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Kids Succeed When…

An internal asset most people don’t think much about today is the ability to delay gratification or self-discipline. If you look at the subject matter of most parenting books you’ll find it is about some form of loving discipline – coming from an external source the parent. Delayed gratification is fueled by internal motivation. The question is how do we teach it?

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Top 10 Things I Want For Father’s Day

All I want for Father’s Day is in this list of my Top 10

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Happy Father’s Day, Lucky!

Joel is my dad’s best friend and as we grew up he would stay with our family and you just knew he was the happiest guy on earth. But I didn’t know what he was going through, I didn’t know why he would say to my dad, “Happy Father’s Day, Lucky!” For a long time I thought it was a sarcastic joke, like he took type of pity on my dad for being tied down with us. Now I have come to understand just how lucky he really though my dad was. Father’s Day is really every day.

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The Myth of Order – 7 Most Dangerous Parenting Myths

They Myth of Order – (Sequential versus Simultaneous Action) Most of us think life is happening in sequential order and it happens like a calendar, one day after the next. We’re programed to behave sequentially. We think of the world as a sequence of steps; first you complete step one, then you go on to [...]

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The Myth of Self-Esteem – Seven Dangerous Parenting Myths

The Myth of Self-Esteem was created to mask the trend of failing test scores, literacy and job preparation in the late 60s and 70s. Renowned psychologist Albert Ellis and author of The Myth of Self-Esteem has openly criticized the self-esteem movement as “self-defeating and ultimately destructive.” According to Ellis a healthier alternative to self-esteem is unconditional self-acceptance or as Napoleon Hill called it “accurate thinking.” Children with an illusion of self-efficacy are over 90 percent more likely engage in destructive behavior; become drug addicts, alcoholics, or criminals of various degrees.

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What’s the secret to parenting a gifted child?

A favorite book of mine from way back in the college days was written by Desmond Morris, the book, the Naked Ape. The following excerpt is from a discussion thread involving Desmond Morris, long-time researcher of human and animal behavior, reporter Tralee Pearce, and Rosanna Del Grosso, the newly elected president for the Association for [...]

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Why Parenting? Why Motivation?

The best information, in terms of facts, comes from peer reviewed experts that have taken a hypothesis through the scientific process. However, the best advice comes from a more practical or pragmatic source, a source where there has been real world application of the knowledge and historical evidence and proven results with easily transferable and duplicatable results. We have documented some of the most profound child education, development and parenting advice there is.

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Relationships, Respect 7 Tips to Reduce Sibling Rivalry

Sibling rivalry is so pervasive; it sets the tone for how our children will treat or mistreat others for the rest of their lives. We really don’t want to eliminate the rivalry. Why? They need the experience, the ups and downs. Here are 7 tips to eliminating sibling rivalry from authors Dr. Thomas Phelan 1 2 3 Magic, Hal Runkel ScreamFree Parenting and Jennifer Kolari author of Connected Parenting.

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Spanking Ok For Parents Not Teachers

How do you discipline your children? Do you think it is appropriate for the government to make laws regarding spanking children? Do you think it’s a good idea that children are paddled in school? I have strong opinion on the subject, but I was curious how most other people felt about the issue. Over the [...]

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Motives For Parenting

From a parenting perspective, if you want to see your kids change, be the change you want to see first. Parenting rebels and geniuses is more about motivation than discipline. The following is an example of motivating kids by changing the parent’s perception and approach. From this research we learn that the praising action, noticing [...]

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