Discipline

One Size Does Not Fit All

July 21, 2010

“We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take from us or spare us.“ -Marcel Proust (1871-1922) Jenny’s Take: Becoming ScreamFree looks different for each parent. You are an individual with a particular upbringing and a particular relationship with the co-parent of your child. You live [...]

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Growing Adults

June 16, 2010

“Nothing you do for children is ever wasted. They seem not to notice us, hovering, averting our eyes, and they seldom offer thanks, but what we do for them is never wasted.” – Garrison Keillor Jenny’s Take: All the hard work that you pour into becoming a better parent is worth it. Every second. You [...]

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Are You falling for the Trantrum Trick?

May 26, 2010

“Home is the place where boys and girls first learn how to limit their wishes, abide by rules, and consider the rights and needs of others.” – Sidonie Gruenberg, author Jenny’s Take: I talked to a woman the other day who said to me, “I can’t tell my 6 year old son no. He throws [...]

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Do You Have Expectations?

April 22, 2010

“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.” -Michael Jordan, US Basketball star Hal’s Take: Want to be a great parent? Want to be up to the challenge of raising your kids while keeping your cool? Then expect that you can. Stop telling yourself that you can’t do this. Stop beating [...]

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How Important is Your Role at Home?

April 14, 2010

“If our American way of life fails the child, it fails us all.” -Pearl S. Buck Hals Take: Children are the future. It’s a sentiment that we’ve all heard so many times that we don’t even really hear it anymore. But take just a moment to think about it in a different way. YOUR [...]

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How Boundary Setting Can Positively Affect Children – Tamara Wilhelm, MA, LMHC

April 5, 2010

How a parent approaches boundaries in child rearing has an enormous impact on their child’s self-esteem, how they develop morals, and how well they do academically, socially and in relationships. In Dr Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend’s book, Boundaries, they outline 5 needs that positive boundary setting addresses for children. 1. Self-Protection. The whole [...]

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Enter the “One Warning Zone” – Do you Dare?

February 11, 2010

Do you ever think you would like to end the repeating, multiple warnings to stop unwanted behavior or repeating directions to your children? What is stopping you? An interesting point of conversation was brought up the other night in my ScreamFree Parenting Teleseminar, by author Hal Runkel. What if you never gave two warnings EVER [...]

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Positive Parenting: Utilizing Discipline to Teach by Natalie Chandler, MA, LMHC

February 8, 2010

When we hear the word “discipline” we generally think of punishment. However, it is important to remember that discipline is really about teaching. The word disciple comes from the word discipline. When you think of Jesus’ disciples, they were people trying to learn from Him so they could go out and teach and spread the [...]

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Are You Teaching Your Children to Live Without You?

February 4, 2010

Each day you have the opportunity to allow your child to grow in the area of self-reliance, are you nurturing that?

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Should You Give Your Kids “that”????

December 16, 2009

From ScreamFree Parenting by Hal Runkel “Eating everything you want is not that much fun. When you live a life with no boundaries, there’s less joy. If you can eat anything you want, what’s the fun in eating anything you want to?” Tom Hanks (1956- ) Hanks spoke these words in an interview for Esquire [...]

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