Many people have expressed interest in my upcoming book: Parenting A House United: Changing Children’s Hearts and Behaviors by Teaching Self-Government. 
I have started pre-selling copies of this book to raise money for the acutal printing at some of the latest speaking events. 
The book has taken longer than expected, but is finished with editing now and [...]

Just so all of you know.  My show is airing on BBC Three in Britain on November 5th.  We won’t be able to see it in the U.S. but the BBC is sending a copy of the show in the mail to me the day it airs.  I will find a way to share it [...]

Bedtime negative behaviors. my 5 year old just will not settle down. I get really frustrated with him. I don’t feel like I can do the rule of three or extra chores when he is supposed to be going to sleep, and if I tell him he has earned them for the morning, the consequence [...]

Q:  “With my 5 year old, when I am correcting negative behavior and I ask him to practice with me, he goes into goofy mode and doesn’t want to practice correct behavior, or does it silly. Should I give him consequences for this behavior? or should I skip the practice?”
 
A: 
I know just the goofy [...]

     One afternoon my children and I went on a walk to our local library.  The library is about one and a half miles from our home.  After a great time reading and exploring together in the library, we started our mile and a half walk home. 
     During the walk one of my small children [...]

     While making bread one day I heard confusion coming from downstairs.  After asking the children what was happening I found out that one of our darling little friends, who was over playing, broke a toy and was really worried about getting into trouble.  Apparently, the little five year old girl was playing with a [...]