Do You Have a Listening Partner Yet?

Do You Have a Listening Partner Yet?

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Rewards Are Punishments in Disguise

For years, I thought I was doing everything right. I had left the yelling behind. I praised my girls constantly; I made star charts. I was a trained teacher and a school counselor, and I believed with my whole heart that catching kids being good was the kind, positive way to pare ...  Show more

Play Instead of Punishment

When your child is being hard, what is the first tool you reach for? A countdown. A consequence. A lecture. A raised voice. Almost every one of those is a version of the same instinct: when my child gets hard, I get harder. It makes complete sense, because that is exactly what we ...  Show more

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