The air was sticky with moisture and it was noisy from the sound of parents and siblings talking in between heats. The next heat of swimmers was on the blocks ready to swim the 400-meter freestyle event. The age group of swimmers was 13 to 14 year olds. As I observed the young boys standing […]
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Watch this Interview with Nicholeen Peck on Tooele TV.
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“So what exactly is self-government,” a woman asked me one day. “It is a principle of freedom that is taught by parents to their children. The parents create an environment that is filled with a loving, calm tone and a firm structure based on skills and cause and effect. This environment helps children take control
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While flying 23,000 feet above the earth through clouds and sky, the world looks a bit different. The small aircraft is surrounded by parts of the atmosphere. While on the ground it is easy to think of earth as separate from the atmosphere even though any science class would prove otherwise. But in the air,
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“The Grinch Who Stole Christmas”, is a simple tale that clearly illustrates that the most beloved of holidays, Christmas, is not about getting stuff or doing festive things as much as it is about who you have become because of Christmas. “The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season!” And the “most likely reason” was
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I have a few poems that are my all time favorites. This is one of them. It reminds me that to have courage when I need it most I must already have it within me. I must nurture my courage each day as I step out of my comfort zone and do hard thing after hard thing.
All people have the ability to make choices. God made this possible by giving us the gift of agency, which is “the quality of moving or of exerting power.” (Webster’s 1828 Dictionary) The question is this — will people use this ability to choice in a way that leads to freedom and personal power, or
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There are many different types of parenting. One of the most commonly known and used system is Love and Logic. Some people have asked if Love and Logic is similar to Teaching Self-Government. Is it?
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I have heard some pretty creative and ridiculous things from the mouths of adults. Here are some of my favorite silly parent things to say and why the parent should pick a new thing to say.
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As we use and experience the methods of Teaching Self-Government, we begin to see what our mission is and how we can accomplish it through using the TSG skills. Everyone has a mission, but not everyone has the right tools to assisst them in accomplishing that mission. Teaching Self-Government can give you what you need
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Do you know what is really happening at the United Nations? I thought I had a pretty good idea. After being asked to speak at the United Nations a year or so ago I started looking into the documents which are debated and signed and the key organizations who support certain positions. At one point,
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What do you do when your spouse doesn’t agree with you about media choices? A woman I metexplained that it was very hard for her to maintain consistent media standards for the family when her husband doesn’t respect her standards when she is not around. “What should I do?” she asked. “Is there anything I can do?”
Have you felt overwhelmed as a parent? Have you reached the end of your rope? Are you looking for new ways to communicate more effectively with your children? Check out this interview with Nicholeen Peck and her daughter Paije. They share principles of family and self-government that can help you and your family get on
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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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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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Along with doing lots of self-government teaching here in the UK we are trying to see some of the sites. And, so far the presentations have gone very well. Hearts have been touched, and families are inspired to be more united. The site seeing has also been enjoyable, except for one moment in Buckingham Palace
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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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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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I am not a stress out type person. My part ‘yellow’ personality usually keeps me rather laid back and happy no matter what troubles come my way. This has been a blessing many times in my life. But, I can feel stress, and sometimes I do. Here is my story of how I conquered the worse case of stress I have had.
Stress And Anxiety Symptoms
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