Parenting With Psychology

Helping you build a set of parenting tools so you feel like an amazing parent ready to overcome your daily challenges.

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Remember to Make Your Parenting Fun 5 years - 11 years 6 months - 5 years check yourself consequences discipline humor learning problem solving Jul 27, 2023

Today, I have a short story for you that highlights the importance of having a variety of tools in your parenting toolbelt from which to choose when your child throws you a curve ball.  At the...

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3, 2, Thank You! 3 2 thank you! 5 years - 11 years 6 months - 5 years choices & checkpoints consequences discipline learning milestones May 18, 2023

How do you discipline your children?  Certainly, infants and very young children don’t need any discipline.  Instead, the focus at these ages is on modeling good behavior and...

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Schedules of Reinforcement: When to Use Positive and Negative Reinforcement 11 years - 18 years 5 years - 11 years 6 months - 5 years consequences discipline eating learning routines sleep Mar 30, 2023

We’ve already had an introduction to B.F. Skinner’s operant conditioning theory (see Understanding Reinforcement vs. Punishment), so now it’s time to delve deeper and discuss...

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Understanding Reinforcement vs. Punishment 11 years - 18 years 5 years - 11 years 6 months - 5 years birth - 6 months consequences discipline learning parenting philosophy siblings Mar 23, 2023

I cannot post another week of tips without covering reinforcement and punishment because they are such an integral part of the Consequences category in my 5 C's parenting framework (see The 5 C's...

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What Does Amazing Parenting Look Like? 11 years - 18 years 5 years - 11 years 6 months - 5 years birth - 6 months check yourself discipline learning parenting philosophy Mar 16, 2023

 

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Presumably, every parent reading this wants to be the best parent they can possibly be to their children.  But what does that mean?  The answer...

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Use Valentine's Day to Keep the Family Connected 5 years - 11 years 6 months - 5 years communication holidays learning relationships Feb 08, 2017

The days go quickly with four small children.  And what seems like a small project can take a very long time with our age range.  This is where planning comes in.  About two weeks...

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PARENTING WITH PSYCHOLOGY™

Amazing parenting is not about always saying
and doing the right thing and raising perfect children.  It’s about becoming intentional in your parenting and proactive in learning skills to help you parent more effectively in a way that fits best for your unique parent-child dynamics.

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