Positive Parenting Pep Talks

In this Positive Parenting pep Talks Podcast, I suggest an idea to prevent conflicts with your child. How many times does a situation escalate out of control before we even know what happened? To prevent the conflict, try stopping everything and just listening to your child and see what happens. If you enjoyed this podcast, here are some more ways to interact with this material. Purchase the online Udemy Class, "No I Won't and You Can't Make Me!" for $12.99. ⁠⁠Buy a Dial-A Discipline⁠⁠ for $14.99 plus S&H. Please ⁠⁠visit my website ⁠⁠and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ and leave your comments and suggestions about these ideas. Thank you for your interest in Positive Parenting. Join the ⁠⁠Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes⁠⁠. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/support

In this episode of the Positive Parenting Pep Talks Podcast, I help a mom manage a conflict in her family. This mom has taken the class and been practicing Positive Parenting for a couple years, and still sometime the answers don't come right away. We brainstorm ways to understand and facilitate mom getting her self care time within the constrains of her family dynamic. For more in depth education about how to redirect power struggles, you can take my online video class at Udemy. Please ⁠⁠visit my website ⁠⁠and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ and leave your comments and suggestions about these ideas. Thank you for your interest in Positive Parenting. Join the ⁠⁠Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes⁠⁠. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/support

In this episode of the Positive Parenting Pep Talks Podcast, I help a mom brainstorm solutions to a revenge cycle. This mom has taken the class and been practicing Positive Parenting for a couple years, and still sometime the answers don't come right away. We brainstorm ways to deal with discipline when the power struggle turns into revenge. For more in depth education about how to redirect power struggles, you can take my online video class at Udemy. Please ⁠⁠visit my website ⁠⁠and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ and leave your comments and suggestions about these ideas. Thank you for your interest in Positive Parenting. Join the ⁠⁠Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes⁠⁠. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/support

In this episode of the Positive Parenting Pep Talks Podcast, I help a mom brainstorm solutions to a power struggle. This mom has taken the class and been practicing Positive Parenting for a couple years, and still sometime the answers don't come right away. We brainstorm ways to more firmly handle power struggles when the talking, negotiating and flexibility aren't working. For more in depth education about how to redirect power struggles, you can take my online video class at Udemy. Please ⁠⁠visit my website ⁠⁠and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ and leave your comments and suggestions about these ideas. Thank you for your interest in Positive Parenting. Join the ⁠⁠Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes⁠⁠. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/support

Today's Positive Parenting Pep Talks Podcast is a recording of and interview I gave many years ago on the Happier Kids Now Online Expo. I wanted to share it with you because I was able to provide so many ideas for helping you to help your kids behave better. I mentioned the Dial-A-Discipline Wheel that you can purchase here. I talked about Power Struggles and have an online video class you can purchase for $12.99 here. Please ⁠⁠visit my website ⁠⁠and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ and leave your comments and suggestions about these ideas. In this episode: About my back ground and how I got started Why do kids Misbehave? Kids have need they are trying to get met through their behavior. Spend time with kids when they’re not misbehaving. How do you identify misbehavior? A systematic approach to misbehavior in your children. A misbehaving child is a discouraged child. There are 4 mistaken goals of misbehavior: Attention Power Revenge Inadequacy Dial-A-Discipline to help identify and correct misbehavior. Why do kids love to power struggle with us? What age do they learn to power struggle with us? What’re the 2 best ways to teach them not to power struggle with us? How do you get out of a power struggle? Why do kids always have to get the last word in? What is the high level communication tool you can role model for your children? What happens if your child is being hurtful or hateful? You need to know which discipline to use on which behavior. What is the child who is helpless, tired or says, “I Can’t”? What is the first thing to do when your child is being hurtful or hateful? How can you understand the behavior without taking it personally? Mirror back to your child the impact they are having on their world. An example of my daughter bing in the goal of revenge and how I handled it. Valuable insights into the goal of revenge. Looking at how adults model this behavior. Learn to redirect a child that is whining and saying, “I can’t!” During the last 20 minutes, Deb offers parents specific help during Q&A. If you want more in depth information about powers struggles and the other 3 goals go to Season 1 of the Positive Parenting Pep Talks Podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/support

