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| 1/10/2010 | Discuss parenting with your partner before your children are born. Make sure you are on the same page. Present rules to your children as a united front. Do not undermine each other. |
| 3/13/2010 | Always keep your child's best interest and your sanity in mind. Do not expect perfection from your children or yourself. Recognize effort and improvement on their part and let them know how much it's appreciated. Also, children emulate your behavior. If you strive to be perfect at everything, they will feel pressure to do the same. We are all good as something. NO ONE is good at everything. Life is short, live it! |
| 3/24/2010 | Make mistakes a teachable moment. Reflect on what happened and why this choice did not work. Help your child brainstorm a better choice. Weigh the pros and cons. Ask them to consider the consequences of their other options. Allow them to choose an option that will not result in a negative consequence. This will give them ownership and pride in their decision. |
| 4/10/2010 | Do not allow your children to run the show. If given too much power, they will suck the life out of you. They are not capable of always making decisions in their best interest, that's why they're called "children". Remind yourself; you are in charge. Make this your mantra. Breathe and repeat. |
| 4/28/2010 | Routines should be established; such as mealtime, homework time, chores, curfews and bedtimes. This also means limiting electronics and telephone during these times. With work schedules, sports, clubs, meetings, etc, this isn't always easy. Do your best to adhere to your routine. Children feel secure and confident if they know what to expect. |
| 5/13/2010 | Routines should be established, such as; mealtime, homework time, chores, curfew and bedtime. Children feel secure and confident if they know what to expect There are always exceptions to the rule, but do your best to stay on track. |
| 5/27/2010 | Do not run to your child's rescue or bail them out everytime they're in trouble, (baring physical harm). Allowing them time to work things out or suffer the logical consequence, will foster learning. |
| 6/24/2010 | Do not threaten something you know you will not follow-through with, examples might be; "You're grounded for life" or, "I'll kick our butt". By doing this, you lose your credibility and faith from your children. They will not take you serious and will tune you out when you reprimand them. |
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