Index: Four Basic Skills

In this podcast, Nicholeen and Paije discuss the importance of schedules for children of all ages and lay out specifics on what you can do to set up a successful schedule for you and your children. Schedules look different for different ages, at different times of the year, and different schooling systems. What do you do? How do you manage… Read more »

In this podcast, Nicholeen and Paije discuss how to use TSG in the classroom. Are you in charge of your church class? Are you a teacher at a public or private school and need help keeping order in your classroom? Listen in for five helpful steps and tips on how to teach self-government to children that aren’t yours outside of… Read more »

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 »

In this podcast, Nicholeen and Paije are joined by Nicholeen’s youngest daughter, Londyn Peck, to talk about how to cultivate a healthy, happy, sisterly (or sibling in general) bond. Are there differing personalities between your children? What about you and your own siblings? Listen in to hear Paije and Londyn discuss their relationship growing up and how it has changed… Read more »

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 »

In this podcast, Nicholeen and Paije discuss the nuts and bolts of Teaching Self-Government. Need a refresher? Wondering if you’re missing out on a few things that could be helpful for you and your family? Listen in for a crash course in the things we teach and share! https://tsg-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/03+March/TSGPodcast101-TSG101-March7-2022.mp3… Read more »

In this podcast, Nicholeen and Paije discuss some of the problems parents have seen with the lack of responsibility their children have, what those issues could look like in your own home, and some of the solutions for parents to help their children (and themselves) assume and take on more responsibility. It’s part of the natural growing and learning process.… Read more »

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 »

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 »

This book teaches children the principle of disagreeing appropriately.  This is a principle mentioned in each of the other books in the “Teaching Self-Government: Four Basic Skills” four-book children’s series, but is explored more in depth in this book. What is disagreeing appropriately? Just ask eight-year-old Paije. Little Paije likes to disagree. The problem is she doesn’t do it appropriately.... Read more »

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 »

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 »