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Child Discipline: Consequences and Effective Parenting

September 09th, 201103:54 PM ET

By Empowering Parents

Remember how you felt when you brought your baby home from the hospital for the first time? When your child was an infant, you probably acknowledged that you were anxious and unsure of what you were doing at times—most new parents are. In my experience, those kinds of feelings continue as we raise our kids—we just stop expressing them to ot...
Am I Spoiling My Young Child?

November 24th, 201011:20 AM ET

By Empowering Parents

The word "spoiled" is a loaded term, one that has many levels of meaning for us as parents. You may envision a nagging in-law saying your children are "spoiled," you may remember a kindly grandparent "spoiling" you as a young child, or an unruly, "spoiled" kid you see in the grocery store who throws a fit to get what he wants. In this article,...
"Anger with an Angle": Is Your Child Using Anger to Control You?

February 19th, 201011:10 AM ET

By Empowering Parents

Have your child's angry outbursts worn you down so much that you've simply learned to give in? You should know that this is not a phase or a behavior that will "just go away on its own." Read on to discover 5 things you can do to stop your child from using "Anger with an Angle" today. Anger is a fact of life. Everyone gets angry, including kids-th...
Shame and Anger: The Emotional Handcuffs of Parenting

February 08th, 201012:33 PM ET

By Empowering Parents

One of the unaddressed elements of children's behavior is the pain that families go through, knowing that others are judging them. Because the fact is, they are being judged. When parents have to go to school constantly because of their kid's outbursts, when they get in conflicts with the neighbors because of the kid's behavior, when they're at th...
How to Give Kids Consequences That Work

January 20th, 201011:10 AM ET

By Empowering Parents

A consequence is something that follows naturally from a person's action, inaction or poor decision. It differs from a punishment in that a punishment is retribution. Punishment is "getting back" at someone, to hurt them back for a hurt they did. When you get a speeding ticket, it's not a retribution for something you did wrong. It's a consequence ...