Lesson Tag: rules

• Do you find yourself raising your voice more than you'd like?
• Are you unsure whether you're being too strict or too lenient?

Parenting doesn’t have to feel like a constant struggle. This class will introduce you to positive discipline strategies that encourage cooperation, strengthen your connection with your child, and promote a more peaceful home. You'll learn practical techniques to set clear expectations, model self-regulation, and create effective family rules and routines.

This class provides simple, research-backed tools to help you raise confident, cooperative, and emotionally secure children.

Parents often think that if you figure out what punishment will make your child miserable enough, they will then cooperate. You may be surprised to learn that research has shown that this is a myth. You can sometimes scare or threaten your child into following directions but you will not get improved behavior in the long run. This class will help you recognize the difference between discipline and punishment. You will also gain 5 practical strategies to teach discipline to your tween or teen. 

Parents are less stressed when their kids cooperate. Children are more cooperative when they feel positively connected with their parents. This online class recording will help you understand and apply:

• Communication skills that build strong parent-child connections
• Parent behaviors that help kids cope with stress so they can develop self-control
• Effective discipline that reduces misbehavior and increases positive behavior in the long run

Parents of children with ADHD consistently report high levels of stress and frustration. This class will help you manage your own stress and increase your child's cooperation.

Parents often think that if you figure out what punishment will make your child miserable enough, they will then cooperate. You may be surprised to learn that research has shown that this is a myth.

You can sometimes scare or threaten your child into following directions but you will not get improved behavior in the long run.

Children are happiest when they know what to expect. Arguments and misbehaviors often start when they feel that a rule is unfair or unexpected. When you talk about family rules and routines together as a family, it helps everyone feel better about what to expect even when they don’t get exactly what they want. 

Positive routines work because they support child success and are enjoyable. Children learn new routines quickly when you are calm, positive, or playful. Young children thrive with a consistent schedule and take comfort from little rituals they create within a routine. The predictability helps them feel safe and secure which sets the stage for cooperation and connection.

In this class you will:

• Learn strategies to balance self-care and work demands
• Explore ways to create consistency and routine
• Recognize the value of behavioral cues through positive attention

In this class you will explore a basic schedule to start thinking about the order of routines in your home during ‘working hours.’