In my presentation on Building Children with Character I talk about teaching our children refinement so they can become leaders in this world.  Leaders with character.  May father used to always say, “Master your mother tongue and you will make a marke upon the world that will be noticed.”  This advice changed my life.  I [...]

Sometimes I get some stories sent to me which simply must be shared.  I would love to share one with you today.  This is a great family meeting success story which had me sweating for a few seconds:
We even had an emergency family council the
other day.  The kids didn’t really believe me that I was [...]

If you are up to watching television this Friday, May 14,  from 9-10 in the morning, Spencer and I will be appearing on channel 14 in Utah and surrounding areas.  The call station is KJZZ 14.  We will be featured in two segments on parenting.  This month we are talking about teaching our children how [...]

When I was about thirteen years old I was perfectly molded in the opinions of the current society.  I had my life all planned out, and was sure that my plans were socially pleasing to all of my friends.  I was also sure that my plans would ensure that I wouldn’t turn out like my [...]

KJZZ television Morning Show  April 9, 2010
Segment One: http://connect2utah.com/2news-this-morning-story?nxd_id=83461
Segment Two: http://connect2utah.com/media_player.php?media_id=127332
I was also featured in a news article in China recently in a periodical called the South China Morning Post.  Here is the article:
TV show seeks
strict homes for
troubled teens
 
The producers of a highly rated British

Here is a link to a great idea on how to teach SODAS, or problem solving exercises.  Have a SODA party.  Alison, aka mommymita blogger, posted a great idea with pictures of how she and her children used SODAS today.  Thanks for the success story and the fun idea with photos! 
Here is the link:  http://mommymita.blogspot.com/2010/03/soda-party.html 
It’s [...]

Today we had a great day with Debbie and Ron on The KJZZ morning show hosted by KUTV2 news station.  Below are the links to the two segments we appeared in.  Today’s topic was consequences and how to choose them. 
Segment one: http://connect2utah.com/search-fulltext?&nxd_id=79502
Segment Two: http://connect2utah.com/media_player.php?media_id=119902

This Friday, March 12,  Spencer and I will be featured to appear again for two segments on the KJZZ morning show.  This show airs in Utah on channel 14 from 9 - 10 in the morning.  This Friday’s topic is going to be using consequences appropriately.
They have asked us to appear each month for two [...]

The first page of  Parenting A House United says:
“Is your home in crisis?  Do your children never do what they are told?  Do you find yourself completely overwhelmed and hating to interact with your children?  Do your children treat you with disrespect and cause contention at home?  Are you out of control of your emotions [...]

In June I was interviewed about the BBC experience. Below are the links to the interview, which is now available.
The short version is here
http://nicholeen-video-interview.s3.amazonaws.com/2008NPeck-e-conf-tele-interview-7-min-version.mp3
The full version is here:
http://nicholeen-video-interview.s3.amazonaws.com/2008NPeck-e-conf-tele-interview-editedversion.mp3