Gem 7-25-13 Skills to Deal with Negative Emotions
How does a healthy adult deal with negative emotions, or teach a child how to deal with those emotions?
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How does a healthy adult deal with negative emotions, or teach a child how to deal with those emotions?
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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.
Swimming Pool Bullies: Using TSG Principles With Other People’s Children Read More »
by Pennie Rumsey
How does a family standard help us find freedom?
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By Pennie Rumsey
Too busy? Need to slow down? TSG Gem 6-27-13 Read More »
“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.
“It’s Your Choice” – Logical Parenting Read More »
By Pennie Rumsey
The Battle Field
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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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How is your relationship doing with your children? Take this relationship assessment to check yourself:
Video Gem 6-6-13 How do you help your child be calm? Read More »
by Pennie Rumsey
Coated Mistakes
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Is your pillow winning the wrestling match with your head?
Here’s what you can do about it.
Unforeseen Consequences
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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What lesson is life trying to teach you?
“Of things seen and things unseen: like an iceberg, there is a much larger part unseen than there is of the part that is seen.”
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Tribute To Mothers Is there a more selfless person than a mother? From sun up to sun down mothers are serving their families, communities, church groups, schools, and neighbors. My mother was not perfect, but I remember her striving for perfection every day. She was constantly cleaning, gardening, canning, making food like home-made bread and
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Effective Parenting
Recently my friend, David Perry, the renown film maker, invited me to his home to teach his family self-government. The Perrys have two active young boys ages five and three. They are quickly becoming self-government experts.
This is a recent video of Hudson, age three, explaining
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How well are you doing at problem solving?
Albert Einstein said,
“The significant problems we face today cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.”
Gem: The 4 Keys to Self-Government Read More »
Relationship Questions “Nicholeen, how can I change my relationship with my daughter? We are so distant from each other.” “Nicholeen, thank you for your articles and Implementation Course conference calls. I look forward to them each week. Please help me with this question. I know you said you have been through this before with your
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Have you ever had a child who won't stay on task unless you are there to make sure he does? Are you ever tempted to threaten negative consequences to try to motivate them to stay focused on their school work or chores? Positive consequences for good choices and self-government motivate children way more than the
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