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Preparation โ€”The Long View of Parenting

โ€œI donโ€™t have the time to catch every little thing the kids do. I run a business, I have a large family, and I homeschool. Isnโ€™t there an easier way to stop the bad behaviors than having to correct every one of them? I think I need the condensed, quicker approach to parenting,โ€ said Gwen, …

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Podcast 42 – Babies Need Self-Government Too!

In this podcast, Nicholeen and Paije discuss how self-government applies to young children. Can babies and toddlers learn to govern themselves? Yes! Listen in for some great tips and skills for applying Teaching Self-Government with your little ones! https://tsg-podcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/2020/December/TSGPodcast42-BabiesNeedSelfGovernmentToo-Dec5-2020.mp3

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Worry Not โ€“ Live Happy!

In his book, โ€œThe Power of Positive Thinking,โ€ Norman Vincent Peale shares a story of a pastor talking to a painter about worrying. โ€œHoward, donโ€™t you ever worry?โ€ the pastor asked the painter. The painter laughed and said, โ€œNo, not on your life. I donโ€™t believe in it.โ€ The painter goes on to tell how …

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Does TSG Work On Trips?

I frequently get asked if Teaching Self-Government principles still work while youโ€™re on a family vacation. The answer is a wholehearted yes! Iโ€™ve used the principles on many trips over the years, once for three weeks straight during two different vacations.

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Traveling Trends Meet Parenting Problems

Family travel looks different these days than it used to. Todayโ€™s parents were raised in a slower time. Most families planned one or two trips a year, which were usually taken during school holidays, and in our case, in the family travel trailer. While there are still families that really donโ€™t like to leave home …

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Thanks to Pre-Teaching, Melanie Sees the Future

Years ago I was participating in a sewing activity at my church. Many women had gathered at the church with their sewing machines. At this activity, there was a four-year-old girl that kept touching the knobs on the sewing machines. Her mother tried to keep her in control and punished her by putting her into time-out when she touched the machines. She didnโ€™t stop trying to touch the machines โ€”even though this girl was punished each time .

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