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Listening to Emotions without Discounting Feelings

Parenting with Emotional IntelligenceBy cynthiaAugust 3, 2012

Everyday children experience stressful situations. Challenges such as not getting what they want or feeling that a sibling is liked more can often cause emotions to erupt quickly to the surface. Our challenge is to listen without judgment of “right” or “wrong” or “good” or “bad”. Parents can learn to accept their child’s released feelings.…

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Critical Thinking is Important for Problem Solving

Parenting - Educating ChildrenBy cynthiaJuly 25, 2012

Are you challenged by knowing when to set limits, when to have a “hands-off” approach or when to support the problem solving process? If so, you are not alone. Parenting is an art, not a science. The formula varies for each parent and child combination. Learning the skills and intuition required for supporting the problem…

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Parent – Child Connection is the Foundation

Parenting with Emotional IntelligenceBy cynthiaJuly 14, 2012

If I had a child who would do what I ask, parenting would be so easy. Instead, for my daughter’s first 20 years I had struggled with my internal drive to push my daughter with sheer intense will. I would try to put aside the knowledge that this is ineffective and only hurts our relationship.…

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Raising “Fantasy” Children

Parenting Effective DisciplineBy cynthiaJune 26, 2012

My teenager will not:  smoke, do drugs, drink alcohol, be sexually active or rude. School, grades and college will be important. What a great fantasy this is! No problems, no hassles and no fear!  Instead, what about expecting that your teenager will do drugs, smoke, have sex, be rude to you and drop out of…

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Raising “Fantasy” Children

Parenting Effective DisciplineBy cynthiaJune 26, 2012Leave a comment

My teenager will not: smoke, do drugs, drink alcohol, be sexually active or rude. School, grades and college will be important. What a great fantasy this is! No problems, no hassles and no fear! Instead, what about expecting that your teenager will do drugs, smoke, have sex, be rude to you and drop out of…

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Raising strong-willed children with “soft power”

Parenting Effective DisciplineBy cynthiaJune 25, 2012

If our children simply did everything we told them, followed the wisdom we handed them, wouldn’t parenting be a cinch? The muddiness inherent to parenting doesn’t come from a lack of love, but rather in not understanding our impact on our children and how to get our messages across. For many years I struggled against…

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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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