Project 100

Feb 24, 2013 by

Some time back, I read an article about an exercise where students were asked to do a different creative thing for 100 days and to...

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Sex, Drugs, Guns, and Mentors

Feb 17, 2013 by

Sex, Drugs, Guns, and Mentors

Sex, drugs, guns, girls, boys, kisses, breasts, new hair, deodorant! And the list of awkward moments goes on. My kids are at an age...

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Why Punishing Kids is a Good T...

Jan 28, 2013 by

Why Punishing Kids is a Good Thing

I recently had a conversation with another parent about punishing kids. Her position was that punishing kids is never ok. I...

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How to Help Your Child Solve H...

Jan 21, 2013 by

How to Help Your Child Solve Her Problems

How often have you watched your child struggle to solve a problems? Our instinct is to jump in and help her out. But that’s a...

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Why Smart Parents Hold Their C...

Jan 14, 2013 by

Why Smart Parents Hold Their Children Accountable for their Deeds

All children do things that make their parents cringe, things that put a stain on the family name or worse, on your personal...

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Anger Management for Kids (or ...

Jan 4, 2013 by

Anger Management for Kids (or how to control the Angry Pet)

Anger management. You say those words to yourself time and time again as you watch your child lose herself in the throes of the...

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How to Make Time-outs Work

Nov 26, 2012 by

How to Make Time-outs Work

In a fit of rage, your child did one (or more) of the following: hit you or another threw something at you or another said something...

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How to Let your Child Disagree...

Nov 19, 2012 by

How to Let your Child Disagree with You (and still get your way)

You’re a busy parent and you have a lot to do. So you ask your kids for help. Naturally, they ignore you or simply refuse. What...

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The Rules of the House

Nov 12, 2012 by

The Rules of the House

Ok, I know you have rules but have you ever felt like sometimes they just are flat-out ignored, frequently debated or disagree with,...

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How to Empower Your Child by G...

Nov 5, 2012 by

So you’re worried that your child is not making the right choices? They seem to be influenced by their peers or things they see...

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Resources to Develop Children&...

Oct 29, 2012 by

Over the past year and a half, I have written posts on a variety of topics. One topic in particular has consistently surfaced as...

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10 Key Competencies for Succes...

Oct 22, 2012 by

Let me share with you a very real and troubling concern that I have. Perhaps you share it too. My kids and yours are growing in a...

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Negotiation Ground Rules: Flex...

Oct 15, 2012 by

Flexibility is the third of the Negotiation Ground Rules for effectively negotiating with children. The other two are Respect and...

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Negotiation Ground Rules: Fair...

Oct 8, 2012 by

Fairness is the second of three Negotiation Ground Rules for effectively negotiating with children. The other two are Respect and...

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Negotiation Ground Rules: Resp...

Oct 1, 2012 by

Respect is the first of three Negotiation Ground Rules for effectively negotiating with children. The other two are Fairness and...

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