Review Of Class 6: Praise: The Absolute Best Way To Talk To Your Kids

This last Monday was our last Parenting Simply Class. We discussed the following: 1. The importance of teaching our kids to have a positive attitude. 2. The right way to praise our children so that they have a strong sense of self. (No: Good job! Your the best!) 3. How to admonish children gently and […]

Review of Class 5: To Punish or Not To Punish: Is There a Better Way

Our workshop is coming to a close. Our last class is this Wednesday evening, August 10,9-10 PM EST This week we discussed: 1. The problems with punishment, why punishment does not work. 2. 7 skills to use instead of punishing your child 3. 5 steps to problem solving Points To Ponder: Problem solving with your […]

Fostering Independence In Our Children: Ask The Right Questions

I am working on becoming a Positive Discipline Parenting instructor. I have to read through lots of great material and I am watching some very interesting DVD’s. I am learning many new parenting tools that I hope to share in our upcoming workshops. In the meantime, I would like to share one technique that I […]