Good Parenting: I Have Done Everything Right, Why Are My Kids Not Listening?
Dear Adina, I am very interested in Positive Discipline. I am reading Jane Nelsen’s book and I visit her website frequently. My question is what to do when your kids do not cooperate, even after you stop punishing them and talk together about solutions? How long we need to wait until the shift in their […]
Good Parenting: Should We Give Kid’s Choices
I have taught, in almost all my classes, that giving children choices is one of the best parenting techniques that you can use. It helps: 1. Foster independence 2. Promote decision making skills 3. Show respect to kids 4. Give kids limited control 5. Empower kids 6. Foster language development The list can go […]
Problem Solving For Kids: One Simple Way To Stop Them From Saying “Shut Up”
The past couple of weeks we have had a “Shut Up” problem in our home. That means the kids have been using that phrase a lot. My kids love to quote their principal, “Shut is a nice word and Up is a nice word but if you put them together it is not a nice […]