consistent parenting
August 30th, 2010 at 01:50pm
Under Children+ Family+ Teens/Tweens
The beginning of the school year is a great time to set up an allowance plan for your kids. This is not payment for chores, rather, teaching them how to manage their money.
1. Each child is allotted 3-5 envelopes (depending on the age and stage and needs of the child)
2. Each envelope is labeled with [...]
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By Susan Epstein
June 15th, 2010 at 11:30am
Under Teens/Tweens
Parenting from a calm place is one of the most difficult techniques to master, especially if you come from a family where everyone shouts at each other naturally. A lot of moms and dads tell me that in their families growing up, it was normal for people to scream and yell at each other
Some kids, can [...]
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By Susan Epstein
April 6th, 2009 at 04:22pm
Under Teens/Tweens
Luther Burbank, renowned American horticulturist, botanist and humanist, wrote in his book, The Training of the Human Plant, the following:
“Above all [when raising children], bear in mind repetition, repetition, the use of an influence over and over again. Keeping everlastingly at it, this is what fixes traits in plants - the constant repetition of an [...]
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Tags: calm parenting, consistent parenting, Parenting advice teens
By Susan Epstein