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How To Teach Your Children To Make Friends | Power Of Bonding 11 years - 18 years 5 years - 11 years 6 months - 5 years apology consequences relationships siblings Nov 29, 2023

What happens after your child quarrels with their sibling or friend?  Do you make them apologize?  Do you brush it off and move on to the next activity?  There’s a really...

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Four Essential Steps to Guide Your Child Through Disagreements 11 years - 18 years 5 years - 11 years 6 months - 5 years consequences relationships siblings Oct 18, 2023

Parents play a crucial role in shaping their children's social development and helping them navigate the complexities of relationships.  One common challenge is when our children have...

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Should You Push Your Child to Try Sports? 11 years - 18 years 5 years - 11 years 6 months - 5 years choices & checkpoints health routines siblings sports Oct 11, 2023

Parents often wonder whether they should push their children to try different activities, whether it’s picking up a new sport, learning to play a musical instrument, or trying a new...

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How to Put an End to Bickering Over Family Activities 11 years - 18 years 5 c’s 5 years - 11 years 6 months - 5 years birth - 6 months problem solving relationships routines siblings Sep 21, 2023

 

The kids are back at school working hard all week, so family fun really needs to be a focus on the weekend.  But weekends fill up so fast!  Birthday parties, sporting events,...

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Parenting Through Choices: Use 3, 2, Thank You! to Raise Good Decision Makers Who Follow Family Rules 11 years - 18 years 3 2 thank you! 5 years - 11 years 6 months - 5 years choices & checkpoints consequences discipline siblings Aug 31, 2023

  

What do you do when your young child is testing their limits and refuses to do something you have asked of them?  That’s when you pull 3, 2, Thank You! out of your...

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Why Consistent Bedtimes are Important at All Ages 11 years - 18 years 5 years - 11 years 6 months - 5 years birth - 6 months consistency milestones routines siblings sleep Aug 24, 2023

  

When it comes to Consistency, I’ve talked about bedtime routines (see Master Your Child’s Bedtime Routine) and creating a sleep-friendly bedroom environment (see Is Your...

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Unconditional Positive Regard: The Key to Showing Your Child You Love Them Even When They Make Mistakes 11 years - 18 years 5 years - 11 years 6 months - 5 years birth - 6 months communication discipline parenting philosophy relationships siblings Aug 17, 2023

 

How does your child know that you love them?  One day when they’re older, your child will reflect back on their childhood and remember all the times you told them you loved...

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What's Your Family Mantra? 11 years - 18 years 5 years - 11 years 6 months - 5 years birth - 6 months communication discipline family mantra siblings Aug 03, 2023

Years ago, I heard a friend say to her child, who was on the verge of starting an altercation with their sibling, “Grace and courtesy.”  When I asked for the background story on...

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When It's Time for Co-Sleeping to End 6 months - 5 years birth - 6 months choices & checkpoints problem solving siblings sleep spouses support Jun 08, 2023

Today, I had the pleasure of helping a friend who would like to have her 5 and 8-year-old boys start sleeping in their own beds.  Presently the boys share a bed with...

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Is Your Child's Room Conducive With Sleep? 5 years - 11 years 6 months - 5 years birth - 6 months consistency routines siblings sleep May 11, 2023

What does your child’s bedroom look like?  How much furniture is in it?  Are there toys in it?  Are those toys hidden or easily accessible?  How many stuffed animals are...

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Boys vs. Girls: Is My Child's Behavior Normal? 5 years - 11 years 6 months - 5 years choices & checkpoints health milestones relationships siblings Apr 13, 2023

My 6-year-old daughter had two friends over after school one day.  The play date lasted over two hours and was a total breeze.  First, we had lunch; then the girls played dress-up, they...

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