Another idea might be having a family meeting, I teach about those too, and discuss a POSITIVE motivational system for the family if everyone follows instructions the first time asked for a few days.  I have a great idea in my book about Rachel’s Bean Magic.  That motivational system my do really well for this [...]

Parenting Toddlers ~ Small Successes
Nicholeen,
I’ve been working with my son Jack for the last six months to appropriately accept correction. He’s 21 months old. He’ll do something inappropriate, I’ll tell him the right thing to do and then say, “You say, ‘OK, mom.’” I’ve been wondering, over the course of the months, if my efforts [...]

I transcribed this rememberance of our BBC “World’s Strictest Parents” experience straight from the mouth of my five year old son Porter…..The grammar is unedited on purpose.  This is how he speaks. 
My name is Porter and I am five 5.  James and Hannah came to stay with us and they were nice to [...]

I talked to James’ mom and she said he is doing well. She said that he is back in school and seems to be doing well. He is also trying to make other positive changes in his life. Their relationship is not perfect yet, but she says it is much improved.
I am so happy to [...]

Can one person change the world just by being herself? I think so. That is where the power in all of us lies; in the person we were meant to become. If we find this person, we will then find our power to change the world.
Live each day like it matters. [...]

     In my seminar I talk about how there are eight different kinds of missions.  Dr. Oliver DeMille of George Wythe Univeristy spoke about these eight missions at a Forum I attended years ago.  I am happy to announce that this keynote address is available for free download at tjed online.   If you go to [...]

Hi, Nicholeen,
 
I have a quick question for you.  I’m struggling with what to do for discipline/consequences when we’re away from home.  (Specifically in the car or in a store.)   My kids tend to pick at each other, fight, kick, etc., in the car and to run away from me or do other annoying things (push [...]

      I still continue to work through as many of the questions which have been sent to me as possible, and feel bad that I don’t have time to get to them as quickly as I would like to.  Recently, I have done lots of mentor calls with people to answer some people’s questions more [...]

This year our family is going to the American Family Fest in Cedar City, Utah.  It is going to be amazing!  I can’t believe how many family memories can be made at this wonderful, inspiring event.  The site for the event is http://www.americanfamilyfest.org/home.html
I will be teaching a youth class on Thursday, July 2 and an [...]

         A week ago I had six children instead of four.  We adopted two British 17 year old teens for a television show we were asked to be on.  Even though the filming was only 8 days, I think all of us, our family, the two teens, and the camera crew learned a lot about love [...]