Do you feel like you're squashing the fun for being strict and holding your ground? Learn how to stop being the bad guy with your kids. Do your days feel like you're squashing out the fun for being strict and holding your ground? You're trying to have a fun, positive moment with your kids, but you can't seem to go a minute before disciplining them yet again. You want them to ride their scooters in the yard, but have to stop them from crashing into the flower bed. They're having a blast playing chase, but you have to step in when they hurt one another. And you can't seem to let it go when … [Read more...]

Do you act different when your kids throw a fit than when they're happy and excited? Here's how to avoid judging your child's emotions. Do you love your kids unconditionally? I thought I did. After all, I love mine regardless of the choices they make and celebrate who they are, in spite of their differences and similarities with me. Isn't that unconditional love? I thought so. But then I realized they may not see it that way. And it all started with the movie Frozen... Like any silly parent who thought her kid wouldn't fall for Frozen-mania, I told my then-four-year-old, … [Read more...]

Do you spend family outings disciplining your child? Learn what to do when your kids don't listen in public so you can enjoy your time together. Getting your kids to listen at home is hard enough, but what do you do when you're out in public? Maybe you have to raise your voice to get them to hear you. They run away when you need to stay put, or touch things they should leave alone. And being under the watchful eye of others—whether strangers or those you know—can put immense pressure on how you discipline. We've all seen or experienced this ourselves. We've witnessed kids who don't … [Read more...]

Discipline is nothing more than teaching our kids how to behave and manage their emotions. Read these 7 effective ways to discipline children. When you hear "discipline," you might think of unruly kids and parents trying to rein them in. You picture time outs, counting to three, punishment, confiscating privileges, grounding, or even spanking. It feels like simply getting young children to obey, behave well, and listen to what parents say, all without a power struggle. It turns out, discipline is less about that, and more about... teaching. We're teaching and helping kids through … [Read more...]