Situation: How do you stop being simply reactive to bad behavior? Parent Talk Tip: Diane Moore says that if you’re just trying to stop bad behavior all the time by making it go away, you’re missing a great opportunity. Every problem is an opportunity to think a little deeper ...
Situation: Parents communicate grace to their children when they stay in control during misbehavior. Parent Talk Tip: Diane Moore says that when kids get the wrong messages form parents it’s usually during a period of bad behavior, while the times that unconditional love and grace are shown may not be ...
Situation: Parents may find that the dreams for their children are much different than in early years. Parent Talk Tip: Diane Moore says that when she first began her family she “wanted to protect them from every microbe of pain.” Because the family was affluent, her children were protected and ...
Situation: How do you deal with a family dynamic where one child is the victim and the other is the aggressor? Parent Talk Tip: Diane Moore says that when you punish the aggressor and comfort the victim, you reinforce both types of behavior. Instead, she suggests ignoring the aggressor – ...
Listen to the audio interview with author Kathy Condon. Kathy Condon is an award winning author. She wrote It Doesn’t Hurt to Ask, which was chosen by USA Book News as Best Book Award finalist in its business category. Her latest book, Face-To-Face Networking, It’s All About Communication, is an ...
Situation: How do you know when to give your child more responsibility? Parent Talk Tip: Diane Moore says that while parents have to guard their “pack leader” status in the home, at some point it’s time to relax and go back to the drawing board. A child who has a ...
Author Kathy Condon makes no apologies about being self-published. In fact, she’s proud of it. Her first book, It Doesn't Hurt to Ask, was chosen by USA Book News as Best Book Award finalist in its business category. This past summer, Condon released her second book . . .
Parent Talk: protecting kids from poor choices Situation: A single mother is struggling with her 14-year-old daughter who wants to do her own thing. In the past, the daughter has made bad decisions – run away from home, made poor choices in friends, and the mother feels she is too ...
In the last of 10 features on Christmas around the world we visit Venezuela with Romelia Alvarado. Romelia Alvarado: In Venezuela, Christmas is celebrated as a religious occasion. As in Colombia, the presents are brought by El Niño Jesus (Baby Jesus) instead of Papá Noél (Santa Claus). The unofficial start ...
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