The harder you push your child, the more likely you will push them away. The only thing you should push your child to do is develop the self-motivation they need to push themselves. This means you must focus on modeling and teaching core values that lead to self-motivation. Below are 10 core values that must […]
Today I forced my two sons to go to wrestling practice. Forced is probably too strong of a word, as I didn’t have to physically or verbally threaten them. I would never do that. But I didn’t leave them many options to say no. On the surface, what I did today seems contradictory to my […]
One of my favorite sayings is something I paraphrased from the book Strengths Based Parenting. Children are at their best when you empower them to do what they’re best at, and that’s using their strengths. The point I’m making when I say this is that it’s better to focus on a child’s strengths instead of […]