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How to motivate kids

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One of our biggest struggles as parents has been the way to encourage kids - Two of our kids in particular. One of them is just plain lazy, the other one is a struggling teenager - issues in school, frequently depressed, and at times extremely obnoxious.You seriously need to have a method to inspire kids, and here are a couple ...

ADHD Natural Remedy

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This is our experience with ADHD natural remedies. We've tried several different things, and what we've found is that different things work for different kids. Medication, natural ADHD remedies, and behavior modification programs have all worked with our kids. This particular article is about ADHD natural remedies.As it seems to be more common than we thought, 3 of our 5 ...

Total Transformation - Transition Time

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Here's a technique that's really worked for us. It's super simple, as are most of James Lehman's techniques in the Total Transformation, but very effective. You'll get the idea from watching the video.Visit our parenting website, Effective Parenting Skills, for a complete Total Transformation Review. Want to join a community with other parents, where you can share successes and challenges? ...

Mexican Train Dominos and Other Fun Family Games

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Growing up, I loved it when our family game time came around. We'd all gather around the table with snacks and drinks and play Hearts. Those times have a special place in my memories.Even back then, when life wasn't near as hectic as it is now, it seemed to draw us back together as a family. So of course, as ...

Friday Night Date Nights

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Once you start traveling down the marriage highway, it is easy to forget that one great way to keep the love alive is to spend "just you two" time. Especially after you started adding kids in the mix. We have being using Friday Night Date Night as just the way to have that time. We initially found that finding the ...

Oppositional Defiant Disorder - One Battle After Another

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Parenting 5 adopted children has caused me over the years to become if not not well versed, at least well read on issues we may encounter. So in this research it is no great surprise that I included Oppositional Defiance Disorder, aka ODD. While looking further into this, I discovered a resource called the Total Transformation Program by Dr. James ...

Positive Parenting Skills

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Positive parenting skills – not something you’re just born with! They need to be learned and developed over time. Unfortunately, as far as kids are concerned, the landscape is constantly changing. Just when you think you’ve got it figured out, they morph into some other hideous creature that you don’t recognize and you’ve got to learn how to subdue! (Just ...

Six Effective Parenting Skills That Lead to Accountability

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Our primary job as an effective parent is to make sure our kids are able to function successfully on their own when they leave the house. Every decision we make should be made with that goal in mind. This knowledge and single-minded focus should help us to navigate the waters of parenting much easier, because we have a definite destination ...

Behavior Plans for Teens - 4 Specific Techniques

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How many times have you said "why didn't these kids come with a behavior management plan?" Good news! There is a behavior management plan and in it are wonderful blueprints (or concepts) on how to parent effectively.In the Total Transformation Program by Dr. James Lehman there are several key concepts that promote responsibility taking and accountability on your kids' part. ...

How to Prevent Stress - Get Centered!

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I've recently learned a trick on how to prevent stress. It's simple and it works! Being a parent of a teenager is inherently stressful - I think the words teenager and stress are actually synonyms - and any way you can figure out how to prevent stress while dealing with them is a huge help.One of my favorite stress reducing ...