Teaching My Kids How to Solve Problems Works My wife and I have three children ages 14, 10, and 9. We had taken some parenting classes from Cynthia and tried applying her strategies on our own, without her guidance. It wasn’t too effective because we couldn’t see what we needed to change. Then we decided…
When my husband and I first sought Cynthia’s help, our house was a pretty chaotic place. We have three kids, and it was difficult to get them to do their chores or take accountability for their actions without threats of taking away screen time, cell phones, or play time. These threats and punishments didn’t seem to…
My wife and I were raised in a culture where parents told children what to do. The belief is that children are immature and they don’t know how to manage life. Basically, parents know best and they need to continually direct children. The result has not been positive with our 16 year-old son. He doesn’t…
I try to control my 14 year-old daughter so I can solve her problems and keep her safe. Isn’t that what a loving mom is supposed to do? That was how I was raised. I need to change and learn how to listen and support my daughter because she tells me so. “Mom, you don’t…
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