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Are you an author? Help us improve our Author Pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography. Learn more at Author Central. Do your kids love doing art projects? If they enjoy creating art, it's a wonderful way to spend time away from digital devices. The time consuming part for you is coming up with the ideas and getting the supplies. Outside The Box Creation makes your life easier by pulling all the supplies and instructions together in one box. You can try out a box like the one below to see how it works.

If your kids enjoy it, they offer monthly subscriptions where you'll receive a new project each. Healthy boundaries are essential to living together harmoniously as a family. Good boundaries are like fences defining the edges of what is acceptable and unacceptable. When their oldest son, Hayden, became addicted to drugs, she struggled with how to respond.

How could this possibly be happening to their upper-class, Christian family? While her subconscious recognized what was happening, consciously it was too troubling to acknowledge. Chores - Every Family Member's Responsibility. Running a household involves plenty of work. How are your kids helping out? If they are preschool age or older they should have age-appropriate responsibilities. Chores are a way for your children contribute to your family. You do not want your children growing up viewing you as their personal servant! Experiencing stress is part of growing up. What happens when children feel overwhelmed by stress?

If your child is under age six, the result is often a tantrum. They simply have not developed better coping skills. Older kids may also have meltdowns when they are flooded with strong feelings. They are developing better coping skills but may not have the presence of mind to use those skills. All kids experience stress. Some turn to talki. Reducing Suicide Among Kids. You love your kids. The last thing you want to think about is that your child might commit suicide. Tragically suicide is the second leading cause of death for kids and youth ages 5 to years-old.

Is there anything you can do today to prevent a tragedy like this from happening? Some parents who have suffered the devastating loss of their child to suicide are working hard to prevent it in other families. Establishing Healthier Eating Habits. Do you struggle to get your kids to eat healthy? If so, you have plenty of company! Changing your approach so that healthy eating is no longer a battle is worth the effort. Recognizing Eating Issues How do. Raising kids means eventually being asked some tough questions.

They'll ask questions ranging from the meaning of life to what happens after we die. To keep it interesting there will also be many questions in between! If you are raising your children in the same religion you were raised in, these answers may be readily provided. What happens if you've rejected the religion you were raised in?

How do you provide guidance in life's big questions when you're not sure yourself? Supporting Kids Through Heartbreaking Rejection. You love your kids and never want to see them hurt. Unfortunately you cannot prevent your children from experiencing rejection. When you let them know that you value and love them regardless of what has happened, you provide comfort. Improving Your Family Dynamics. How have things been going for your family this past week?

When were you feeling happy and content?

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What situations left you feeling frustrated, angry or sad? When you reflect back, think about what has gone well and what parts feel out of alignment.

What the man didn't realize was that the butterfly needed to struggle through the small opening in order to force the fluids from its body into its wings which would strengthen its wings to fly. Having missed that opportunity to push through the small opening, the butterfly was weak and was never able to fly. The man's desire to help that butterfly sadly had the opposite effect.

Children are a lot like butterflies. They need to struggle in order to learn how to fly. Doing Your Own Work Children learn by doing. When your children do a task, they build their brain connections. When you do a task for them, you reinforce your own brain connections without adding to theirs. Monday, September 12, Learning to Solve Problems.

When kids play together, disagreements will arise. By guiding them to solving their own problems instead of figuring it out for them, they learn how to resolve their differences. One mom told the story of her 4-year-old son Alex and his friend Jake playing in a sandbox together. Alex was using a shovel to fill a bucket with sand. He put the shovel down to dump the bucket of sand on a large pile he was creating. Jake had been digging a hole with a small rake and took the shovel to continue digging after Alex set it down.

Jake then tried taking the shovel back and soon both boys were crying. While this mom could have jumped in and solved the problem for the boys, instead she began by explaining what she saw happen. However, Alex set it down because he needed to empty the bucket and he still wanted to use it. How do you think you can solve this problem? Some of the ideas they discussed were: Develop a new rule that if somebody sets a toy down, it means that someone else is free to use it. Put away the shovel so neither one can use it.

