Photo compliments of Gary Simmons.
Join me as we discuss:
*Answering the question: should we let our kids win or make them work for it.
*What fears preceed this question.
*How our view-point on failure is skewed.
*My personal thoughts on the question and why I feel that way.
*How I FIRMLY believe in building kids self-worth up.
*Can these two ideas blend.
SHOW NOTES:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSjLiQxEZlM
APA Article:
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Join me as we discuss:
*The power of saying sorry to our kids.
*Why we need to do this.
*How I advocate for respectful relationships (with similarities of adult relationship) with kiddos but am not suggesting that kids are adults.
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Join me as we discuss:
*How many couples put their marriages so far on the backburner they grow apart.
*Why kids seeing us take care of our marriages is detrimental to them as kids.
*What are some foundational steps to take that establish a good base for a marriage.
SHOW NOTES:
2012 Census Data/Stats on Marriage – Trend: Fewer divorces than the 80’s, but fewer getting married (as of 2008)
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Join me as we discuss:
*A lesson in getting my kids not just to clean their room, but to be motivated to clean.
*How I had one of those moments where I realized my technique was off.
*How relationship wound up being the answer and NOT more consequences.
*How my solution was very out-of-the-box.
SHOW NOTES
Enchanted Collar – article on Inspiration and Chores
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OigozUhBgFQ
Join me as we discuss:
*DISCLAIMER: This is not a substitution for getting professional help. If you are really worried about your kid…don’t play around with it. Go get professional help!
*Discussion as to what I think are the primary reasons we are terrified of death.
*Top 5 Tips for talking to your kids about death.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbuuzCBQOw0
Join me as we discuss:
*Clarifying further my episode on Carpe Diem Parenting
*What I mean when I say “poor technique” in parenting.
*What my definition of good/crappy parent is and isn’t…and how it’s probably different from what you think.
*Why do we (myself included) get so defensive about our parenting.
*How even good parents get overwhelmed from time-to-time.
*My call to all parents…men and women alike.
SHOW NOTES:
Carpe Diem Article
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt9vNTcD2Ys
Join me as we discuss:
*My rally call to men as daddy’s!
*That you can mix nurturing dads with masculinity.
*How I nurture my kids and still have a strong desire to shoot guns and smoke cigars.
*Why we men struggle with being nurturing.
HEAR AUDIO ONLY ABOVE THIS TEXT
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjCw3eSiYZs
Join me as we discuss:
Housekeeping issues:
*Lack of sync between video and audio in Episode 19.
*How issue is resolved.
Podcast Topic:
*Teaching our kids to think rather than just give them info.
*How it’s more than just giving a man a fish – Old Proverb
*Why it is that we often do try and just give kiddo’s info.
*What kind of kiddo does this often produce?
*How to teach a kid to think for themselves.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cinzwaqgq2I
Join me today as we discuss:
*A well written article by Elizabeth Pantley on playing with our kiddos.
*Figure out just where your priorities are.
*Why is play so good and how it gets us what we want…obedience.
*Just a few ideas on how to play with kiddos.
SHOW NOTES:
Daddy, Play With Me by Elizabeth Pantley
The impact of child parent relationship therapy on child behavior and parent-child relationships: An examination of parental divorce.Dillman Taylor, Dalena;Purswell, Katherine;Lindo, Natalya;Jayne, Kimberly;Fernando, Delini; International Journal of Play Therapy, Vol 20(3), Jul 2011, 124-137
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUwjNBjqR-c
HEAR AUDIO ONLY ABOVE THIS TEXT
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Join me as we discuss:
*An article written by Glennon at the Huffington Post.
*What I loved about her article.
*What breaks my heart (meant sincerely) about her post.
*How parenting can be great with sprinkles of dread rather than dread sprinkled with good.
SHOW NOTES
Don’t Carpe Diem Article by Glennon
