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Seven Mistakes That Put Your Children At Risk

1. Protecting kids from the consequences of their choices and still expecting them to learn critical lessons. Instead: Allow children to learn from their choices. It’s essential that choice and consequence be experienced. It’s damaging if you don’t. 2. Working harder at your kids’ happiness and success than they are and expecting them to get […]

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Parents | Seven Mistakes That Put Your Children At Risk

1. Protecting kids from the consequences of their choices and still expecting them to learn critical lessons. Instead: Allow children to learn from their choices. It’s essential that choice and consequence be experienced. It’s damaging if you don’t. 2. Working harder at your kids’ happiness and success than they are and expecting them to get

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Parenting Tip| Obey First and Then We’ll Talk About it

When parents give an instruction but children don’t want to comply or it’s not convenient for them, sometimes they need to learn to “obey first and then we’ll talk about it.” This emphasises obedience. If little Brian has pulled a chair over to the counter and is climbing onto it, you may say, “Brian, we

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Tips on Talking to Children about Sexuality

Reward your child’s questions. It can sometimes be a little surprising when your child asks you a question about sexuality. But instead of asking, ‘Why are you asking?’ or brushing off the subject by saying, ‘We’ll talk about this when you’re older’, try saying, ‘I’m so glad you asked me that’. Be happy that your

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7 Crippling Parenting Behaviours That Limit Children

I was really intrigued by this post below from Kathy Caprino on crippling parenting behaviours that limit children from growing into leaders. She gave a great write up from conversations with leadership expert Dr. Tim Elmore, Founder and president of Growing Leaders. See text below.. 7 crippling parenting behaviours that keep children from becoming leaders –

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