Parenting Articles and Priceless Parenting Newsletters

• Avoiding Power Struggles With Your Children
        Finding ways to be set firm limits without arguing
  
  
• Back to School, Back to Bullying?
        Responding to bullying whether your child is the bully, victim or bystander
  
  
• Critical Comments Flow Freely from Parents
        Most parents pay more attention to misbehavior than good behavior.
  
  
• Kids Swearing
        Considering different situations and how parents respond to kids swearing
  
  
• "Stop crying!" and Other Commands That Don't Work
        Moments of frustration can lead parents to issuing commands that really don't work.
  
  
• What Makes Time-Out Work and Fail?
        Understanding essential elements for time-outs to work
  
  
• Yelling at Kids in Anger
        Finding alternatives to yelling at our kids when we're angry.
  
  

• Children Searching for Sex and Porn - Yikes!
        Recent data shows children are searching the internet for sex and porn.
  
  
• How Much Media Is Too Much?
        Guidelines for setting limits around the digital media our children consume.
  
  
• Limiting Screen Time for Kids This Summer
        How parents can set limits on their children's use of TV, computer and video games
  
  

• Beware of Boomerang Words
        When children repeat our words back to us - good or not so good?
  
  
• Four Things That Matter Most in Parenting
        What matters the most in parenting as well as in life?
  
  
• Getting Dressed All by Myself, All in Due Time!
        Encouraging children to get dressed on time in the morning
  
  
• Giving the Gift of Love
        What will our children remember when they look back at their childhood?
  
  
• Helping Our Children Shine
        By appreciating our children's unique talents, we can help them follow their own dreams and passions.
  
  
• Teaching Children to Express Gratitude
        Being gracious is a basic social skill parents need to teach their children
  
  
• The Challenges of Motivating Children
        How can we motivate our children to work harder in school, in a sport or in practicing an instrument?
  
  
• What's Wrong With Just Wanting Our Kids To Be Happy?
        Exploring alternative goals that may have a better chance of producing authentic happiness.
  
  
• What New Life Skills Will Your Kids Learn This Summer?
        Summer is the perfect time for teaching our kids new skills needed to run a household.
  
  
• Whose Responsibility Is It?
        Taking on responsibilities our children should have is an easy trap to fall into
  
  

• Avoiding Hearing "You're not listening!"
        Listening carefully to our children is essential for building strong relationships.
  
  
• Family Gatherings: Fun for Everyone?
        What can parents do to help family gatherings be fun for everyone?
  
  
• Getting Off To School – Making It Calm Instead Of Chaotic
        Ideas for making your children's morning school routine calmer and less hectic.
  
  
• Hard Work of Parenting Pays Off
        When your children become teenagers, you start to reap the benefits of all your hard parenting work.
  
  
• Making and Breaking Promises
        Being intentional about what is a promise and what is not can be helpful in avoiding misunderstandings.
  
  
• Parenting Using Promises Instead of Threats
        Finding the power of using promises instead of threats
  
  
• Postponing The Most Important Things
        When every day tasks fill our lives to overflowing, it's easy to put off doing the important things with our children.
  
  
• What's the tone of your home?
        How we choose to communicate to our children creates the tone of our home.
  
  
• What Does Death Teach Our Children?
        Death is a challenging but important topic for parents to discuss with their children.
  
  

• Daily Children's Chore Chart
        Daily chore chart - fill out and post somewhere easy to see
  
  
• Media Usage
        This chart allows children to track their weekly screen time.
  
  
• Morning Routine Chart
        This chart reminds young children what needs to be done so you don't have to!