No More Homework Battles
The school year is in full swing and battles over homework are probably ramping up. All too often, battles over reading, writing, and arithmetic drive a wedge between parents and...
Shaping Self-Concept
Our audio, Shaping Self-Concept, has been an important resource to many over the years. Although it has been unavailable recently, we are excited to announce its return—it is now available...
Listening to Our Kids
In today’s world, listening appears to be a lost art. When parents need to discuss important matters with their kids, they need to listen carefully to what their kids have...
What to Do When Parents Have Different Parenting Styles
We have received calls recently from parents seeking guidance about how to handle different parenting styles. Many parents have asked us this question over the years, not only because of...
Keep It Simple—Parenting Doesn’t Need to Be Hard
Kids don’t come with instruction manuals and parents don’t get training on how to parent. As a result, parenting can seem to be very hard for many parents, sometimes even...
Make Parenting Easier by Ending Back Talk and Bad Attitudes
Kids don’t come with instruction manuals and parents never get any training on how to parent. This can make parenting seem like an insurmountable challenge, especially when kids argue, roll...
Chores: Why Kids Need Them
Why Chores Matter for Kids Chores can provide kids with opportunities to learn important lessons about responsibility, perseverance, and humility. Over the years, we have learned that children who contribute...
Getting Your Child to Listen
You can train your child to hear what you say the first time that you say something. You can also train them to ignore you. Children who listen to their...
Modeling Healthy Relationships
It seems that many parents are concerned that their children aren’t motivated to love and respect them back, and they wonder why they have dysfunctional relationships with their kids. No...
