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Before Disciplining a Child Please Know This Important Truth

Angela Pruess LMFT, Child Therapist + Parent Coach — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 19:13:34 +0000

Inside: Learn the most common oversight when it comes to disciplining a child and how shifting your perspective on your child’s behaviors will help improve them. I think most of us would like to consider ourselves ‘the glass is half full’ kind of people. I’ve always been more of an optimist, having this solidified while...

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Positive Parenting Isn’t Working: 7 Eye-Opening Reasons Why

Angela Pruess LMFT, Child Therapist + Parent Coach — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 20:02:16 +0000

Inside: When it seems like positive parenting isn’t working learn 8 common reasons that underlie frustrations and how to get back on track. Anyone who’s tried positive parenting or positive discipline has something in common. They’ve battled against the self-doubt, insecurity, and ambivalence that comes along with the risk of doing things differently. They fear that...

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Positive Parenting: The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Happier Family

Angela Pruess LMFT, Child Therapist + Parent Coach — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 16:24:14 +0000

Inside: Positive Parenting is authoritative and seeks to set firm limits with respect when conventional parenting approaches miss the mark on promoting long-term cooperation and respect. Being hunched over the kitchen counter 10:30 pm, popping chocolate-covered almonds and Googling, “How to get kids to listen” is not how we envisioned the experience of parenting. After...

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