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Praise is the New Criticism; How Hyper Parenting is Backfiring

A young college student said this powerful statement, "Praise is the new criticism," on a CBC special last night on Hyper Parenting. He went on to say that behind every praise is the expectation that the behavior will be repeated. I’ve taught for years that we have to be very careful with praise. This young [...]

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Mood Management for Moms!

Does it sometimes seem difficult to motivate yourself to do what needs to be done in a day? Do you feel anxious about the future, and have troubles enjoying the present? Do you feel frustrated by your inability to make your life the way you want it to be? If so, these feeling will make [...]

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Great Parenting Course by Connected Parenting founder Jennifer Kolari

If you are like me, you probably sometimes feel that you’d like to be better connected to your kids. From working with developmental psychologist Gordon Neufeld, I’m very clear on the power of attachment to minimize discipline issues and get our children to automatically follow our lead and adopt similar values. However sometimes the nuts [...]

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Drum Roll Please…. Soon The Parenting Summit – Middle School Edition Site Will Be Live!

I’ve been having a great time working on the details for TheParentingSummit.com! The big picture has been in development since last fall, but booking the experts, finding the sponsors and getting the website up has taken a lot of time. Like parenting, going from gestation to launch is a big job! Okay, I’ll admit it, [...]

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