From the monthly archives:

May 2009

POSITIVE POWER

May 26, 2009

Kids of all ages MUST have it or they WILL exert power in negative ways. Positive Power to a child means: “I have a sense of independence. I make decisions. I have some control over my life. I make meaningful contributions.” Step #1 of reducing tantrums, back talk, attitude and other power struggles is PROACTIVELY [...]

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Why are POWER STRUGGLES so hard to correct?

May 14, 2009

Actually, they aren’t hard to correct. It’s just that parents often pick the wrong strategy to correct them!
Don’t feel bad about this. Discipline approaches for power struggles are NOT INTUITIVE. In fact, the opposite is true: most of the intuitive approaches that parents use to “correct” power struggles, actually make them worse.
Power struggles may present [...]

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Allowance – When and How Much?

May 14, 2009

Parents always ask about allowance – when to start it and how much to give.
First – when to start…
You can begin allowance when the child begins to have a very basic understanding of money, usually around 4 or 5 years old. Or earlier, if every trip to Target includes a “can I buy a [...]

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