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Trouble Talking With Your Child? Listen To What’s Not Being Said
Dr. James Sutton, Psychologist Much defiant and difficult behavior in children and adolescents comes from their reactions to circumstances and situations in their lives. The burden cast on parents to...
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Good or Bad, Children Live What They Believe
Perception always trumps reality: What our kids believe becomes real enough to direct their lives and their behavior. The problem is that parents often don’t know what’s going on inside their son’s or...
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Raising Free Range Kids – Irresponsible or Brave Parenting?
How to parent has always been a hot topic and there are plenty of self help books, full of instructions. Well over 40 years ago parenting expert, Dr. Haim Ginott, referenced a client who described his...
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10 Tips for Effective Family Management
Kim Bear, MS, LPC, NCC & Dr. Kara Beair, DO Inspiring Strategies for Success by Friends and Experts You Can Trust Want to make the most of the relationships in your home? Here are “10 Tips for...
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Rules, Stress, and Parenting
By Marv Marshall When raising and disciplining children, many parents rely on rules. In reality, though, the use of the term “rules” in parenting is often counterproductive. Rules are used to control,...
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The Dos & Don’ts of Successful Post-Divorce Parent/Child Communication
By Rosalind Sedacca, CCT It’s no secret that one of the biggest challenges a parent faces after divorce is staying in good communication with your children. Obviously all parents struggle with...
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5 Things to Consider When Buying Your Teen’s First Car
Let’s face it- buying your teen’s first car can be a terrifying thing to think about. It’s completely natural for you to feel a bit nervous over the thought of your child hitting the roadways. But...
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Benefits of Family Councils
Family Councils, either formal or informal, are a great way to keep communication in families open. They are also a good way to solve problems. The following situation could have turned into a crisis,...
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Sibling Rivalry: Reducing Tension Between Siblings
Trust me when I say it is NOT easy going from being an only child to having a younger sibling! There’s so many emotions: confusion, loneliness and most of all, jealousy. It’s just natural that siblings...
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20 Ways to Create Memories
Bonding time with mommy is very important for children. It helps them with development and shows how awesome and great their mom is! Here we have some fun ways to create memories with your pride and...
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Make Each Day Special With These Fun Activities
Squeezing in quality time with your kiddos can be difficult with your hectic schedule. Having a weekly schedule of activities can make things easier on you and your little one will be excited for each...
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A Lesson in Character
The best classroom for learning character is life itself. Unfortunately, we are often too busy to pay all that much attention to it. In those moments we, along with our kids and grandkids, can miss a...
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Teenagers Give Parents Plenty to Worry About
Drugs and alcohol are big worries for parents of teenagers. Some teens are crystal-clear about not experimenting with mind-altering substances, and those parents are very lucky. For most kids, though,...
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Kids + Coaching = Empowered Kids
Do you love following a proven system, and achieving great results? Yes! Do you love knowing you are doing the best job that you can as a parent, teacher or caregiver? Totally! The neat thing about...
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20 Ways to Create Memories
Bonding time with mommy is very important for children. It helps them with development and shows how awesome and great their mom is! Here we have some fun ways to create memories with your pride and...
View ArticleMake Each Day Special With These Fun Activities
Squeezing in quality time with your kiddos can be difficult with your hectic schedule. Having a weekly schedule of activities can make things easier on you and your little one will be excited for each...
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A Lesson in Character
The best classroom for learning character is life itself. Unfortunately, we are often too busy to pay all that much attention to it. In those moments we, along with our kids and grandkids, can miss a...
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Teenagers Give Parents Plenty to Worry About
Drugs and alcohol are big worries for parents of teenagers. Some teens are crystal-clear about not experimenting with mind-altering substances, and those parents are very lucky. For most kids,...
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Kids + Coaching = Empowered Kids
Do you love following a proven system, and achieving great results? Yes! Do you love knowing you are doing the best job that you can as a parent, teacher or caregiver? Totally! The neat thing about...
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3 Steps to Successfully Negotiate with your Child
“Early one morning, my son, who was three at the time, was supposed to be getting ready for preschool. It was a busy day, and I had one foot out the door when I noticed he had no pants on. I asked him...
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