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Articles I’ve Written Finding My Compass—A reminder about trusting ourselves to find the right direction when we need it. How Children Learn—Why is punishment an ineffective teaching tool? If we don’t use punishment, how can we teach, or rather how can we make sure our children learn? Attachment Parenting To Empathic Parenting—Do you practice Attachment Parenting? This article will help you extend your AP values into your discipline style. My Discipline Goals and Beliefs—Follow-on to previous article Make It Fun!—Ideas for ways to make every-day tasks fun for children, gaining cooperation instead of power struggles with tasks such as getting dressed, getting out the door in the morning, cleaning the house, etc. Strategies for Handling Conflicts With Toddlers—With these easy guidelines and steps, you can dramatically reduce the number and severity of power struggles with your two or three year old. Two parts (Go to Part 2) Brainstorming Solutions—For toddlers, choices are more appropriate, but what do you do when the child rejects your choices and wants to come up with his own? One option is to jointly come up with solutions that fit within the boundaries you’ve set.
Articles Others Have Written Child Behavior Vs. Personality: It's Not About Us by Alicia Bayer A must read for parents that are judging themselves (or others) for children’s behavior Respectful Discipline Tools by Stephanie Nakhleh Twenty Alternatives to Punishment by Aletha Solter, Ph.D. A wonderful summary of positive discipline techniques. A quick read. No More Logical Consequences—At Least Hardly Ever by Jane Nelsen Debbie provides a great analogy of the need for reasonable, kind, and firm limits, and how to set them in an empathic way. Are You A Manager Or A Leader? by Crystal Lutton This is a truly inspiring article that will make you think. Crystal “Management skills are necessary. A leader, on the other hand, has a vision. Decide where you want to go before you find yourself somewhere you’d rather not be.” Active Parenting by Crystal Lutton Being your child’s advocate while respecting that others have different rules. The Case Against Time Out by Peter Haiman, Ph.D Parental Anger: Mindfulness and Letting Go by Alisa J. Holleron (link works again!) Being “In Control” - The Possible and Impossible in Parenting by Patty Wipfler You Don't Really Feel That Way! by Elisabeth Hallett What is your child trying to tell you when they say they are bored? Magical Thinking and Spoiled Children by Sandra Dodd An insightful perspective on “spoiling”. Sandra writes, “When a child is needy, he's rarely needy of things….if you want your children to give generosity and kindness and patience to others, you should give them so much they're overflowing with it.” A cute article about self-doubt. Judging Mothers by Faulkner Fox The infamous “syringing yogurt” article—a must read!
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