We all need respect, including our children. Remember the old adage that children are to be seen but not heard. Does this sound respectful to you? It’s sad what that kind of attitude did to self esteem. It developed a huge group of people who still feel they don’t deserve to be respected. I received […]
Parenting Tidbits
How we react to a child’s actions and words can be instrumental in whether children become encouraged or discouraged. It takes practice for even the most well intentioned of us to use encouraging language all the time. Lord knows I still slip up. Remember, in the end, the important thing is to be encouraging more […]
We have meetings at work, meetings with friends, and meetings for volunteer and fun organizations. Why don’t we all do the same with our families? Family meetings, a powerful positive discipline strategy, provide multiple benefits for kids and parents alike in today’s hectic world. It’s especially valuable as the kids get older with full schedules […]
If you’ve been keeping up with my posts here on Heligirl, you know I’m a pretty adamant fan of Positive Discipline. One of my very favorite authors of books on this topic is the venerable Jane Nelsen. I have a great deal of information on her books in my resources section yet there is so […]
Hubby was gone two days and nights this week, giving me the “opportunity” to single parent. This time I approached it with a new attitude. One thing that I did differently than I have in the past when alone with the kids for extended periods is I prepared myself for the worst. At my house […]
I’ve invited Susan from Mariner 2 Mother to guest post a Mom Tip Monday today. Susan has a 7-year-old boy with sensory processing disorder and she’s taken a number of positive discipline courses focused on developing capable young people. Today she shares her experience with control and respect when it comes to working with a […]
I recently got this very exciting e-mail from Gayle, a Heligirl reader with a tween daughter. I was so thrilled by Gayle’s discovery and how incredibly positive her experience was that I asked her if I could share it here. In a nutshell, Gayle put natural consequences to work and instilled a sense of responsibility […]
