"It is not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings." Ann Landers Is it really possible to get young children to behave AND build healthy self-esteem... just with increasing responsibility!? The answer is YES! Would you believe me if I said that chores are the way to achieve both? See this article on the proven benefits to learn more. When my daughter Halie was three, she was at the magical

A behavior happens; we respond. It happens again; we respond again. It KEEPS happening - and, we keep responding. Over time, the child...

Avoid over-indulgence to set children up for future success! Avoid overindulgence and foster "can do" kids! Overindulgence is a term that is commonly associated with giving kids too much stuff. But, there is another kind - it is called “over nurturing”. You can nurture too much ? Yes. Not one adult says, “I want this child grow up to be helpless, entitled, disrespectful, irresponsible, and ungrateful.” Yet, some of the things well-meaning adults naturally do can have actu

The research is clear, too much blanket praise CAN hurt. But, the right kind of encouragement is golden! In numerous studies, the "Power of Yet" has literally taken the lowest performing groups of students and brought them to the highest performing. This critical information has also helped set kids up to find true success and promoted a "can do" attitude! Here are some resources to learn more about how to help the young children you love build the powerful mindset that is