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How to Get Your Child to Listen.

How to Get Your Child to Listen - Pillars for Success Read on to find out why the characteristics of parent child communication are such a powerful factor in getting a defiant child to listen.

“Lying” is an area of parenting that presents unique challenges for even the most experienced parents. It is not simply about a challenging/upsetting behavior. From the adult perspective, when children lie they are violating standards of honor and trust. Both of these pain points can have a profound effect on the relationships between adults and children. For many kids, lying serves a very specific purpose. Often, this is more about self-protection and avoiding shame and consequences for something they have done.

In order to effectively understand the potential effects of lying, every parent needs to first understand that “lying” is part of the journey that often occurs between parents and children. Reviewing this journey enables us to focus effectively on how to deal with a child who lies. https://bit.ly/3kd54Ux

How to Raise Children with High Self-esteem.

Parenting Happy Children vs Raising High Self-Esteem Children Is the goal to raise “happy children” or is the goal to raise high self-esteem children who have self-confidence and the ability to problem solve? Children who have learned that “love” and “caring” is a two-way street and just as they need “caring” from others, so do others need “c...

Imaginative Play for Toddlers: 3 Fun Ideas.

Imaginative Play for Toddlers: 3 Fun Ideas - Pillars for Success Are we moving into an age of electronic addiction for our youngest generation? You can still foster creative and enjoy imaginative play with toddlers?

Point Sheets and How They Help Your Child Make Better Choices. https://bit.ly/2HWEawF

Point Sheets for Child to make better choices - Pillars for Success Behavior management Point sheets are the answer for better behavior of a child; they help child to make better choices. Point sheets are not behavior chart template.

These days we surround ourselves and our families with costly gizmos and electronics to keep us busy, keep us current, and keep our children focused elsewhere so we have time for ourselves. This all feeds the habit I refer to as “electronic addiction.” https://bit.ly/3wW913u

We often think of communication as only the spoken words exchanged between parent and child. However, the truth is that more than 90% of communication is non-verbal communication. This covers how you are feeling, your body language, the tone of your voice when you speak, and many other areas. In all cases how you feel and the accompanying body language should match and both should be delivering the same message. Folding your arms across your chest and claiming, “No, I am not angry,” sends mixed signals. https://bit.ly/3zxo993

I was thrilled to be a guest on Mother’s Guide through Autism, hosted by Brigitte Shipman. We discussed the three reasons for challenging and defiant behaviors. You can listen to the entire podcast for free: https://bit.ly/3xCeIV3

Are you tired of constantly arguing with your child? Let’s just get to it. Here are 5 suggestions on how to avoid arguing with your child: https://bit.ly/2U75Uo7

Is my child’s behavior my fault? Before you answer this question, ask yourself if ANYBODY can control another person’s behavior. The laws of human behavior say otherwise: we can only control our own behavior. However, we can definitely influence the behavior of our children. So, who is responsible when conflicts, tantrums, nagging, and aggressive behavior occur and repeat? Read on to learn more about how you can influence positive outcomes: https://bit.ly/3MEizVC

Pro Parenting tip: Set up situations very carefully so that your child feels like he is in control and chooses to cooperate! The Pillars for Success will teach you the rules and the tools to do this!

While we could fill the pages of this blog post with phrases you will want to avoid saying to your child, we have chosen five phrases to serve as examples. https://bit.ly/2uTHVcG

Read on to find out why the characteristics of parent/child communication are such a powerful factor in how our children respond to our requests. https://bit.ly/3CHHmUH

5 Ways to Avoid Arguments with Your Children. https://bit.ly/3qves6e

[Podcast] “Connecting with Challenging Children” – The Stress Nanny. https://bit.ly/3M7heYq

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Kids who are picky eaters may not be as bad as kids who pick their noses but….https://www.pillarsforsuccess.com/parenting-tips-picky-eaters/

Parenting Tips for Picky Eater - Pillars for Success Do you have a picky eater at home? What can you do to get your picky eating toddler to try new foods and get the nutrition required?

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Your Child Doesn’t Plan and Plot to Drive You Nuts! https://bit.ly/3g3j25Z

Your Child Doesn’t Plan and Plot to Drive You Nuts! - Pillars for Success When your kid disagrees with you or refuses to do what you ask, it’s not because he/she plans and plots to drive you nuts!

The 9 Pillars of Successful Parenting. https://bit.ly/3npflvD

The 3 Surprising Lessons We Learn from Santa. https://bit.ly/3H7hQdf

Discipline vs. Punishment for Children
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Discipline vs. Punishment for Children - Pillars for Success Parents are learning that discipline and punishing children using the same old techniques often do not bring the results they're seeking.

Guess what? Children really do think differently from adults! When your kid disagrees with you or refuses to do what you ask, it’s not because he/she plans and plots to drive you nuts! Nor is it because you have done a “bad job” parenting. https://bit.ly/30jMDE0

Raising a teenager begins with a parenting style that establishes and reinforces safe limits and boundaries. The ultimate parenting goal by the time a child becomes a teenager is to allow the teen opportunities to further develop independence, self-care, and positive judgment while reinforcing safety even when the temptation to do otherwise is strong. https://bit.ly/3Ey1tFM