Yesterday I wrote about why threatening punishments and the act of punishing must be used sparingly by parents. The fact of the matter is that punishments are temporary and kids can learn how to adapt to them. The more often you take a kid’s phone from them, the less impact it has. On the other […]
Punishments are a necessary tool of parenting. Taking away a phone, gaming time, television time, and time with friends are all common ways to punish children. As a parent, having the ability to take away something a child values is often the only way you can get them to do something. However, the truth is […]
I started coaching my oldest son in youth wrestling when he was 6 years old. He had other coaches, but I felt like I owned the job of being his primary coach. Looking back I see now that I made several mistakes those first few years while he was a beginner wrestler. As a matter […]