We only know what we know. This episode is a little different, perhaps in mindset as different education systems are shared. But the theme is simple parenting. We want all our children to make progress and achieve. The common measurement for achievement is usually solely high attainment or grades. The higher the grade the better. There will be… View Post
A common contribution in every home is taking out the trash or emptying the bin. Up and down the land there are contribution and chore charts that say: take out the trash. Part one: Take out the Trash- step by step for new learners Part two: 4 words that will change your contributions and chores forever Although there are only four words… View Post
If you are looking to have more interaction at the mealtable with your children you might have tried asking a few questions about their day and the answers probably varied from one word to perhaps three? We’ve developed a whole series of conversation cards to get past this problem which you can find here. Doing the same thing gets old… View Post
Do you get stuck in the loop of nag, complain, wait, nag, complain and wait? We know that learning from our mistakes and failures makes us a better person but it is so so hard to see our children heading for a fall or when failure is just visible. Parents usual are quick to jump in and rescue. Shouldn’t… View Post
All school year long many children have written on sheets and used textbooks as their main source of learning. Depending on where you live in the world the summer break from school can be a slim 5 weeks to a crushing- what-are-we-going-to-do-with-them-for-10-weeks? The go to answer often is text book but what if there are many things to buy instead… View Post
Character Conversation Cards are available in two formats: task cards (pdf) and an audio file. The audio file is a downloadable .mp3 file of the 25 conversation task cards read with a special effect to signal when to stop the audio to answer questions. This set is all about developing habits,goal setting, unity and cooperation and is the Audio version. Note:… View Post
Summer is coming! What memories do you have of childhood? Often they are around summer. If you want to create lasting memories why not try some simple family traditions. Every season is a good opportunity to have special traditions just for that season. Summer is no different. There are lots of traditions to choose from and you can’t do them… View Post
Have you ever gone to find something like a book or a top and an hour later you’ve just reorganized the books or cleaned your closet? Maybe you found the missing item, maybe you didn’t. You might not even remember now why you’re here but you do feel better about sorting through this particular mess. Sorting helps us find things. Sorting… View Post
There are so many things that we are juggling with parenting. If this is you then this episode might be just what you’re looking for because if we’re so busy trying to keep all the plates spinning we may not realize that we don’t actually need all the plates spinning. There might be another way. As usual in… View Post
Bribing and rewards are forms of extrinsic motivation often used in families to get desired outcomes. It’s really easy to do, quick and just happens so many times. It starts when they are babies and toddlers. Yet we know that children do so much better long term when they are intrinsically motivated. Why is extrinsic motivation our go to motivation as adults for… View Post