Alex and Jake decided to take two-minute turns. They had an egg timer which they set to know when it was time to switch. They are on their way to independently solving their own problems! Thursday, September 8, Why take a parenting class? One mom wrote asking why taking a parenting class is better than just learning from family, friends and neighbors.

This is a fair question. What makes a parenting class potentially more valuable than these other sources? The information in parenting classes ideally comes from what researchers and experts have learned works best with kids. Classes pull together the best information from a variety of sources and provide lots of ideas so you can choose what works best with your children.

You can gain ideas for doing things differently than your parents did. Parenting is like continually taking on a new job! However, as children grow their needs change. Parenting classes are a great way of getting the information you need when you need it. Monday, September 5, Trusting Your Feelings. If they are feeling tense and uneasy in a situation, this is important information. Muscles relax when a person feels comfortable and safe.

Can I trust this? Is this right for me? You can help them learn to trust their bodies by asking questions about how their bodies are feeling. Are your shoulders relaxed or tense? Is your breathing shallow or deep? Are your eyebrows tightened up or relaxed? If they find their body is feeling stressed, the next step is for them to figure out why and what might need to change to make them feel better.

It can be extremely difficult to listen to your children when they are distressed. The following story demonstrates this well. A mom described picking her daughter, Olivia, up from school. Olivia was clearly upset when she got into the car and started complaining about how hard the math test was. Olivia would have been more likely to feel heard if her mom had listened patiently and repeated back her feelings with care and interest.

This approach also would empower Olivia to own the problem and the solution. Try taking a step back to listen and reflect their feelings. Monday, August 29, Building Character. What character traits do you consider important for your children to develop? How do you encourage those traits? Each month the entire school focused on one quality — understanding it and practicing it.

At the end of each year two students who exemplify these character traits were chosen for recognition. Students selected for this humanitarian award needed to meet these guidelines: Promote understanding and harmony. Be sensitive to the feelings of others. Value differences among people. Show compassion and concern for others. Be thoughtful and kind. Cope and adjust to new and different situations. Have a positive outlook. Practice humanitarian behaviors continuously.

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Applaud and support others in their endeavors. Seek out friendships with others. Work cooperatively with others. Treat others with respect and dignity.

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One of the gifts Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, left the world was the commencement speech he gave at the Stanford College graduation in Do you try to find a solution to their problem or do you simply listen and leave finding a solution up to them? However, there is a universal body of research and knowledge about how effective parents raise respectful, responsible children. When he came home, she told him the consequence for his forgetting to call was that he would not be able to choose any TV programs for the next week. You love your kids.

Rather each sour one teaches you what to look for in the ripe, sweet ones. Monday, August 15, Misbehaving at the Store. Megan, mom of a 2-year-old boy and 4-year-old girl, told me how embarrassed she was during a recent trip to the grocery store. Her son contributed to the mayhem by tossing a couple other items into the cart. This is not the way she wanted it to be.

We discussed some other things she could try. She decided that next time she would take a friend along to the store. When the kids acted up, she plans to calmly take them out to the car and put them in their car seats. Her friend will watch them in the car while she finishes shopping. Knowing that other parents have suffered through these same types of struggles and having a new plan helped Megan feel more hopeful.

Sometimes just getting some new ideas to try is the beginning of turning a situation around! Thursday, August 11, Parenting vows. When a couple is married, they take wedding vows promising how they will treat each other and live together. When a child is born, no such vows are typically taken.

However, if you were to make a vow to your child, what would you say? Below is what I would say. Click the picture if you'd like to print out a copy. What would you vow to your child? We promise to love you unconditionally, feed you nutritiously, protect you from harm, treat you with respect, guide you in learning from mistakes, laugh with you, play with you, comfort you in times of sadness, encourage you to develop your talents, support you in striving to achieve your goals, be open and honest with you, and be there for you for the rest of our lives.

