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Setting Limits with Grandparents

Kathryn Kvols, author of Redirecting Children's Behavior and founder of The International Network for Children and Families, says, "Have you ever felt like your parents give your children too much "stuff?" Check out one mom's solution and a clue from Kathryn on how to know when your boundaries are being disrespected in her latest blog post. Click Here to read more

Christie Burnett of Childhood 101 writes, "Reading, writing and arithmetic were once the cornerstones of childhood learning but (for the most part) our parents and grandparents still found time to play.  Newcastle based Mum of three, Lenora Newcombe, believes that our children are missing out on the good old fashioned fun of childhood thanks to the pressures of a downward push within our education system, over-scheduling, sexualisation and commercialism.  If Lenora has her way, parents will find their way to a whole new set of R's for their children - real food, real play and real life."  Read more about the new three R's in this article. Click Here to Read more

A Tough Pill to Swallow

Janet Lansbury of Elevating Childhood addresses the difference between "soft rules" and "insist upon rules" when it comes to going against your toddler's will.  Click Here to read more

From that we build our self-confidence formula.  We think and act boldly, we learn from mistakes, we know that we can learn and accomplish anything we want.

So we fail our way to success. This is the secret that all top achievers know and it's how they become successful.

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The Food Desert

Maggie Macaulay of Whole Hearted Parenting writes about learning to detach from the power struggles as her daughter traverses the teen years.  What we are telling ourselves about what our teen is doing is key. Click Here for more

Positive Parenting: Toddlers and Beyond writes, "Parenting is a very complex task. If we're not careful, we will become too focused on one aspect and let the others fall by the wayside. Many times, I see parents who are intently focused on discipline, and I'm talking about the traditional use of the word here with regard to modifying behavior. Sometimes we get very caught up in "What do I do when..." or "How do I get my kid to..." and we lose sight of the bigger picture.  The truth is that there are many things that are more important in shaping our children than the methods and techniques we use to modify their behavior."  Click here for more

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