Raising a Grateful Child – Part 1

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Raising a Grateful Child – Part 1

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Nov 19, 2018

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Gratitude is not something that is an innate human trait. Because we are all born selfish, it is something that is both caught and taught.

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Nov 19, 2018

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Developing a Conscience in My Child | Part 3: From Conscience To Action A great story that illustrates how we go from conscience to action can be found in the Bible. Luke 10:25-37 25Â On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. â€œTeacher,â€ he asked, by Parenting On Purpose
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Training Your Child to Respect Authority with Torrey Roberts | Part 4: Having Fun Within The Boundaries of Respect One of the things that is amazing about setting up Â proper respect for authority in your home from early on, is it allows for more fun within the family.Â There must be a clear line set up but once those boun... by Parenting On Purpose
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When Parents Don’t Agree â€“ Part 5: Children thrive under consistent boundaries. When parents are not on the same page these boundaries cannot be consistent. It can ultimately make the child feel very insecure. Children will even test this to see if mom and dad are on the same page. by Parenting On Purpose
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Training Your Child to Respect Authority with Torrey Roberts | Part 5: How To Appropriately Question Authority We want to raise critically thinking leaders and not blind followers.Â A skill thatâ€™s necessary to teach our children is how and when to appropriately question authority. by Parenting On Purpose
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Helping Your Pleaser Become A Leader | Part 1: The Pleaser and the Barbarian We have mentioned many times that when it comes to discipline children fall into two main categories, the pleaser and the barbarian. There will be differences from child to child because no two are identical. by Parenting On Purpose
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Developing a Conscience in My Child | Part 1: Start The Development In Your Childâ€™s Heart Websterâ€™s Dictionary defines conscience as, â€œthe sense or consciousness of the moral goodness or blameworthiness of oneâ€™s own conduct, intentions, or character together with a feeling of obligation to do righ... by Parenting On Purpose
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When Your Child Shuts Down | Part 2: Toddlers When we think of a child shutting down we inevitably think of those toddler years. My mom and I have often laughed and said to each other, â€œitâ€™s a good thing that God makes toddlers so cuteâ€. They are so awesome, cute and pudgy, by Parenting On Purpose
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When Parents Don’t Agree â€“ Part 1: Today's parent has many challenges to face. What do we do when one of those challenges is our spouse? by Parenting On Purpose
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Dealing with Lying | Part 5: Your Teen and Lying Lying is a scary thing to deal with at any age, but especially in teenagers. Parents can feel so helpless because there are so many areas that a teen can make life altering decisions. We want to know our teen is trustworthy. by Parenting On Purpose
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Noticing Your Child’s Pain | Part 1: Observing Your Childâ€™s Moods It is easy for us to see if our children donâ€™t feel good physically.Â They show physical symptoms of sickness, runny nose, fever, coughing; but what about if our child is in emotional pain? by Parenting On Purpose
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When Parents Don’t Agree â€“ Part 4: It can cause disagreements when a parent are being too lax or too hard on a child. During a parental staff meeting, always keep your goals in the forefront of the conversation. Some of the ultimate goals of parenting are raising a child to be a Godl... by Parenting On Purpose
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Noticing Your Child’s Pain | Part 5: When We Are All Dealing With Pain When a whole family is coping with pain it is easy for the parent to deal with their own pain one of two ways.Â Â Either you can become completely self-focused in an attempt to cope with your pain or you can become comp... by Parenting On Purpose
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When Your Child Shuts Down | Part 1: What Does This Look Like? We have all seen a parent, or been the parent, with the child in the mall or the grocery store that is just done. They are past the point of a temper tantrum and are lying face down on the floor trying to make themselves as st... by Parenting On Purpose
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Noticing Your Child’s Pain | Part 2: Am I Available? There is a quote by Catherine Wallace, which has impacted me as a mom of young children, â€œListen earnestly to anything your children want to tell you, no matter what.Â If you donâ€™t listen eagerly to the little stuff when they are little... by Parenting On Purpose
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Noticing Your Child’s Pain | Part 3: Opening The Door For Communication After we have dealt with our availability to talk to our child, we need to figure out how to get them to talk.Â This may or may not be a difficult thing depending on the personality of the child, by Parenting On Purpose
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When Your Child Shuts Down | Part 5: Preventing The Parent Shut Down It is very easy to give into the temptation of shutting down yourself as a parent. We have seen movies where a child goes into their room and slams the door, only to be followed by a parent retreating to their own room a... by Parenting On Purpose
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Helping Your Pleaser Become A Leader | Part 3: Itâ€™s Never Too Late This should be one of our parenting mantras. It is never too late for our child, it is never too late to do the right thing, and it is never to late to start to make different choices as parents. Almost all parents, by Parenting On Purpose
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Dealing with Lying | Part 2: Why Is Lying Important to Deal With? Lying is a very deep rooted issue.Â It is an extremely self-centered act.Â It is done at the expense of others for personal gain. Lying must be dealt with as part of the training of the child. by Parenting On Purpose
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Taking Your Child From Stubborn to Determined with Torrey Roberts | Part 2: The Key: Consistency One of the house pops I had the privilege to work with in the residential homes at Sheridan House had a saying that he always used with the kids.Â It was â€œhard heads learn the hard way. by Parenting On Purpose
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Taking Your Child From Stubborn to Determined with Torrey Roberts | Part 5: Keep The End Result In Mind We all need to remember that parenting is all about the process.Â I have to remind myself that I am raising a child NOT a mini adult.Â This is all about teaching and training and I need to keep that in mind in the day to day... by Parenting On Purpose
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When Parents Don’t Agree â€“ Part 3: When the word conflict is brought up, it can bring with it many different emotions. Some will avoid conflict at all costs and others like to argue just for arguing sake. Disagreements can be healthy in a marriage if handled appropriately. by Parenting On Purpose
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