parenting how to’s

  • Raising Kids in Today's Confusing Drug Culture
    So why is it that so many young people in America are getting hooked on drugs if no parents want that to happen? I believe the answer is really quite simple; kids are getting hooked on drugs simply be …
  • Self-Esteem/Self-Concept/Self-Worth
    When I first began to teach parenting skills, I named my curriculum Self-Esteem Programs. I learned very quickly that using that title was a mistake! It turned out that using the words "Self-Este …
  • "Quick Fix for Misbehavin' Kids?
    Ever since I began teaching parenting skills almost 26 years ago, one of the most common fallacies that I have encountered is the mistaken idea in the heads of so many parents that there is some great …
  • Speaking of Kids
    Far too many people in the world today speak of children as if they had nothing to do with them!
  • What Parents Do For Kids
    Following a late morning appointment we stopped for breakfast at a local restaurant. The most cheerful gentleman waited us on. While making the usual small talk he mentioned that as soon as he got off …
  • The Ideas in Your Head Will Rule Your World
    It does not matter where the ideas come from, and it doesn't matter whether they are right or wrong, once an idea is in your head, it will rule your world….
  • Fulfilling a Dream
    Back in 1996, when we set out upon this journey to create our parenting foundation, we developed our "wish-list" of what we most wanted to accomplish…
  • Play With Your Kids
    During summertime, family life becomes more chaotic and less routine. However, summer presents a wonderful new opportunity for parents who choose to grasp it…
  • Repetition
    Do not assume that your kids have heard what you have said simply because you have said it. Repeat it! Repetition is fundamental…
  • Thanks for Family!
    Sometimes the things that annoy us are really things for which we should give thanks…
  • Happiness is an Attitude of Choice
    If I could only teach one idea to every kid I taught in 29 years of teaching, what would that idea be?"…
  • Five Great Lessons
    Some Important Things Life Teaches Us…
  • The Alarm is Sounding
    We are alarmed and worried because we are scared! We are scared for the children of America, some of whom belong to you. ….
  • Attitude is Everything
    The other day I was talking with a very frustrated mother about her daughter who was driving her crazy. She was at wits end and wanted to know what to do to change her daughter….
  • Listen
    Love is not just something you say; it is something you do… and listening is one of the most loving acts a parent can do for children…
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