Good Parenting: Help Your Kids Respect You
My husband and I,way back when, were told in our premarital counseling session that when were in the throes of a disagreement we should avoid starting our sentences with “You never..” “You never take out the garbage!” We were told that it “You never…” sounds like an […]
Discipline For Toddlers: Help Them Listen To You
In our previous post, we spoke about how kids behavior is not usually bad but normal developmentally appropriate behavior. We can use this principle when we speak about pre-toddlers and toddlers who “get into everything!” and “never listen!” It is helpful to realize that young children have a very real need to investigate their world. […]
Disciplining Kids: When Our Child’s Bad Behavior Is Really Good
I am not sure why but we often put a negative spin on our children’s behavior. One such example always come to mind: the child who throws their food or toys off their highchair is being naughty or “just doing it to make us mad.” In college I […]