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Subscribe to this bloggerEmpowering Parents is a weekly newsletter, online magazine and parenting blog published by Legacy Publishing Company. Our goal is to empower people who parent by providing useful problem-solving techn
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ODD Kids and Behavior: 5 Things You Need to Know as a Parent
March 20th, 201203:35 PM ETDo you often feel overwhelmed as the parent of an ODD child? Kimberly Abraham and Marney Studaker-Cordner have worked with parents of kids with Oppositional Defiant Disorder for 20 years—and Kim is the parent of an adult child with ODD. Read on to find out the 5 things you need to know to be a more effective parent. Raising an ODD child i... -
Irresponsible Children: Why Nagging and Lecturing Don't Work
March 05th, 201202:22 PM ETIf you're like most parents, you probably spend enormous amounts of time and energy teaching about the importance of being responsible. You encourage it, you explain why it's important, and you remind your child again and again why he should do the things he's supposed to do. You complain, nag and lecture, but to no avail. It probably seem... -
Teenagers Talking Back: How to Manage This Annoying Behavior
January 30th, 201203:48 PM ETYou: "You need to stop playing video games and do your chores. Have you taken out the trash yet? You promised you'd do that yesterday." Your child: "I'm in the middle of this game. Why do I have to take out the f----ng trash? Do it yourself!" You: "That's it! I'm taking away the Xbox. I've had enough of your back talk." Your child: "Get o... -
"Sometimes I Don't Like My Child."
January 17th, 201202:45 PM ETIt's a truth we don't often admit, even to ourselves: we don't always like our kids. I can hear the guilt in parents' voices when they say, "Sometimes I really don't like my child. He's a pain, he argues with me all the time and he's just not fun to be around." Or maybe your child just isn't the person you thought he would be: perhaps he's not ... -
How to Find the Behavioral Triggers That Set Your Kid Off
January 09th, 201204:54 PM ETWhy are your child's "triggers" so important to be aware of when it comes to losing your temper, or your kids acting out? Many parents I talk to on the Parental Support Line are mystified by their child's behavior. They feel like they're walking through a minefield at home—where something, anything, could set their child off at any momen... -
Calm Parenting: Stop Letting Your Child's Behavior Make You Crazy
January 05th, 201212:02 PM ETDoes your child's behavior make you crazy? The truth is, there's no such thing as anxiety-free anything—let alone anxiety-free parenting. You worry about your child's behavior, health, attitude and relationships. You're anxious about how he's going to turn out and if he'll have success in life, and yet you're told over and over to "be cal... -
Should You Negotiate Your Child’s Curfew?
December 19th, 201103:00 PM ETThere are times when your thirteen year old may seem like a seasoned litigator, and your kitchen feels like a courtroom. Kids are surprisingly adept at negotiating, and sometimes it's hard to "beat them at their own game." It's important to teach kids how to negotiate because it's a necessary life skill, and it helps create kids who can functi... -
Oppositional Defiant Disorder: The War at Home
December 12th, 201103:29 PM ETWhen Hunter was a baby, Pat never imagined parenting him would mean becoming trapped in an argument that would last 15 years. From the time he was old enough to express himself, it seemed that he was looking for a fight with her. "He's a very strong-willed person," says Pat, her polite demeanor belying an obvious understatement. "He's manipul... -
Stop the Blame Game: How to Teach Your Child to Stop Making Excuses and Start Taking Responsibility
December 05th, 201103:09 PM ETWhen parents realize that their children might have either a behavioral or learning problem, the first thing many do is blame themselves. Parents are usually very frightened and worried about their children's behavior. This fear often manifests itself in negative ways. One of those ways is blame. As problems continue, they start to externalize t... -
"Am I a Bad Parent?" How to Let Go of Parenting Guilt
November 28th, 201104:37 PM ETCountless readers write in to Empowering Parents and say, "I'm supposed to know how to make my child behave, but I don't. He's out of control and people blame me for his behavior. I feel guilty and ashamed most of the time, and very alone. It's the worst feeling in the world." The truth is, you're not supposed to know everything about be...
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