05 Jan

Posted at 19:23h in Coaching Program, Elementary, Heart Work, preschool, Solving Parenting Problems, Techniques
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There are things you can do on good days that you can't do on bad days. Good days are those days when a child is trying to overcome the weakness you've been working on. He's tried to respond better to instruction or is controlling his anger and not exploding when he doesn't get his way. At the end of a good day you're encouraged, believing that there may actually be hope for a positive future.

01 Sep

Posted at 12:44h in Coaching Program, Heart Work
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The heart is the center of all things. Inside a child’s heart are many things- certain issues they’re holding onto, feelings, things that bring them passion and joy, their experience of closeness or lack thereof to their parents, feelings of guilt or conviction and temptations and desires. Understanding your child’s heart can not only help “solve” some behavioral issues but it can help prevent them as well. Lastly, a heart-based approach recognizes God has the ultimate heart changer.

26 Mar

Posted at 22:22h in Coaching Program, Emotions, Heart Work
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Firmness says that a boundary is secure and won’t be crossed without a consequence. Harshness, on the other hand, uses angry words and emotional intensity to make children believe that parents mean what they say. Ask yourself an important question about your own parenting. What cues do you give your kids that you mean business? Is it anger or is it firmness?

16 Jan

Posted at 00:05h in Emotions
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Getting the job done is important, but what about the rolling eyes or huffing and mumbling? Is a bad attitude inevitable? Sometimes parents excuse the attitude by saying, “At least he did what I asked.” Others use excuses like, “She’s tired,” or “He’s only eight”...