Positive Parenting Pep Talks

In this Positive Parenting Pep Talk, a mom asks for help getting her 7 year olds off the screen. It's no an easy task, but it's doable! If you found these ideas helpful and would like more, please visit my website and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on Instagram or Facebook and leave your comments and suggestions about these ideas...

In this Positive Parenting Pep Talk, I answer an email question about a child's destructive behavior. If you found these ideas helpful and would like more, please visit my website and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on Instagram or Facebook and leave your comments and suggestions about these ideas. Thank you for your interest in Positive...

In this Positive Parenting Pep Talk, a mom is struggling with what to do with her 6th grade son who is not putting effort into his schoolwork. If you found these ideas helpful and would like more, please visit my website and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on Instagram or Facebook and leave your comments and suggestions about these ideas....

In this Positive Parenting Pep Talk, I help a mom with a new plan for quiet time at Grandma's house. If you found these ideas helpful and would like more, please visit my website and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on Instagram or Facebook and leave your comments and suggestions about these ideas. Thank you for your interest in Positive P...

In this episode of the Positive Parenting Pep Talks, you will learn how to know when to give your child attention and when to set limits on the attention seeking behavior.  Learn specifically the best manner in which to set the limit on behavior. If you found these ideas helpful and would like more, please visit my website and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting...

In this Positive Parenting Pep Talk, I begin by providing why GEMS and Taking care of yourself are two of the most important concepts in Positive Parenting. We then transition to a mom's question about what to do when you want to spank your kids. You will benefit and gain insight through this discussion with a mom about why spanking for siblings hitting each other is so ineffective and what to do...

In this episode of Positive Parenting Pep Talks, a mom shares her frustration with her three year old having melt-downs.  We talk about the causes of the escalation and the various points where an intervention could work to prevent the full blown tantrum.  Other parents chime in with helpful suggestions. If you found these ideas helpful and would like more, please visit my website and le...

In this Positive Parenting Pep Talk, we discuss when one child interrupts and dominates a conversation.  This question stumped me a first, but as we discussed the dynamics, it led to insight and ideas about what to do. If you found these ideas helpful and would like more, please visit my website and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on...

In this Positive Parenting Pep Talks Podcast, parents asked about how to know when to intervene in kids fighting. This discussion includes ideas for when to intervene, as well as how to encourage cooperation and discourage fighting. If you found these ideas helpful and would like more, please visit my website and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please fol...

In this Positive Parenting Pep Talk, a couple voices their concerns over getting the children to school on time.  When we (the parents) ned to be at work, our stress can often give the children a reason to drag their heelps about getting ready.  In this episode, we discuss ideas for shifting the responsibility for getting out the door on time to the children. If you found these ideas hel...

A mom wanted to be ready for the future, so we had a talk.  In this Positive Parenting Pep Talk, i share some of my experiences raising teenagers. If you found these ideas helpful and would like more, please visit my website and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on Instagram or Facebook and leave your comments and suggestions about the...

In this Positive Parenting Pep Talk, a mom expresses her horror when her 4 year old repeats a word mom had said.  We discuss the state of the situation and all the possibilities moving forward. If you found these ideas helpful and would like more, please visit my website and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on Instagram or Facebook an...

This Positive Parenting Pep Talk is a continuation of yesterday's episode.  Today, we look at this same issue from the perspective of the step-parent.  It's not easy when there are 2 vastly different perspectives and I think that we navigate the delicate issues involved in a grace filled way. If you found these ideas helpful and would like more, please visit my website and learn more abo...

In this Positive Parenting Pep Talk, we discuss how to encourage kids to get outside and be more active.  It's much easier said than done!  And the moms in this discussion give many great ideas for helping you if you want to encourage more physical activity in your children. If you found these ideas helpful and would like more, please visit my website and learn more about Self-Directed a...

In this Positive Parenting Pep Talk, I help a mom get her kids to listen better. If you found these ideas helpful and would like more, please visit my website and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on Instagram or Facebook and leave your comments and suggestions about these ideas. Thank you for your interest in Positive Parenting.

In this Positive Parenting Pep Talk, I help a mom navigave how to teach her child to say "please" and "thank you."  It's not always easy and we talk about the advantages and pitfalls to our different attempts to teach our children manners. If you found these ideas helpful and would like more, please visit my website and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes...

This is my favorite 3-prong appraoch to getting my kids to listen in any situation. If you found these ideas helpful and would like more, please visit my website and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on Instagram or Facebook and leave your comments and suggestions about these ideas. Thank you for your interest in Positive Parenting.

In this Positive Parenting Pep Talk, we look at each child’s unique personality to understand what they need. Using their unique nature and different learning styles to create harmony in the family. I also mention the book, “Discover Your Child’s Learning Style” by Victoria Kindle Hodson and Mariaemma Willis. Thank you for listening and subscribing to the Positive Parenting Pep Talks podcast. I wo...

This Positive Parenting Pep Talk describes you can use Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to provide the appropriate discipline for your children.. A child must get their survival needs met before they can move up the hierarchy and interaction in a socially appropriate manner. If you found these ideas helpful and would like more, please visit my website and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated...

This Positive Parenting Pep Talk will describe the qualities of attachment when it occurs. Attachment is such an important part of our job as parents, especially in the first two years of life. If you found these ideas helpful and would like more, please visit my website and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on Instagram or Facebook and lea...

This is the next in a series of Positive Parenting Pep Talks from Dreikur's book, "The Challenge of Parenthood." In this series, I am using ideas from the book, written in 1948, and putting a modern day perspective to the topic. Nagging and fault finding rarely held the child. They will usually tune us out and won't learn from the natural consequences of their behavior. Thank you for listening and...

This is the next in a series of Positive Parenting Pep Talks from Dreikur's book, "The Challenge of Parenthood." In this series, I am using ideas from the book, written in 1948, and putting a modern day perspective to the topic. Asking as child for blind obedience is usually rooted in our belief that we must maintain our parental authority at all cost. Unfortunately, it doesn't usually work in the...

This is the next in a series of Positive Parenting Pep Talks from Dreikur's book, "The Challenge of Parenthood."   In this series, I am using ideas from the book, written in 1948, and putting a modern day perspective to the topic. Using punishment and rewards nearly always backfires.   One reason is that children feel themselves equal and therefore will rebel against and even respond in...

This is the next in a series of Positive Parenting Pep Talks from Dreikur's book, "The Challenge of Parenthood." In this series, I am using ideas from the book, written in 1948, and putting a modern day perspective to the topic. When we tell our child to pull himself together, it actually makes them feel weaker, rather than making them stronger. Thank you for listening and subscribing to the Posit...

This is the next in a series of Positive Parenting Pep Talks from Dreikur's book, "The Challenge of Parenthood."   In this series, I am using ideas from the book, written in 1948, and putting a modern day perspective to the topic. Extracting promises should be avoided.   It doesn't work for the result we have in mind and can even cause children to behave worse, rather than better. Thank...