Monthly Archive: April 2012
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download Join me as we discuss: *Kids and chores. Do they need more… *How it seems like expectations and responsibility levels have changed over the generations. *Where the problem these kiddos have actually lies. *How build proactive kids that are helpful and have good work-ethic. SHOW …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download Join me as we discuss: *How the approach you’ve been taugh might just be wrong. *How ADHD requires meeting issues on a BUNCH of levels…not just one or two. *Four areas you must be addressing to experience success with ADHD kiddos. SHOW NOTES Ellen Thomas Website …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download Join me as we discuss: *An interview my good friend and owner of AffluentStudent.com. *Kids and technology…should they have them. *We cover everything from cellphones to Facebook. SHOW NOTES The Affluent Student – Paul website. Check him out and sign up for his email …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download Join me as we discuss: *A case study with my middle child and his whining. *My mounting frustrations with his actions and emotions lately. *A newsletter by Vanessa Van Petten (one of my most trusted sources of parenting info) and how it slapped me in the face. *The …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download Join me as we discuss: *The 2 polarized thought processes of giving condoms to kids and why I’m okay with both approaches…regardless of my beliefs. *The middle-grounders on this issue that bother the crap out of me. *My call to parents to cowboy up on the issue. …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download Join me as we discuss: *What is a Virtual Family Bank and what is FamZoo (including the name…)? *How making mistakes with VFB’s can save kids financial pains later in life. *What should parents be teaching kids about money and Bills favorite tips. SHOW …
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Join me as we discuss: *Getting caught up in the hustle and bustle of life. *How this affects our kiddos. *My heartfelt plea to stop the bustle and spend time with your kids.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download Join me as we discuss: *How I’m not referencing physical fighting, but verbal confrontation. *The difference between verbal street-fighting and verbal boxing. *The differences between confrontation and criticizing. *Your golden egg for confronting and teaching kids to fight fairly.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download Join me as we discuss: *What does a kiddo with ADHD experience and feel. *Why that is such an important question for us parents, outside of the obvious. *Why empathy is a MUST if we expect to survive as parents with kiddos diagnosed.
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download Join me as we discuss: *How parenting is more like bowling…with bumpers. *How the worst kind of parenting is “leash” type parenting. *How you can implement bowling into your parenting model…but not with an actual bowling ball.
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