Are we holding our children back?In the past 80-100 years, society has started holding children back with an artificial extension of childhood instead of empowering them forward toward purpose and adulthood. Thomas At age 12, Thomas Edison convinced his parents to allow him to leave home in order to sell newspapers to Grand Trunk Railroad […]
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Correcting children who won’t claim responsibility
Helping a child who has been out of control for weeks
Children who complain a lot
When to pressure children
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Teaching children about modesty and public boundaries
Preventing sneaking onto devices and sneaking out
Helping children who are destructive
Children who call others names
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Back in 2008 I received a letter from a woman that teaches a class every Sunday at church. She was having difficulty managing the behavior of the children in her class (or rather, the children were having difficulty managing their own behavior!). She wrote…
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In detail explanation of he rule of three
Children who say really alarming things
Helping children to adjust to a divorce
Young children and stress
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Teenage children who refuse to be part of the TSG system
Children who are confused on their role in the family
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Keeping the family motivated and productive throughout the school year
Developmental changes in teenagers and how to prevent selfishness
Potty training multiple children at once
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Perfection in parenting is nearly impossible to measure. God, the Perfect Parent, sets the perfect example. But we will always fall short because our attitudes, desires and intentions are not always as perfect as His. However, one of the many lessons from our perfect Godly Parent that we can focus on perfecting is our exactness.
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Unifying a family in a new marriage
Helping young children who lie
Teaching self-government to teenagers
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Development in young children
Processing between men and women
Helping children wake up better
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Children aren’t perfect, and neither are parents. However, parenting isn’t about being perfect. And, there’s no such thing as a perfect child. Of course, perfection isn’t the goal of my parenting anyway. My goal has always been to create joyful adults. Joyful adults are those that know what their mission in life is and they’re
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Manipulation from younger children and how to stop it
Controlling a completely out of control child
Helping a child who is constantly going through the Rule of 3
Parenting a compulsively defiant child
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“I hate that I’ve been mean to my children before,” confessed a father I was speaking to recently. Instead of calmly handling difficult situations, this father had become frustrated a few times and lost his temper with his children. His voice tone and body were humble as he confessed this. He wasn’t making excuses for
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If I planted a corn kernel in February, would I be disappointed when it didn’t turn into a large plant that same afternoon? Certainly not! Instead, I would get excited about the plant’s development as I waited for it to grow.
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Kids who won’t go to bed on their own/Bedtime behaviors
Helping older children calm down.
Young children with lots of energy
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Children not accepting a consequence
Preventing talking back
Keeping an orderly class at church
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Handling multiple out of control children
Correcting children in the car
Helping siblings that don’t get along
Stopping interupting
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Historically, as young people approached the age of 18, they would start to spread their wings and transition into adulthood by stepping outside of their comfort zones. Sadly, times have changed. Today, many teens are feeling increasingly more inadequate to attempt adult tasks. In fact, they often don’t even feel comfortable talking to adults. In
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Helping a child plan for the future when they don’t seem to care
Self-government and young children
Lack of self-government in teens
How to become a TSG mentor
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Freedom in the family is the key to raising children who are freer and more independent. The problem is, most people don’t understand freedom. Many families institute complete license without consequences assuming that’s freedom and that it will lead to independent children. But in reality, it leads to emotional bondage and relationship dysfunction. Personal freedom
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