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Has your child ever wandered away from you in a big open crowded place – the mall, an airport a parking lot, in the Santa Claus line? My story: When my son Matthew was four, he very quietly left our sides as his dad and I were engrossed in a cool potential purchase. Matt just [...]
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Trust in the power of just one single sentence to get your child quickly back on track. When you are trying to get your children to pay better attention to their responsibilities, make a brief, very specific sentence your first and main strategy instead of revving up for the drain of debate, confrontation and consequencing. [...]
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What do we adults do when our friends call us with problems in their lives? We listen. We sympathize. We support. We validate their feelings. Maybe, just maybe, we carefully step in with a little advice. When your kids have problems, do you abandon those wonderful listening skills and jump in to tell them how [...]
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