Support Call 9-21-18
This Call Covers:
- Media choices for older children
- Special Mini Class
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Structure
Triathlon vs. Parenting: The Comparisons
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Fighting Over The Judgement Seat
“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
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Love of Instructions and Reproof
Janae and Trisha both have a 12-year-old son who has a habit of being defiant. Each woman struggles with having the confidence to help her son change his behaviors during his outbursts. So why is Trisha’s son making so much more progress on staying calm and listening to her than Janae’s? Why is Trisha’s confidence
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Support Call 8-24-18
This Call Covers:
- Dealing with custody-related parenting problems
- Rule of three and young children
- Preventing parental manipulation of children
- Does TSG make kids worse?
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Support Call 8-10-18
This Call Covers:
- Children peeing on their floor
- Having love for your children while correcting them.
- fixing irritable behavior
- Helping adult children accept role
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Support Call 8-3-18
This Call Covers:
- Attention Seeking in adult children
- Helping ADHD kids be calm
- Correcting children who make rude comments
- TSG and multiple mental disorders in children
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They’re Caught in the Moral Middle
Today’s children are caught in the middle of multiple moral battle zones. You could even say that children’s moral battles are divorcing them from their parents. One of the most common characteristics of a child with divorced parents is that the child feels pulled between the parents’ different values and lifestyles. It’s common for husbands
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He Won’t Do His Chores?
A few years ago, I received a letter from a woman regarding her nine-year-old son, Colin. Her problem was one that many other parents face. Colin regularly spent the entire day procrastinating his chores. On top of it all, he had a bad attitude. He was sent to bed early, which meant he didn’t do his chores and thought he got away with it. The house was messy because Colin didn’t wash the dishes, and the mom was at her wit’s end — how can the family work around a stubborn child who is constantly seeing how far he can push to get out of his responsibilities?
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Support Call 7-20-18
This Call Covers:
- How to do road trip corrections
- Dealing with other adults who are mad at your child
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The Wrong List
I participate in a few discussion groups that have inspiring and thought-provoking conversations. I remember many years ago the topic on one of these groups was how much alone time parents need to be refreshed and ready to meet all the tasks on our daily lists.
What Children Think of Negative Consequences
I recently asked a group of 10-year-old children what kinds of negative consequences their families have. “At our house, we sweep the floor and clean,” said one boy. “Mom gets mad and goes into a bad mood,” said another boy. “Mom used to send us to time out, but we don’t do that anymore,” said
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Support Call 7-13-18
This Call Covers:
- Correcting not dropping the subject
- Bedtime emotional manipulation
- Calming down for the rule of three
- Disagreeing appropriately
- Staying calm during the rule of three
- Calming a child down during a correction
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Support Call 7-6-18
This Call Covers:
- Using TSG as a grandparent.
- Stopping children from attention seeking in public
- Overcoming a video game addiction
- Helping a child learn how to have fun but not pull pranks
- Preventing self-harm
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Support Call 6-29-18
This Call Covers:
- Stoping stealing at home
- Stopping defiant behavior in teenagers
- Getting a non-motivated husband on board
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Morning Routine Motivation
2 – What kind of opportunities do you give for kids to follow through before getting consequences?
Example: It’s each of the children’s responsibility to make their bed, tidy their bedroom and get dressed before breakfast at 7:30.I try to say encouraging things to get the kids to hurry along by letting them know how much time has passed and how much is left before breakfast — even advertising what’s coming for breakfast to motivate them.But when they don’t do it, or don’t do it on time, I suddenly wonder what I should do.Do they miss breakfast?
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Look Up!
One morning I woke up with this list of things to do that day on my mind.Ok, I didn’t plan on one of my children throwing up, but the rest was planned.Before I even got my swimsuit on to leave for the pool, I felt this tight feeling in my chest and my head started to ache.I tried taking some deep breaths to calm myself down, but itdidn’t seem to work. I kept going and thought my workout might relax me.
Support Call 6-6-18
This Call Covers:
- Potty training for hard children
- Stopping swearing
- Figuring out the next steps for your family
- How to stay consistent
- Helping siblings get along
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What Will You Sacrifice?
Sacrifice is vital for happiness. Most people think the word “sacrifice” is bad and sounds like a hardship, not a joyful journey. Happiness sounds much better! But without giving up some of our indulgences, excuses and time wasters, it’s difficult to accomplish the things that bring the most happiness, like fulfilling our roles as parents
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Properly Prioritizing Our Time… Because It’s All We Have!
One night, many years ago, I was faced with a decision. Should I write my daily blog, or should I sit in my daughter’s room telling exciting stories to my children? We had friends in town staying with us, and it was a tradition in our home that when friends come to stay, I gather them together and tell them one of my famous choose-your-own-ending type stories. The children were all very excited for storytime. I couldn’t let them down by choosing to write my blog post instead of spending time with the children. Then the thought hit me, “Wait a minute! I’m trying to decide between writing a blog vs. spending time with the children?? How could I even consider letting them down! Why would I ever choose to lose this time with my children just because I didn’t take the time earlier in the day to write my blog?”
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