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A new, abeit not too surprising trend in middle schoolers with new social media and Instagram.
A wonderful article from http://taylorandsarahbrooks.blogspot.com on their findings on kids with the popular social site Instagram.
How kids are often judging their popularity on a number: how many likes they have.
SHOW NOTES
Parents: A Word about Instagram – article referenced in show on Instagram by Taylor and Sarah Brooks.
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Marriage by San Diego Shooter at Flickr
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The importance of a solid marriage for our kiddos.
What are the tricks to a good marriage: like your spouse and be likable
Today we talk about some of the cornerstones to being likable, and liking our spouse.
Yes, I will even give examples on how to do this.
The Marriage Podcast – the show my wife and I cohost. Great show and we get some of our best feedback from this show.
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Carpe Diem by Darcy Moore at Flickr
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An FPN classic on Carpe Diem Parenting, and why it is so freaking important.
Why the article by Glennon absolutely broke my heart.
How parenting does NOT have to suck with little flecks of good. It can rock with just a little bit of suck-fest involved.
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Shame on You by jacicita at Flickr.
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The use of shame with our kids. Does it work? We think not!
How many are using shame without even knowing it.
Would you use the same techniques you are using with your kids on your workers.
SHOW NOTES
No Bad Kids – Toddler Discipline Without Shame
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Screw Up by st bernard at Flickr
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Today we take a break from philosophy and talk about Trey’s 16 biggest screwups.
That’s right, Trey lays himself out there and talks about his biggest regrets as a parent.
How self-evaluation is important to growing and figuring out where to go next.
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Baby Bully by This is Awkward at Flickr.
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How babies can and do in fact bully older siblings.
A fascinating story of a young kid I witnessed doing this very thing…to my SON!
What principles does this absolutely violate?
How do we combat baby bullies?
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Milemarker by nsuengineer06 at Flickr.
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Milestones: just how important they are in a kid growing up.
How appropriately celebrated milestones can actually reduce the effects of adolescent behaviors. I mean seriously…who doesn’t want that.
Some milestone celebrations that Jeff and Trey use.
RESOURCES
Celebrating Milestones – article referenced.
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Eyeball by llizjones112 at Flickr.
Corrie, my wife, had what is called Interocular Contact Lens surgery yesterday.
Corrie has worn glasses all her life and has been okay with them but she has always wanted the freedom to not have to wear them.
So most of you are probably thinking “then why doesn’t she get some flappin’ contacts?” This would be a legitimate question and the answer is: she’s actually allergic to the material that normal contacts are made out of.
So you might be wondering “seriously, can a person be allergic to contact lenses?” Again, the answer is yes. Contacts have always made Corries eyes red and watery. We recently heard about a surgery that would place a permanent lens on Corries eye that would permanently correct her vision and wean her off of glasses. After we squared away the funds, we pulled the trigger and yesterday they completed her first eye.
I stayed home with beh-behs and got to play the single-dad, homemaker, and nurse to my busted-eye-balled wife. As of today she has 20/20 vision in her right eye and the next surgery is scheduled for a couple of weeks from now. I didn’t finish clean-up and dishes until 1am so I made an executive decision to cancel the show.
But I didn’t want to leave you with nothing so I’m going to give you a list of the names of the top 10 most download shows as of today (4/10/13). Pick one, and click on it and it will take you to the episode for your listening pleasure!
| 2013-03-11 – Episode 202 Spring Break: Parents Gone Wild | |||||
| 2013-02-25 – Episode 198 Coming Clean with the FPN Audience on Spanking | |||||
| 2013-02-18 – Episode 197 Becoming a Good Daddy | |||||
| 2012-12-28 – Episode 25 RFGP Stop, Collaborate and Listen: Coming Along Side our Kids | |||||
| 2012-12-24 – Episode 183 Raising Kids Through Respect | |||||
| 2013-01-21 – Episode 189 Professional Parent versus Mommies and Daddies | |||||
| 2013-01-25 – Episode 28 10 Common Mistakes in Communication | |||||
| 2013-03-04 – Episode 200 Control: Why Modern Parenting Fails | |||||
| 2013-01-02 – Episode 184 The Good, The Bad, The Ugly: Christmas Vacation in Review | |||||
| 2013-02-06 – Episode 194 The Parental Temper Tantrum |
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Shame
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The popular pictures of parents shaming their kids who have screwed up.
The use of shaming to force compliance from kids.
The overt shame-skis, as well as subtle shame-eee-dee-dooski.
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Good Boy by Rakka at Flickr.
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Praising kids. Is it good, or more like training a dog?
How there is a thin line between praising a kid to teach and train, and manipulate/trick kids into doing what we want.
How to find that thin line on praising.
SHOW NOTES
The Real Family Guys have suggested that praise is a powerful and wonderful tool to use in parenting. But today we go over an article that suggests that praise is not a good thing. Oooooh! Now watcha gonna say?
Today we discuss how praise can be a wonderful thing, or be the same techniques that we use to train dogs.
RESOURCES
Character Practice Sheet – Jeff’s own creation. This little ditty makes parenting easier since our kids will have better behaviors. This resource helps you plant seeds of self-esteem in your kids.
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