Index: Recommended Sources

“Mom, I’m going to go to Zack’s to play basketball. Is that okay?” Quinton, age fifteen, announced this morning. I replied, “Quin, you have things to do here at home today, so I don’t think we will have time for friends until another day.” Quin really wanted to go shoot hoops with his friend. What fifteen year old boy doesn’t?… Read more »

In the year 1998, my husband decided to make a career change which involved lower pay and additional schooling. We had already decided that I needed to stay home to raise our two children, so we didn’t exactly know how we were going to meet the needs of our growing family. I appealed to a higher power for direction and,… Read more »

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There are many ways to learn Teaching Self-Government. Which option you choose largely depends on your learning style, budget, and speed at which you want to learn. There are 3 core resources for learning the TSG system. Parenting, A House United Book. A good resource for those on a restricted budget and who are good a picking up a book… Read more »

“There is no more war in my classroom, and there is no more war in my home.” Those were the words of a teacher from Kenya this summer. It was part of a parenting training I attended designed to teach Catholic leaders how to teach their families self-government skills and good communication. In the 19 years I’ve been teaching parenting… Read more »

Over the last year, my niece has gone through a change. The once happy, helpful girl changed into a whiny, depressed, girl that didn’t look at life the same. One day I got left home with the all the children whilethe adultswent shopping. While I was home with the children I started giving instructions for everyone to clean things up… Read more »

Bundle and save on all 4 of the Children’s Books! These books have been helping children learn in a fun way for years! Teach your children the skills of saying and being “Okay,” how to accept “No” answers, how to accept consequences, and how to disagree appropriately!... Read more »

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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 as a parent too?… Read more »

I want to share “The Haroldsen Family Song” that I wrote the night after the seminar. Our family talked about creating a mission statement, but since that is going to take some time, I wanted something ‘right now!’ to pull us into the right frame of mind. I penned these words to be sung to the tune of “America the… Read more »

It’s difficult to know what other people are processing about a situation or experience. Parents often assume they know the thoughts of their children, but sometimes they don’t. Each child is so unique, and their view of a situation is unique to them too. This is a story about a young girl we’ll call Megan. She was processing a situation… Read more »

“Do you see those sweet sisters over there? They inspire me. They couldn’t be more different, but they also couldn’t be more full of love toward each other than they are,” a friend of mine pointed out to me one day about two ladies who were her good friends.She went on to explain, “One of them is an unmarried, non-religious,… Read more »