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What is YOUR ACTION POINT? Why is it that Dad can get the kids in bed faster than Mom? Or, Why do children respond differently in the classroom, on the playground, and in the home? The answer to these questions has to do with a number of factors but one piece of the puzzle is what we call...
PLANNING Consequences When giving out consequences don't think JUSTICE, think HEART CHANGE. This one truth can change the way you discipline your kids. Many parents think, "Because you did this, you deserve that." That kind of justice mentality doesn't usually bring the deeper change...
When Children React with ANGER The child who doesn't like an instruction or limitation may reveal frustration outwardly, sometimes in a small way and other times with downright revenge. One mom said, "I can tell when my thirteen-year-old son is frustrated and upset. He becomes more abrupt...
PROBLEM SOLVING and DECISION MAKING How do your children handle problems and decisions? Some children whine, complain, and have bad attitudes. However, problems and decisions make great opportunities to teach children how to face life's challenges. Families make...
TASKS, PROBLEMS, CONFLICT One way to avoid emotional outbursts with our children is to understand the difference between tasks, problems, and conflict. Tasks are the normal things parents do each day. You get kids out of bed, make sure they’re dressed, provide breakfast, check that they...
FIRMNESS without the HARSHNESS Knowing how and when to discipline can be a challenge for any parent. We find understanding some basic principles can be helpful. One principle to remember is that firmness doesn’t require harshness. Firmness says there is a line here that...
Teach Children to Take a BREAK When you begin to see a bad attitude or hear that manipulative whining voice, have your child take a BREAK. With young children, as young as two or three years old, have them sit in a particular place, a chair, a carpet square, the hallway, or a bottom...