Index: Control
December 30, 2022
In this podcast, Nicholeen and Paije discuss the eight steps for helping children get and stay calm. Are you struggling to put all of the pieces together and keep them straight? Follow our recipe for help and success! https://tsg-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/TSGPodcast114-RecipeToCalmChildrenDown-Dec28-2022.mp3… Read more »
March 17, 2022
In this podcast, Nicholeen and Paije discuss the ups and downs of parenting as a single parent. Do you struggle catching a break? Do you feel like a single parent, even though you have a spouse? Do you often feel alone in your parenting efforts? Listen in for some great tips to help you succeed in your parenting journey, no… Read more »
March 12, 2020
In this podcast, Nicholeen and Paije discuss what happens when children, or anyone of any age, puts up a “wall.” Is it normal? Is it the child’s fault or the parents’ fault? Or is it both? What causes someone to put up an emotional wall and not open up? https://tsg-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/March/TSGPodcast05-WhenChildrenPutUpWalls-Mar09-2020.mp3… Read more »
February 5, 2020
Nicholeen explains the nature, history, and intent of her podcasts and introduces her oldest daughter, Paije, to her listening audience. Nicholeen and Paije discuss the topic of confidence and how it applies to and appears in children and adults and what the opposite of confidence is. Along with the great information, you get to experience the close friendship that Nicholeen… Read more »
November 1, 2022
Nearly every day parents ask me how to help their “wayward young adult” or how to heal the heart of their “disconnected teen.” Children displaying unnatural affection by disconnecting from loving parents is an epidemic in our modern society. Normal human development involves increasingly seeking for autonomy as a person launches into adulthood. However, turning a heart away from parents… Read more »
April 28, 2020
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 as a parent too? If any of these descriptions sound like your house,... Read more »
December 27, 2018
I’m often asked how to parent in public. So many parents are tired of being the only ones trying to get their kids to behave properly and having their kids’ friends look at them like they’re acting like the wicked witch. Parents want their kids to enjoy playing with friends, but that doesn’t mean they have to let their children… Read more »
April 28, 2020
This class teaches parents how to create habits of effective communication at home instead of getting caught in an efficiency trap. In this class, Nicholeen says that when you have an “Urgency Addiction,” it means that you try to make everything so urgent by being so efficient, that you stop being effective. This class teaches parents how to create habits... Read more »
November 29, 2021
Sadly, teaching strategies for proper social and emotional health are often unorganized and conflicting. Parents are left feeling like they need to choose between teaching children to have self-control and teaching children to be emotionally heard. These choices seem like opposites to most people. But, to a person who has true emotional intelligence, both of these choices can be the… Read more »
March 7, 2022
As part of learning cause and effect and growing into healthy adulthood, most children occasionally test boundaries by willfully choosing disobedience or even rebelling against parents. While taking risks and being a little bit rebellious here and there are usually healthy signs of normal development toward adulthood, obedience is required for wisdom and learning, too. In fact, sometimes obedience is… Read more »
January 25, 2021
Even though there seems to be more self-absorbed people around us than ever before, calling someone a narcissist may miss the mark. In fact, many people who seem to possess narcissistic behavior, might just be prideful. There is a difference. People all over the world share their relationship struggles and personal development goals with me in an effort to better… Read more »
June 14, 2021
The subject of anxiety can be confusing. Anxiety seems to be part of everyday conversation these days. I’ve heard some people shake their heads and call anxiety a “contagious, modern epidemic,” and yet I’ve seen many real, intense anxiety attacks that leave people worn out and hopeless. Some people say that anxiety is something a person can’t overcome, yet I… Read more »
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Age
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Behaviors
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Consequences
- Chores (147)
- Motivating and Inspiration (143)
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- SODAS: Problem Solving Exercises (50)
- Time-Out (for ages 7-8 and younger) (46)
Education
- Homeschool (153)
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Relationships
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Skills
- Accepting No Answers and Criticism (241)
- Analyzing (193)
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- Disagreeing Appropriately (185)
- Dropping the subject (87)
- Encouragement (108)
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- Group Problem Solving (69)
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- Praise (132)
- Pre-Teach (280)
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- Rule of Three (ages 6-8+) (113)
- Social Skills (187)
- Work Ethic (69)
Structure
- Family Culture (326)
- Family Economy (28)
- Family Standard (84)
- Mentor Sessions (79)
- Mission Statement (26)
- Priorities (84)
Tone
- Anxiety (107)
- Assertive Communication (192)
- Balance (108)
- Calm (257)
- Changing Hearts (194)
- Common Vision Creation (180)
- Connecting (Looking in the eyes) (101)
- Describe (80)
- Family Unity (198)
- Mission (51)
- Power of Calm (123)
- Seek to Understand (130)
- Unity (122)
- Vision (147)