Routinely lying, skipping school, and disobeying rules in the home are symptoms of larger issues which can plague children. Parents need to focus on understanding these underlying issues and use proactive instead of reactive parenting.

An important first step for parents is to discover and acknowledge the stressors that affect… Read entire post …

Children who display defiant, argumentative, and disrespectful behaviors can be doing so for many reasons, and often stems from a lack of being able to communicate effectively with parents. Parental approaches need to be multifaceted when dealing with these negative behaviors.

As children move through different emotional, social, and physical… Read entire post …

Children who lie not only cause distrust within the family, but they can have negative impacts on other relationships as well. Young children sometimes use lies as strategies to avoid punishment, have control of a situation, or to gain the attention of someone else. Parents can do several things when… Read entire post …

There comes a time in many kids’ lives when they are tempted to skip school or ditch classes. Usually this is not an issue until the junior or senior high school years, but parents need to be aware of the temptation and be equipped to effectively handle the situation if… Read entire post …

In this episode, I’m going to talk to you about four typical ways to deal with disrespectful behavior in your home. The goal of this program is to help you to reduce the stress and frustration that you might be feeling at this moment so that you can get on with enjoying the process of raising your children.