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The Silent Saboteur: Why Your Discipline Strategy is Making Your Child’s Behavior Worse

Discover why focusing on punishment rather than positive reinforcement is undermining your parenting effectiveness and damaging your relationship with your […]

Engaging Kids in Household Chores: The Power of Chore Charts

In the quest to instill responsibility and a sense of contribution in our children, many parents turn to chore charts […]

Does Taking Away Earned Rewards Discourage Children?

Recently I received a very insightful email from one of my subscribers in response to an email that I’d sent […]

An Alternative Approach to Using A Kids Reward Chart

This alternative approach to using a kids reward chart relies not on the principle of earning stickers to achieve a […]

Having The Right Mindset When Implementing Reward Charts

However, give it the best shot to make your reward chart work...be positive, committed, and let your kids see this. […]

Kids Rewards: Disguised Materialism?

Many argue that handing out kids rewards for either performing tasks that should otherwise be expected, or to get your […]

Reward Charts are not a “Cure All”!

Are reward charts fantastic?...Yes! Are they a cure all for all problem behaviors?...No!

How to look for the good behavior in our children

Why do most parents notice their child's bad behavior long before noticing their good behavior? If we can change this […]