Focus on Better Behavior

Spoiled children are the result of indulging parents. Many parents are so worried about their child’s immediate gratification rather than teaching them values that will be useful for them as adults. The longer the indulgence has been going on the harder it is to break. Something to keep in mind that after a while your [...]

I had not heard of this approach until a few days ago reading an article about it. Taking Children Seriously or TCS has the philosophy of not making kids doing anything against their will and not doing anything to kids against their will. Examples they give are if a child doesn’t want to eat broccoli [...]

When children are very young they don’t often share and are just starting to learn that hitting and pushing are not ok. Parents usually need to intervene at this point to be sure no one gets hurt and that they learn to share. As they get older, around the age of six and older, it’s [...]

The job of a step parent can be a challenge. How do you know when it’s appropriate to discipline your step child? The biological parent may not be around at all times and discipline may be necessary at those times. First of all there needs to be an agreement made between parents about how to [...]