Skipping the struggle? Really? But I want my child to be happy. I want to take care of them and see that they succeed. Skipping the struggle seems so…well, NEGATIVE. In his book, 12 Huge Mistakes Parents Can Avoid, author Tim Elmore talk s about parents who over function so that their children do not have to…
How to Make Your Family a Dream Team
Your family can be a “dream team” with some intentional parenting. This post is written by Matt Brown from liftyourgame.net, a site that helps athletes improve their performance in a variety of different sports. You probably know one or two families in your wider social circles that seem like “dream teams”. You might see them…
12 Huge Parenting Mistakes You Can Avoid…Mistake #6: Too Much Praise
Hang on, how can too much praise be a mistake? When raising my own three children, I wanted to praise them a lot, but even then I began to see that there is such a thing as too much praise. In his book, 12 Huge Mistakes Parents Can Avoid, author Tim Elmore addresses this idea…
12 Huge Parenting Mistakes You Can Avoid…Mistake #5: Rescuing Children
Rescuing children is okay when they are hurt or in danger, but not in everyday life. Being Super mom or dad is okay if you are not addicted to the rescue. This is #5 of a 12-part series on parenting mistakes. Here are the first four: Mistake #1: Parents not letting their kids fail Mistake…
12 Huge Parenting Mistakes You Can Avoid…Mistake #4: Inconsistency
This is #4 of a 12-part series on parenting mistakes. Here are the first three: Mistake #1: Parents Not Letting Their Kids Fail. Mistake #2: Parents Project Their Lives on Their Children, Mistake #3: Putting Too Much Emphasis on BEING HAPPY Today, we tackle Mistake #4: Inconsistency Parenting is the hardest job on the planet and…
12 Huge Parenting Mistakes You Can Avoid…Mistake #3: Putting Too Much Emphasis on BEING HAPPY
This is #3 of a 12-part series on parenting mistakes. Here are the first two: Mistake #1: Parents Not Letting Their Kids Fail. Mistake #2: Parents Project Their Lives on Their Children. Today, we tackle Mistake #3: Putting Too Much Emphasis on BEING HAPPY Your child’s happiness is important, but being happy should not be the…
12 Huge Parenting Mistakes You Can Avoid…. Mistake #2: Parents Project Their Lives on Their Children
This is #2 of a 12-part serious on parenting mistakes. Last week, we discussed Mistake #1: Parents Not Letting Their Kids Fail. This week: Mistake #2: Parents Project Their Lives on Their Children. Sit through any youth sports event and you are sure to hear a parent or two or three who are obviously trying…
12 Parenting Mistakes You Can Avoid
Although I’ve never met a perfect parent, I have met some who were pretty wise and I’ve learned a lot from watching them parent. And although my kids are grown, I’m always on the lookout for parenting wisdom from other sources. Even as a parenting and family life coach, I certainly don’t know it all!…
3 Ways to Victory Even When The Scoreboard Says it’s a Loss
I love to win, don’t you? Victory is just plain fun. I love it when my teams win (Go Dolphins! Go Hurricanes!) and I love it when my kids’ teams win. But in the world of sports–and life–there is always a winner and a loser and so your child will be facing a lot of…
Raising Leaders Starts HERE
There are two kinds of people in this world, leaders, and followers. As parents, we should want to be all about raising leaders, we should want them to be the ones who are doing the influencing instead of the ones being swayed by others all the time. Unfortunately, some people think that unless you are…