Babies , Preschoolers , Toddlers. I recently watched a preschooler test the limits of acceptable behavior in church. The child was sitting alongside the aisle with his mom. First he stood up next to his chair. Next he wandered a little into the aisle. Not getting any negative feedback, he roamed a couple rows down. He then tried jumping up and down. Still his mom did not react. Finally he did some clapping while stamping his feet.

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At this point his mom picked him up and brought him back to his seat. He had finally found the limit! Kids naturally try stretching the boundaries. Thursday, August 4, Normal Parenting Problems. Just like normally developing children will try cooing, sitting up, crawling and walking, they will also try throwing tantrums, whining and screaming.

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Nevertheless, the truth is all parents go through these challenges. One preschooler teacher described how she could see parents struggling with their children and wanted to help. However, parents often became defensive if she tried discussing it.

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She went on to explain that this is why she really likes the Priceless Parenting Guidebook. They are also much more open to trying out the new ideas suggested in the book. Read this book to tap into the universal body of research and knowledge about how to handle every day parenting challenges! Children also need to choose the right behavior even when the wrong behavior is very tempting.

How do children develop their own internal moral compass? They learn through observing the behavior of parents, relatives, teachers, religious leaders and others. They learn by experiencing the consequences of their own choices. Her parents decided to help their daughter by limiting these types of choices at least for awhile. Mistakes are part of learning and developing a strong moral compass. Your children will make mistakes. What they learn depends on how you respond. Thursday, July 28, How to Parent. Wouldn't it be wonderful if there was a simple " how to parent " guide that you could use to address any possible parenting challenge?

It's just not that easy! You have a unique background that influences how you relate to your children and each of your children is unique. What works for one child will not necessarily work for another. However the more ideas you have for responding to your children's behavior, the better equipped you will be to handle any situation.

You can get these ideas from friends, relatives, books, presentations and parenting classes. Priceless Parenting's goal is to provide parents the tools and ideas they need to do their best possible parenting. We are honored to receive this award acknowledging the tremendous value parents get from our classes! Monday, July 25, Consequences - abusive or instructive? The pain from inappropriate consequences can last a lifetime. Marge, a woman in her 60's, recalled an incident that happened when she was about 8-years-old. Marge's chore was to wash the dishes. She was looking out the window, working away and trying to come up with ideas to make the chore a little more fun.

A bottle of grape scented Crazy Foam was sitting along side the kitchen sink. Marge had the perfect idea! She took a small dot of that wonderful smelling Crazy Foam on her dishcloth and used it to wash the next plate. Marge loved that grape scent wafting in the air. The dish washing task was much more delightful with Crazy Foam! Marge's new found dishwashing happiness came to an abrupt end when her father entered the kitchen. According to him Crazy Foam was only supposed to be used in the bathtub. He made her stand on a kitchen chair with a mouth full of Crazy Foam while he yelled at her for how stupid she had been.

His tirade lasted a long time; her mother stood in the doorway silently. After she was finally allowed to leave, young Marge did some serious thinking about how she would protect herself and her younger siblings in the future. That day a crater opened up between Marge and her parents, one that was so wide it was never bridged. Marge knew she didn't deserve to be treated that way.

Her father's consequence was abusive, not instructive. Marge learned to do anything necessary to avoid the wrath of her father including lying. This is not the lesson he wanted her to learn. Thursday, July 21, Listening for the Underlying Message. When kids are upset, it can be hard for them to communicate their feelings.

Zach did not realize he had forgotten his new toy in the bedroom until the guest was already asleep. When Zach woke up in the morning and whined about how long it was going to be until the guest woke up, Mom addressed the whining instead of the underlying message. Zach had really been patient waiting all night to get his new toy and now he had to wait even longer. How do you feel reading these statements?

Let's look at how these same ideas could be expressed more positively. I'd be happy to take you if you have your shoes on. Would you like to turn the TV off, or would you like me to turn it off? Do you plan to be dressed or are you taking your clothes in a bag? Do you want to play a game with me or go outside? How do you feel now? The words we use make a huge difference.

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