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Praise is the New Criticism; How Hyper Parenting is Backfiring

by Jacqueline Green on 28. May, 2010 in Anxiety, Carl Honore, Child, Children, Gifts for our Children, Great Parenting, Hyper Parenting, Mom, Parent, Parenting, Parenting Tips, Parents, Perfectionism, Uncategorized, Under Pressure, anxious child, anxious children

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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Confessions of a (Sometimes) Workaholic and Perfectionistic Mom

by Jacqueline Green on 16. Apr, 2010 in Great Parenting, Parenting, Parenting Tips, Parents, Perfectionism, Uncategorized

If you caught my interview on The Parenting Summit, or you’ve read my blog for awhile, you know I am a recovering perfectionist. I love helping other parents reduce their perfectionism because this has been such a healing and joyful journey for me. I get to share with you the many techniques that I’ve learned [...]

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

by Jacqueline Green on 26. Feb, 2010 in ADD/ADHD, Annie Fox, Anxiety, Audio Owner's Manual for Raising Great Kids, Child, Children, Connected Parenting, Dr. Kathlyn Hendricks, Great Parenting, Internet safety, Jennifer Kolari, Kelly Rudolph, Middle School, Mom, Online parenting class, Parent, Parenting, Parenting Coach, Parenting Tips, Parents, Perfectionism, Sensitive child, Teens, The Parenting Summit, Uncategorized, Vanessa Van Petten, anxious child, anxious children, needs of children, parenting manual, sensitive children

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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