Parenting

Creating Motivation

I want it and I want it now! If you enticed your child with the reward of two marshmallows for waiting just 15 minutes before eating the first one, would they do it? 

In this video, we’ll give you three basic parenting rules that along with a few goals and expectations will help give your kids the skills they need to have better self-discipline.

Topics include: Parenting • Creating Motivation • Self-Discipline • Delayed Gratification • Parental Involvement • Sense of Safety • Consistency • Love and Acceptance • Setting Goals • Set Expectations • Communicate Expectations • Self-Reliance

Child Anger

They get SO MAD! And sometimes we just don’t know why! You expect meltdowns from toddlers who are just trying to figure out their big feelings. But what about your school-age child?

In this video we talk about what anger can really mean, and we’ll give you some great strategies for helping your child understand and manage their feelings in healthy ways.

Topics include: Parenting • Child Anger • Professional Diagnosis • Anxiety • Stress • Trauma • Developmental Differences • Stay Calm • Talk Through Problems • Don’t Give In • Consequences • Positive Parenting • Cause and Effect

Creating Honesty

We’ve all caught our kids in a lie or two. We’ve even told a few ourselves. Why do kids lie and can you teach them to tell the truth?

In this video we talk about why lies happen, how your reactions to lies can in fact encourage them, and what you can do to create an environment of honesty in your home to help your kids choose truth over lies.

Topics include: Parenting • Creating Honesty • Truth • Lies • Consequences • Courage • Celebrate Honesty

Creating Courage

Your child dents your neighbor’s car when playing ball in the street. Do they tell you about it or do they hide it and hope nobody finds out? We want our children to develop into courageous little people who will always do the right thing, even when they’re afraid.

This video gives you tips on how to help your children triumph over their fears and become courageous.

Topics include: Parenting • Creating Courage • Admit Fear • Recognize Fear • Model Courage • Follow Through • Talk to Child • Encourage Courage • Teach Courage

Creating Kindness

We want our kids to help old ladies cross the street, serve meals to the poor, and become pals to lonely kids at school. But how do you teach them to be kind? Where does kindness come from?

This video gives you tips on finding those teachable moments in everyday life where you can guide your children to choose kindness, and how you can model this value from your own interactions with them to encourage their hearts.

Topics include: Parenting • Creating Kindness • Teaching • Empathy • Communication • Random Acts of Kindness

Creating Confidence

What kind of super-hero confidence does it take to carry your child through life? 

In this video, we talk about the three things you can do to help create this super-power of confidence in your child!

Topics include: Parenting • Creating Confidence • Bullying • Confidence • Self-Worth • Supportive Home • Childhood friends • Talk to Child • Listen to Child • Use Humor

ADD/ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD can make parenting a challenge, as if it wasn’t already! 

In this video, we look at what’s true and what’s not about ADHD, four ways you can best support your child and bring peace into your home, and four ways to take great care of yourself when parenting a child with ADHD.

Topics include: Parenting • ADHD • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder • Inattentive • Hyperactive • Impulsive • Recognizing ADHD • ParentingStrategies • Behavior Therapy • Create Organization • Create Routines • Work Together

Autism

Of the different disorders a child can have, Autism ranks as one of the toughest. There is a lot of confusion about it, but there are also many things we know today to help a child live a happy and purposeful life.

In this video, we’ll talk about the what autism is and dispel few misconceptions about it. We’ll look at the behaviors that could be a red flag for you. We’ll also talk about how to get the help and support both you and your child need, and the best ways to relate to a child living with autism.

Topics include: Parenting • Autism Spectrum Disorder • ASD • Celebrate Differences • Repetitive Behaviors • Obsessive Behaviors • Professional Diagnosis

Strong Willed Children

Do you have a child who is a force to be reckoned with? Who won’t take no for answer, won’t be reasoned with, and won’t do anything they don’t want to do? If so, then you likely have a strong-willed child. 

Topics include: Parenting • Strong-Willed • Parenting Styles • Authoritarian Style • Permissive Indulgent Style • Authoritative Style • Gaining Control • Arguing • Making Own Rules • Power Struggles • Self-Taught Lessons