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Boundaries and Limits or Rules are Different

Parenting Effective DisciplineBy cynthiaMarch 31, 2015Leave a comment

“I do so much for my children and they just don’t appreciate it. They only think about themselves. Sometimes I feel like I’m just here to give them what they want. Why don’t they think about me?” When you think this way, there is a good chance that you have not set clear personal boundaries.…

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Family Harmony from a Unified Parenting Plan

Parenting Effective Discipline, Parents Success StoriesBy cynthiaMarch 25, 2015Leave a comment

My wife and I contacted Cynthia for three reasons. 1. How to deal with our very physical son, 2. we wanted to come together more on our parenting approach, and 3. to stop the fighting between our two sons. Over two months we have made great progress. With Cynthia’s advice, our parenting approach is more…

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Managing My Parental Yelling and Creating Cooperation with Daughter

Parents Success StoriesBy cynthiaMarch 25, 2015Leave a comment

I’m a mom of three children ages 7, 5, and 3. I contacted Cynthia primarily because of my 5 year-old daughter’s screaming and my screaming in return. I wanted to learn how to discipline my children more effectively so my kids would cooperate. I also wanted a much better relationship with my daughter. I’ve been…

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7 Keys to Creating a United Parenting Couple

Parenting Effective DisciplineBy cynthiaMarch 25, 2015Leave a comment

1. Make your primary connection with your partner, or a person of your own generation. Children are NOT the primary connection. Couples who focus on the children as their reason for being together, lose touch with each other and often the original reason you are together. Children grow up and leave the nest. If you…

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Sibling Problems are Teachable Moments

Parenting Effective DisciplineBy cynthiaMarch 18, 2015Leave a comment

Each parent-child conflict gives us an opportunity to either teach our children, or to try to control our children. When we use discipline parenting strategies we are approaching the conflict as a teachable moment; an opportunity for our children to learn important life skills. When our children learn how to resolve conflicts, the joyful result…

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10 Most Common Parenting Challenges You Can Solve

Parenting Effective DisciplineBy cynthiaMarch 6, 2015Leave a comment

These Parenting Problems All Have Solutions Children are not listening and not following directions. You don’t know how to solve problems with your kids. Child gets upset easily from “minor” triggers and lashes out. Teenager won’t talk to you which scares you. Too much angry and disrespectful behavior by you and your children. You and…

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Parenting is an Opportunity for Personal Growth

Cynthia's Book ExcerptsBy cynthiaFebruary 25, 2015Leave a comment

I didn’t realize how much personal growth I would have to go through in order to become a parent I was proud of… Like every other parent, I made (and make) mistakes. My pride comes from being a parent who continually self-reflects and tries to learn from my challenges with my daughter. Rearing children is…

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Parents Feel Fear When Phone Isn’t Answered

Parenting Teens and Young AdultsBy cynthiaFebruary 24, 2015Leave a comment

My daughter is now 26 yet I can still feel distress when I’m not able to reach her by phone. The parental mind seems to go instantly to fear that something has happened to our child. I laughed so hard when my daughter showed me this pie chart of what parents think when kids don’t answer their phones. We…

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Child Loves Private Time with Mom in the Morning

Parents Success StoriesBy cynthiaFebruary 20, 2015Leave a comment

Hi Cynthia, I attended your class last week on motivating kids without punishment or rewards. That night when I got home my son was still awake so I told him that we would get up 10 minutes earlier the next day and spend some time together doing whatever it was that he wanted. The next…

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Teens Need Structure to Get Chores Done

Parents Success StoriesBy cynthiaFebruary 18, 2015Leave a comment

I’m a mom of three children. My two teenage girls share a bathroom and I want them to be responsible for cleaning it. I was taking the hands off approach until it got so bad that I would loudly tell them that I couldn’t stand it anymore and they had to clean it. I knew…

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Terms of Use: The articles in my blog are a matter of my opinion and perspective, offered to help stimulate parents' thinking about their child raising and common concerns, conflicts, and changes that typically occur. They are meant to be educational only. Because they are general in nature, they should NOT be used as a substitute for getting qualified professional psychological, medical, or legal help should serious need arise. The resources I recommend are mostly consistent with my parenting approach. Use them at your own discretion as you would my articles. The parents’ success stories are particular to their family situation. This does not mean that you would get the same results. They are to be used for inspiration that by you changing first, you have the greatest chance of creating a positive change in your family.

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