Support Call 10-26-18
This Call Covers:
- Handling revenge and attention seeking behavior
- Fixing problems with dad
- Feeling overwelmed with multiple younger children
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Adults
Triathlon vs. Parenting: The Comparisons
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Support Call 8-24-18
This Call Covers:
- Dealing with custody-related parenting problems
- Rule of three and young children
- Preventing parental manipulation of children
- Does TSG make kids worse?
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The Wrong List
I participate in a few discussion groups that have inspiring and thought-provoking conversations. I remember many years ago the topic on one of these groups was how much alone time parents need to be refreshed and ready to meet all the tasks on our daily lists.
Support Call 7-6-18
This Call Covers:
- Using TSG as a grandparent.
- Stopping children from attention seeking in public
- Overcoming a video game addiction
- Helping a child learn how to have fun but not pull pranks
- Preventing self-harm
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Look Up!
One morning I woke up with this list of things to do that day on my mind.Ok, I didn’t plan on one of my children throwing up, but the rest was planned.Before I even got my swimsuit on to leave for the pool, I felt this tight feeling in my chest and my head started to ache.I tried taking some deep breaths to calm myself down, but itdidn’t seem to work. I kept going and thought my workout might relax me.
Staying Focused on Correct Parenting Principles
I remember one day talking with a dear friendabout parenting.She told me that for about a monthshe was doing so good with the Teaching Self-Government principles in her home.She said she really saw results whenever she remembered the principles and used them.Then she said that her family went on a trip for a week.On the way home from the trip, she stopped using the Teaching Self-Government principles.She said that for some reason she just went back to her old, inefficient way of running things at home.
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Support Call 4-27-18
This Call Covers:
- Dealing with other adults who want to correct your children
- Helping children overcome perfectionism
- Stopping manipulation on time out
- Being assertive as parents
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Grandparent Power for a Better Society
Over the years I’ve had a love/hate relationship with Disney. To be completely honest, recently I’ve been leaning more toward the hate side. That was until I saw the Disney movie “Cars 3.” On the surface, this movie looks like a typical Disney movie where the hero has to overcome a large obstacle to be
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Support Call 12-22-17
This Call Covers:
- How to help children who are compulsive liars
- Ways to show compassion without coddling your children
- Dealing with anxiety in small children
- Helping a child overcome swearing and backtalk
- Fun Games for the whole family!
- Dealing with calm down spot infractions/staying calm yourself
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Support Call 12-15-17
This Call Covers:
- What a TSG bedtime looks like
- When is it ok to micromanage?
- Helping children with potty training
- Using the modified rule of three
- Disciplining yourself during pregnancy
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The Illusion of Innocence Facing Today’s Children
In a world full of sexual depravity, diverse addictions, familial dysfunction, lascivious social platforms, manipulative media, and irate people of all ages, is it possible to even hope for our children to have an innocent upbringing? A routine trip through a store like Walmart, for example, can start a child’s brain processing in sexual and
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10 Ways to Create Stories That Unite Us
My son, Porter, loves to visit a restaurant near our home named “Porter’s Place”. Recently our family was eating there around a big round table and one of the children said, “Dad, tell us that story from your childhood about the fire you shouldn’t have started in the field near your home.” At this point
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A Letter of Hope From a Mother To Her Children
It might seem unusual to share this personal letter publicly, but I felt many mothers and fathers could relate. My two oldest children have recently left from home. The combination of those events, the ongoing negative messaging about motherhood and families, as well as a few positive events (like the upcoming Mom’s March), inspired me
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Modern Times Call for Pioneering Parenting
Bethany, a troubled parent, recently shared a shocking story that all too often illustrates what parents nowadays are dealing with: “After we caught our 11-year-old son sending pornographic photos of himself to strangers on Snapchat, we took his phone away. We told him he could have it back in a couple of weeks, but that
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From Scattered and Over-Scheduled to Stress-Free: Self-Government for Adults
A friend of mine recently shared her journey “from scattered to scheduled” with me. She said, “I’ve struggled for years to try to conquer my inability to live a scheduled life. I saw people with their fancy planners and knew I needed to make a change, so I started a planner too. Now the problem
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10 Thoughts Children Have That Might Surprise Parents
“He’s not breathing really well, and they tell us he’ll likely die in a day or two…” a mother was explaining to a group of adults about her father-in-law, and her young son’s grandpa. Her son was sitting in an adjacent room with his good friend, but he wasn’t playing as his mother likely thought
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Defending Motherhood
Considering the consistent shouts for equality for women and the blatant attacks on motherhood, motherhood needs defending. I’m fairly certain public school had a negative effect on me and my identity. When I was a small girl, I loved nothing more than playing house, taking care of my baby dolls, and babysitting. But, by the
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Support Call 3-24-17
This call covers:
- Update on the happenings of this year’s United Nations trip.
- Couple struggling to agree on what their children should be doing.
- The difference between the different kinds of “no” answers in life.
- Finding more about grooming.
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Support Call 2-3-17
This call covers:
- Support call difficulties explained and discussed
- How to teach TSG to a child with language and learning barriers
- Setting up gaming and texting time limits for teenage children
- How to remind your spouse to stay calm when correcting the children
- Helping resolve disdain for and unwillingness to do chores
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