Haters Gonna Hate
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How to handle those parents that criticize when we just don’t want it…and often don’t need it!
I’ll give you three options on how to approach it, and no, I don’t suggest you punch them in the face!
Is it possible to do this, without burning the relationship with the person: YES!
Tantrum by Christine Szeto at Flickr
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What does it really mean to love our kid?
How love isn’t really a feeling at all, but what we do with both our positive and negative feelings.
Some simple steps to stop you from burning your bridges with your kids.
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Our tongue in cheek show on the “unfair” advantages we give our kids.
How we really do support giving our kids unfair advantages in all aspects of life to help them be as successful as they wish.
A list of unfair advantages both Casa de Emery and Homestead de Gibson practice with their kids.
SHOW NOTES
Is Having a Loving Family an Unfair Advantage
Top 10 Ways You Are Giving Your Kid an Unfair Advantage
What’s the Most Unfair Advantage a Kid Can Have
Power and Control
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The concepts of using power and control and how you are probably using them without even knowing.
An article of a Georgian mom who called the cops to issue a faux-arrest of her 11 year old kid for talking back.
How to repair relationships when we’ve been parenting through power and control.
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Georgia Mom Scares Disobeying Son – thanks to John for this article.
How to Do Parent-Child Relationship Repair – thanks to Julie for this article.
Right Versus Wrong
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How to teach kids right and wrong and how obedience has NOTHING to do with it.
How most of us are stuck teaching kids a lot about ethics, and not much on morals.
How to evaluate our parenting so we can move our ethics into moral beliefs.
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Working with the meltdown…but not through punishment.
A wonderful article on teaching our kids to act better, rather than forcing them to.
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Baltimore Riots by Patrick Semansky at the Associate Press
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What the Baltimore riots can teach us about parenting.
No, I am not going to rip a new one in the parents of these folks.
How the riots cover some of the foundations to humanity and thus lead to good parenting foundations.
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Great article at Lifehack.com on 10 things we have got to stop saying to our kids.
How we are not suggesting you say only negative things to your kid.
What are good things to say to our kids?
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10 Things to Stop Saying to Your Kids
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The reason why parents are disrespectful to their kids and not even realize it.
How we must learn to show even kids respect.
How teaching kids by giving information is not good.
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Why Are Americans So Inclined to Disrespect Their Children
Why Preschool Shouldn’t Be Like School
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The concept of modesty and how it’s probably not what you think.
How to instill the concept of modesty in our children without creating shame.
No, we don’t necessarily recommend a burkah.
SHOW NOTES
Modesty: The Gateway to Your Self Worth
