Having a tough time getting your child to step up and get their homework done? This might be a different tactic to try when your child won't do homework. It could be hugely successful. When Your Child Won't Do Homework My son has just started fourth grade and, while the homework is not exactly tough, it is definitely more intense and complex than it was in third grade. It seems … [Read more...] about What To Do When Your Child Won’t Do Homework
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Parenting And Providing Feedback To Children
Let’s be honest, none of us really like criticism. We accept it and, if we are smart, we learn from it but even those of us with thick skin cringe when someone gives us words that we don't want to hear or a judgement on something that we say or do. And if adults hate criticism just imagine how it makes children feel! Of course kids do things that are wrong and make mistakes … [Read more...] about Parenting And Providing Feedback To Children
My Three Rules Of Parenting
As we head into Father's Day weekend, I want to pass along to you some of the basic rules of parenting that I use to raise my son. Tools that I learned from my wonderful father. My dad was simply awesome. No two ways about it. He was my best friend, my teacher, coach, buddy, helper, supporter, and he was even the best man at my wedding (he deserved that role as he was the … [Read more...] about My Three Rules Of Parenting