The Story of Home: Creating Family Culture

The Story of Home: Creating Family Culture

Saturday, January 23, 2016 | marriage, paradigm shift, parenting

Home is the place where we first receive and practice love. It’s our first view of relationships. It’s the place where we (hopefully) experi...

Beyond Behavior: Looking at the Heart of a Child

Beyond Behavior: Looking at the Heart of a Child

| discipline, paradigm shift, parenting

All three faces on his behavior chart were flipped to the sad face side. Again. That meant he had to go to time-out. Again. It didn’t take m...

Turning Toward Our Children: Answering Bids for Connection

Turning Toward Our Children: Answering Bids for Connection

| discipline, parenting

World-renowned relationship researcher and co-founder of The Gottman Institute, Dr. John Gottman, has conducted 40 years of research with th...

Two Words to Soothe a Child's Heart

Two Words to Soothe a Child's Heart

| discipline, inspirational, paradigm shift, parenting

I had just gotten out of the shower and dressed when a knock came on the bathroom door. "Yeah?" I answered. "Mom, can I come ...

21 Days to Positive Parenting

21 Days to Positive Parenting

Thursday, January 7, 2016 | paradigm shift, parenting

I invite you to take the next 21 days to commit to being a more positive parent. Whether you are new to positive parenting or you’ve been pr...

25 Ways to Calm an Upset Child

25 Ways to Calm an Upset Child

| discipline, parenting

The first step in teaching children how to manage their emotions is learning to manage our own. If adults are easily upset and thrown off ba...

How to stop yourself from doing something you regret in a moment of anger by Andy Smithson

How to stop yourself from doing something you regret in a moment of anger by Andy Smithson

| discipline, paradigm shift, parenting, yell free challenge

How to stop yourself  from doing something you regret in a moment of anger by Andy Smithson Our kid's big emotions tend to be a major tr...