In this episode of the Positive Parenting Pep Talks Podcast, you will continue to learn about the systematic approach to discipline and behavior that I use in Positive Parenting. By understanding why your child is acting up, and identifying their mistaken goal, you can then have specific ways to discipline. You will learn about how to use a tool I created called, "Dial-A-Discipline." In this episode, you will learn exactly what to do to discipline your child when he or she is whining or saying, "I can't!" In this mistaken goal, there are several simple ways to discipline, including breaking the task up into smaller steps and celebrating success and distracting them. ⁠⁠ Buy a Dial-A Discipline⁠⁠ for $14.99 plus S&H. Please ⁠⁠visit my website ⁠⁠and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ and leave your comments and suggestions about these ideas. Thank you for your interest in Positive Parenting. Join the ⁠⁠Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes⁠⁠. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/support

In this episode of the Positive Parenting Pep Talks Podcast, you will continue to learn about the systematic approach to discipline and behavior that I use in Positive Parenting. By understanding why your child is acting up, and identifying their mistaken goal, you can then have specific ways to discipline. You will learn about how to use a tool I created called, "Dial-A-Discipline." In this episode, you will learn exactly what to do to discipline your child when he or she is being hurtful, hateful or mean. The goal of revenge happens hen a child feels hurt and is taking it out on others around him. You will learn important tools to use when navigating this goal, and also a few of my personal stories experiencing this goal with my children. Here is a discount to take my comprehensive 1.5 hour class on effectively dealing with power struggles on the Udemy platform. ⁠⁠Buy a Dial-A Discipline⁠⁠ for $14.99 plus S&H. Please ⁠⁠visit my website ⁠⁠and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ and leave your comments and suggestions about these ideas. Thank you for your interest in Positive Parenting. Join the ⁠⁠Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes⁠⁠. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/support

In this episode of the Positive Parenting Pep Talks Podcast, you will continue to learn about the systematic approach to discipline and behavior that I use in Positive Parenting. By understanding why your child is acting up, and identifying their mistaken goal, you can then have specific ways to discipline. You will learn about how to use a tool I created called, "Dial-A-Discipline." In this episode, you will learn exactly what to do to discipline your child when he or she is defying you or not listening to you. Power struggles happen every day in the home, and learning to discipline them effectively will create a much calmer, happier family home. You will learn 2 key ideas to keep in mind before you discipline and then several ways to get out of power struggles. Here is a discount to take my comprehensive 1.5 hour class on effectively dealing with power struggles on the Udemy platform. ⁠⁠Buy a Dial-A Discipline⁠⁠ for $14.99 plus S&H. Please ⁠⁠visit my website ⁠⁠and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ and leave your comments and suggestions about these ideas. Thank you for your interest in Positive Parenting. Join the ⁠⁠Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes⁠⁠. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/support

In this episode of the Positive Parenting Pep Talks Podcast, you will continue to learn about the systematic approach to discipline and behavior that I use in Positive Parenting. By understanding why your child is acting up, and identifying their mistaken goal, you can then have specific ways to discipline. You will learn about how to use a tool I created called, "Dial-A-Discipline." In this episode, you will learn exactly what to do to discipline your child when he or she is interrupting you or annoying you (in an inappropriate way). I will teach you the 4 steps to follow when you get into these situations that are so frustrating. I also share a story about my (failed) effort to correct this behavior, and why it didn't work in that situation. ⁠Buy a Dial-A Discipline⁠ for $14.99 plus S&H. Please ⁠visit my website ⁠and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on ⁠Instagram⁠ or ⁠Facebook⁠ and leave your comments and suggestions about these ideas. Thank you for your interest in Positive Parenting. Join the ⁠Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes⁠. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/support

