Index: Social

In this podcast, Nicholeen and Paije discuss specific book recommendations by age and why they recommend them. Have you wondered which books would be good to supplement what you’re trying to teach your family through Teaching Self-Government? Here you go! Listen in for our list (which is not exhaustive!) and why we love the books we recommend! https://tsg-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/07+July/TSGPodcast108-JustBooks-July06-2022.mp3 Click here… Read more »

In this podcast, Nicholeen and Paije discuss how to teach someone to drop the subject and what it might look like in different life situations. Do your children tend to hold a grudge when they don’t get their way? Do they have a hard time letting something go? Do you find yourself becoming emotionally invested in something that doesn’t really… Read more »

In this podcast, Nicholeen and Paije discuss the need for boundaries in dating, courting, and romantic relationships. Not everyone knows what things to consider when it comes to setting boundaries, so this podcast sheds some light on a few things that might not have been considered previously. Also, a few fun personal stories from the lives of Nicholeen and Paije!… Read more »

In this podcast, Nicholeen and Paije discuss what negative attention seeking looks like in younger children and in adults. What do you do when a child is purposely naughty to get your attention? Or when a friend of yours is passive-aggresive and degrading about a certain aspect of their life? Take a listen to find out the skills you can… 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 »

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 »

This is a recording of the full-day online seminar we held in April 2018. Once you purchase, the video recordings can be found in under the Courses menu on the Members page. You can watch it all at once in a single day, or break it up over as many days as you need. There are 4 parts of about... 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 »

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 »

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 he needed to learn his… Read more »

Chris W. shared this shocking story with me about his experience last week with his son at a California park. “My son and I were playing soccer at a park in the bay area of California. Multiple African American boys came up to my son and started punching him in the head for no reason. When I attempted to stop… Read more »

Think of the voices that surround our children. Voices leading children to love money, God, family, power, popularity, prestige, entitlement, activism, intellectual achievement, personal worth, truth, pleasure-seeking, time wasting, productivity, industry, judgment, despair, and more.   It’s easy to see how some of these voices mislead and hurt a child’s potential. Yet, these voices oftentimes come from people who say,… Read more »