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Parenting Boot Camp Week 3

By //  by Candace Sampson 3 Comments

By Justin Coulson Challenging Behavior Picture this: you’re at dinner with friends when their two year old son decides he doesn’t want any chicken satay, so he picks up his fork and stabs his big brother in the face with it How do you deal with that challenging behaviour? The most common methods are the least effective. There’s the old school “give your kids a kick up the bum and that’ll teach ‘em” kind of thinking. But most parents don’t like hitting their kids, and research clearly …

Filed Under: June Cleaver, Just Visiting Tagged With: Candace Derickx, How to be a better parent, how to have a stronger relationship with your kids, Just Visiting, Justin Coulson

Parenting Boot Camp Week 2

By //  by Candace Sampson 2 Comments

  by Justin Coulson 3 Weeks, and 3 easy ways to make positive changes in your family starting now Week 2 Understanding Your Kids More than almost anything else, our children want to be understood. When our kids feel that we understand them, they seem to be able to cope with the world. One day my daughter told me she didn’t want to catch the bus to school because the previous day her bus driver had called her a stupid idiot. She told me that she had been sitting …

Filed Under: June Cleaver, Just Visiting Tagged With: Candace Derickx, Just Visiting, Justin Coulson, Life in Pleasantville, Listening to your kids, Parenting Boot Camp

Parenting Boot Camp Week 1

By //  by Candace Sampson 12 Comments

  by Justin Coulson Attention is the currency of relationships Parents consistently assure me that they want ‘the best’ for their children. They invest time and money in education, enrichment, and extra-curricular activities to give their children every advantage they possibly can. These opportunities are important. They help our children grow and develop in valuable ways. However, the most valuable investment we can make for our children’s development (socially, cognitively, …

Filed Under: June Cleaver, Just Visiting Tagged With: Candace Derickx, connected families, Happy Families, improve relationship with your kids, Just Visiting, Justin Coulson, Life in Pleasantville, parenting bootcamp

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