From the category archives:
Most parents can relate to the morning battle over what to wear to school. Even though your child’s closet is filled with plenty of clothes appropriate for any weather or occasion, you cringe when she shows up at breakfast with a purple plaid skirt, a Mickey Mouse tank top that looks like it’s been [...]
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Thanks to the many parents who joined the free parent training webinar last night! We had 44 parents on the line with lots of questions and I didn’t have time to answer all of them. Below you will find answers to the remaining questions:
Q: How do you give positive attention to a teenager [...]
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Thanks to the parents who participated in our free parent training webinar last night.
The topic “Why Time Out is a Waste of Time” generated a lot of great discussion and I didn’t have time to answer all of the questions. Listed below are answers to the few remaining questions…
Q: Can you give examples [...]
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HOVERING or HELPING? Doing things FOR your child that he CAN DO FOR HIMSELF undermines his sense of personal capability & self-confidence. OK, HONEST ASSESSMENT here… Are you HELICOPTERING more than you think you should?
Amy McCready is a highly sought-after parenting coach, speaker, consultant and author of “If I Have To Tell You One More [...]
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How do you feel about the amount of freedom/privileges your children enjoy compared to their level of responsibility? Our goal is freedom WITH responsibility – enough freedom so kids have a sense of independence and learn to make good decisions but enough responsibility that they learn the importance of contributing to the family/society.
Amy McCready is [...]
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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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