In this episode of the Positive Parenting Pep Talks Podcast, you will learn about the systematic approach to discipline and behavior that I use in Positive Parenting. By understanding why your child is acting up, and identifying their mistaken goal, you can then have specific ways to discipline. You will learn about how to use a tool I created called, "Dial-A-Discipline." In this episode, I have my friend, Stephanie, demonstrate each of the four goals by being my mother when I won't pick up my toys. In this way, you can experience the situation that most resonates with what your child does in similar circumstances. Buy a Dial-A Discipline for $14.99 plus S&H. Please visit my website and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on Instagram or Facebook and leave your comments and suggestions about these ideas. Thank you for your interest in Positive Parenting. Join the Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/support

In this episode of the Positive Parenting Pep Talks Podcast, Jodi Womack is joining me to help me illustrate the four mistaken goals. Using an example of a child that won't get off the computer, you will learn to identify why your child is misbehaving. If you found these ideas helpful and would like more, please visit my website and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on Instagram or Facebook and leave your comments and suggestions about these ideas. Thank you for your interest in Positive Parenting. You can also join Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/support

In this episode of the Positive Parenting Pep Talks Podcast, a mom shares her concern about not spanking for an important discipline challenge. I found our conversation to be fascinating and enlightening as this mom processed her reasons for spanking and then looked at alternatives to get a better result. If you found these ideas helpful and would like more, please visit my website and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on Instagram or Facebook and leave your comments and suggestions about these ideas. Thank you for your interest in Positive Parenting. You can also join Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/support

A couple discusses the way they can handle conflicts with the children.  Sometimes one parent can be a mediator and sometimes it’s better to simply support the other parent’s efforts. If you found these ideas helpful and would like more, please visit my website and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on Instagram or Facebook and leave your comments and suggestions about these ideas. Thank you for your interest in Positive Parenting. You can also join Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/support

In this Positive Parenting Pep Talk a dad talks about his process for learning to parent differently.  Slow and consistent progress can be made with diligent effort and application.  Communication is so important for all our relationships. If you found these ideas helpful and would like more, please visit my website and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on Instagram or Facebook and leave your comments and suggestions about these ideas. Thank you for your interest in Positive Parenting. You can also join Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/support

What do you do when a child is really hard on herself?  Whenever you need to give this child direction or discipline and she falls apart.  Help her feel better about herself so she can receive direction without falling apart. If you found these ideas helpful and would like more, please visit my website and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on Instagram or Facebook and leave your comments and suggestions about these ideas. Thank you for your interest in Positive Parenting. You can also join Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/support

Get your kids to respect your "no”. How do you get your kids to respect you when you say no?  If your child continues to pester you when you’ve set a limit, then you need to look more deeply at what the behavior is communicating.  Handling feelings can help kids learn to handle disappointments in their life. If you found these ideas helpful and would like more, please visit my website and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on Instagram or Facebook and leave your comments and suggestions about these ideas. Thank you for your interest in Positive Parenting. You can also join Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/support

In this Positive Parenting Pep Talk, a mom asks about if her child can choose regarding a medical decision. The short answer is "no". If you found these ideas helpful and would like more, please visit my website and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on Instagram or Facebook and leave your comments and suggestions about these ideas. Thank you for your interest in Positive Parenting. You can also join Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/support

In this Positive Parenting Pep Talk, a mom has a question about getting her teen out and doing things other than staying home alone on the computer. If you found these ideas helpful and would like more, please visit my website and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on Instagram or Facebook and leave your comments and suggestions about these ideas. Thank you for your interest in Positive Parenting. You can also join Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/support

In this Positive Parenting Pep Talk, a mom talks about the way her son pitched a fit when he didn't get what he wanted. We talked about ways to help him feel seen heard and understood before helping him solve the problem. If you found these ideas helpful and would like more, please visit my website and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on Instagram or Facebook and leave your comments and suggestions about these ideas. Thank you for your interest in Positive Parenting. You can also join Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/support

In this Positive Parenting pep Talk, I help a mom with ideas for what to do when one sibling starts punching the other. We discussed some ideas for how and when to intervene.  We also covered teaching children to do a make-up when they have hurt their sibling. If you found these ideas helpful and would like more, please visit my website and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on Instagram or Facebook and leave your comments and suggestions about these ideas. Thank you for your interest in Positive Parenting. You can also join Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positiveparenting/support