes has become rather muddled or confused. Fame should not necessarily make a person a hero. We have experienced this from both sides: first as parents of two sons who chose heroes while growing up, and now with two sons who have distinguished themselves as outstanding athletes who are often the object of hero worship.
Please hang in …
Inappropriate Behavior as a “Teachable Moment”
The silver lining of behavior mistakes is the opportunity to help your child learn better skills. Here are 10 strategies for making the most of your childs teachable moments.