Having A Tough Conversation With Your Child: Start It Off Right
Anytime we need to correct our children’s behavior we need to be extra sensitive. Children do not like to be criticized even in the nicest way possible. Any complaint or correction is viewed as negative. Even if a parent is trying to be honest and fair it does not mean that it is not hurtful […]
How To Use Empathy Even When You Don’t Think You Can
Empathy is one of the best techniques that you can use when communicating with your children. In my classes I encourage parents and caretakers to learn how to deliver empathy to their children. Parents who are more empathetic and manage their children’s feelings effectively will have better relationships with their children. Children of empathetic parents […]
3 Simple Ways To Help Your Defiant Child
I know that when my children become defiant, my initial reaction is to lash out at them and get really angry. “How dare they!” I will think. “After all I do for them, this is the way they talk to me!” My thoughts can go even further downhill, “I will make them do as I […]