No-Cry Discipline

How to End Preschooler Back Talk

When you first hear your preschooler talk back to you it is often a simple expression of their emotion: “No! I don’t want to.” It is important to differentiate between your child’s feelings, and how he is expressing them. He is absolutely entitled to his feelings, but the problem is in the way that he is voicing them. A disrespectful pattern can quickly emerge and worsen if the communication pattern is not pointed out and corrected from the beginning.

How to Get Your Children to Listen to You

You tell your child to put his shoes on 10 times, and he is still walking around barefoot.

You ask your child to close the door behind them, yet it is wide open and letting cold air in.

You remind your child to go to the bathroom, but when you arrive at the grocery store, she suddenly needs to go potty.

These are all normal, yet frustrating, scenarios for parents; but there is a simple solution to this problem – read on!

Giving Choices – A Simple Way to Improve Behavior

Children do not have much control over their daily lives, and it can be frustrating for little ones trying to gain some independence. Luckily there is an easy solution to this problem, and it is one that will help with overall behavior as well: Offer choices to your children instead of always telling them what to do and when to do it.

Common Parent Complaint, “My Child Won’t Cooperate”

I hear similar questions and complaints from parents all around the world every day, and often they are about this topic:

“How can I get my kids to cooperate with me?”

“I’m always nagging my children, and it doesn’t do any good!”

“My requests get ignored, but then they get mad when I nag!”

“I’m constantly making requests, yet my children won’t do what I ask. I get tired of hearing my own voice!”

Taking Your Children Shopping

The holiday season is filled with extra shopping both at the grocery store and the mall; and unfortunately, little ones aren’t always the most helpful shopping partners. This post will cover a few tips that will (hopefully) lessen the begging, whining, and all out tantrums.

Do Kids Hate Shopping?

It may seem like your children hate shopping, but the shopping itself is not usually the problem.

When Reality Doesn’t Match Our Expectations

The realities of everyday life often don’t match up to our expectations; however, this seems especially true when you become a parent. There are three main areas where our parenting expectations become out of sync with real life…

1. The Ideal Family Life

Parents tend to paint a picture of what their family life will be even before their first child is born. These daydreams idealize their future family and put focus on the many joys of parenthood.