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Do you ever give your kids compliments or praise or any kind of positive reinforcement and it just doesn't seem like they are responding to it. You find yourself falling back into old habits of unrealistic punishments and frustrated boughts of negative words and actions. You say to yourself, "I tried to be a nice guy but they just don't act appropriately. They still act out and don't do what I've asked them to do." I've worked with so many parents who say, " When I don't yell and get after them,… Continue

My wife and I just came back from a wonderful vacation in San Diego, California. While we were there we enjoyed one of the most popular tourist spots: Sea World. It was fantastic! We got to see all the amazing sea animals in action. We loved the Shamu shows and especially the dolphins and sea lions. While we were watching the newest show at sea world entitled, "Believe," I saw some amazing things happen in that show that I believe can be applied to our purpose as parents.

By comparing your chil… Continue