During my young years I developed some deplorable communication habits. Frequently I interrupted people, said wrong things to the wrong people, spoke too often, and had emotional speech. Even though I was good at presenting myself with proper posture and other manners, I was often lacking dignity of speech which led my friends and family […]
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The Interrupting Or Contradicting Child by Nicholeen Peck “Knock, knock.” “Who’s there?” “Interrupting Child.” “Interrupting ch-” “Mom!” For most children, interrupting is a stage they go through when they are learning how to best time thesharing of their ideas. But, sometimes the behavior can seem to attempt to discredit the parents. Thistype of behavior is
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This time of year it is customary tothink about how to become better than we already are. Why would wewant to become better? Honestly, in this world where bad often seemsgood and good is often talked about as bad it is ironic that we stilladhere to a tradition where we focus on becoming better than
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“If you’re not good, Santa will bring you a lump of coal in your stocking instead of presents.” my older brother explained to me when I was about five years old. Is telling children about lumps of coal being delivered okay?
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What are you doing for ThanksgivingDay? Do you go to grandma’s house or do you cozy up at home? Nomatter what you do, or how large or small your group is there aresome simple fun things you can do to make Thanksgiving day fun. In this article I am going to sharewith you some old
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“Nicholeen, how do I help my son stop attention seeking? He is nine years old and has to be the center of attention. At scouts, school and church he blurts things out when other people are talking and when their not talking. He talks back to his teachers. He distracts other children too by yelling
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When we take these gluten free brownies to parties everyone begs for the recipe. They are always so surprised when they find out that I make them gluten free. Even my husband, who doesn’t prefer gluten free, LOVES these. If you don’t cook gluten free, there is a non-gluten version as well. Enjoy! And Happy
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While standing in line for a bus one day I heard a woman say to a friend, "If any one in my family has a hard time staying calm it is me, and my children know it. But, we have a vocabulary that has changed everything so that I can stay calm more often now."
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The human voice is amazing! Think of all the things it can do. It can whisper, laugh, make animal noises, talk, sing, and yell. All these different voice tricks are useful in communicating and connecting or disconnecting with each other. Yelling can be used for connecting or disconnecting. If I can’t find my child in
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This last January I got a phone call from a friend telling me that she was pretty sure Glenn Beck was reading my book because of some of the things he said on his radio program about a book he was reading. In 2010 I had given Glenn a copy of my book so I
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Some people may have never heard the term self-government. Others may not really see why they should care about the term at all. Lots of the those people are children.
Why should a person care about about learning self-government principles and skills? Simple. If a person is able to self-govern then that person has more happiness and more freedom.
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“Nicholeen, I struggle every day getting my children out the door for school. Leaving for family activities is hard too. I hate to admit this, but my children aren’t exactly young any more either. So, there shouldn’t be excuses. How do I get them out the door without raising my voice or losing control? It’s so frustrating.”
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“What if the Revolutionary War never happened?” “Then cows would sing at baseball games.” or “What if sausage was a health food?” “Then everyone would wear red shoes on Wednesdays.” What? Does any of this make sense to you? That’s the whole point. This hilarious game was taught to me this last week by my
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At a recent parenting workshop I spoke at I was deeply touched at the transformation of one man. Jed Norwood, a devoted father, said, “That was real courage.” This was his statement after he saw me and my fifteen year old daughter demonstrate how the Rule of Three works.
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“Mom! Mom! Mom!” said a boy at the swimming pool one day. The boy’s mother didn’t answer back. She was busy setting up her pool chair. “Mom! Can you get me my swim noodle? Mom?” the boy repeated. The mother still said nothing. The anxiety was obviously building in the boy. Soon, the mother was
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Bullies are everywhere, even at swimming pools. This is a story about how I taught a swimming pool bully about cause and effect. The TSG principles aren’t just for your own children, they apply to other people’s children and adults you know as well. The application is slightly different when teaching people not familiar with the principles. But, truth is truth, and they feel the principles when you share them assertively and deliberately.
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“Nicholeen, I have made myself a chart so that I can remember what comes next when correcting my child.” said my friend Pennie one day.
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When I was a teenager I dreamed of what kind of parent I would be. I just new I would be one of those cool moms who had great relationships with her children and always did fun stuff. My husband also had similar visions of coolness. I remember that when we got married he declared.
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“Yes” Marriage Of The Century! Since 2001, the beginning of this century, our world has been different. There has been steady financial crisis, as well as increasing moral decay. While we have been bombarded with messages about keeping people safe and not bullying, our schools and neighborhoods have become less safe and full of more
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At the lastTSG Couples' RetreatI had an inspiring conversation with a couple about situations they were trying to improve at their home. The father brought up a topic which impressed me deeply. As we were analyzing their relationships with their children, and making plans for how to solve family problems together, this father said, “I
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