“You are my hiding place…..” Psalm 32:7
What do you think about where you hear the word ’soak’? As a single parent you might think of soaking the kid’s play clothes that have so many stains on they will never see clean again. Or your mind might go to that pile of [...]
As a parent, you’ve probably discovered that even when you do right things with your kids, at times problems develop and you have to make adjustments. As you examine your current routine, you may discover that in an attempt to do something helpful such as talk things through, you’ve actually [...]
When children need correction, it’s often helpful to have them take a Break. This technique follows a biblical model of correction and focuses on a child’s heart, not just behavior. You can use a Break with children as young as two years old and, with modification, you can use it throughout [...]
Teaching children to accept a “no” answer is important. Knowing how to help children in this area can be a challenge. The following two examples illustrate different ways to help children change, based on their own uniqueness and personality.
One dad said, “I sometimes continue to say no until my daughter [...]
Dealing with annoying behavior is not like disciplining for defiance or teaching a child to follow instructions. When it comes to impulsivity, the child can’t always make changes just by choosing something different. In many cases, kids don’t realize that they’re being annoying and they don’t know what to do [...]
“Our two-year-old was doing fine until the baby was born. Now he’s having toilet-training problems, bedtime problems, and he’s even mean to the baby. What do I do?”
When a second child comes along the first child loses something very important. He or she is no longer the only object of [...]
The child who doesn’t like an instruction or limitation may reveal frustration outwardly, sometimes in a small way and other times with downright revenge. One mom said, “I can tell when my thirteen-year-old son is frustrated and upset. He becomes more abrupt in his actions and words. His roughness sends [...]
When parents give an instruction but children don’t want to comply or it’s not convenient for them, sometimes they need to learn to “obey first and then we’ll talk about it.” This emphasizes obedience.
If little Brian has pulled a chair over to the counter and is climbing onto it, you may say, “Brian, we don’t [...]
A bad attitude is a challenge to family life and frustrates many a parent. Furthermore, if children don’t learn how to deal with their attitude, they grow up to be adults with bad attitudes. One way to help children overcome a bad attitude is to take it apart and help them deal with it in [...]
It’s fun to ask this question of children. When you ask, “Why do you do what’s right?” the common answer from kids is, “So I don’t get in trouble.” That’s when you can take them to Romans 13:5 which says, “Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment [...]
