What does it mean to invest in a child? What type of “investments” are most important? What is the best way to go about investing in them? Here are five ideas anyone can follow: First of all, we all have something to invest, whether it be time, energy, money, or a combination thereof. Sadly, these… [Continue Reading]
It Takes A Village – Just Make Sure It’s the Right Village
April 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Back in 1996, then-First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton wrote a book called “It Takes a Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us”. She got a lot of flack when she wrote the book, including Bob Dole’s quote “With all due respect, I am here to tell you, it does not take a village to raise… [Continue Reading]
Share and Enjoy
What are the Three Qualities of an A+ child?
March 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We tell our children that they need to be A+ kids, and there are only three things they have to do to accomplish this. These three things are to be respectful, responsible, and fun to be around. When you think about it, pretty much any behavior can fall in these three areas, and therefore if… [Continue Reading]
Share and Enjoy
Another Day
March 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Have you ever gone to bed on a bad note? You know, not used your best parenting skills at bedtime, maybe? Remember how yucky you feel about yourself? Well guess what? Our kids feel bad about themselves too if they end the day on a sour note. So what can we do that would be… [Continue Reading]
Share and Enjoy
Does The Total Transformation Really Work?
January 14, 2011 By 22 Comments
One of the questions that quite often gets asked when people come to this website is does Total Transformation really work? They want to know many different individual’s opinions on the program when they don’t have anything to gain or lose from reviewing it. (Click here to see a sample of the type of training you’ll find… [Continue Reading]
Share and Enjoy
Problem Children – Parents are the Solution Not the Problem
August 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Parents of problem children are often perceived as being the problem—or that they’ve created their “problem children”. This is not normally the case. These parents need training, not blame. Are family members, maybe your kid’s teachers, and even counselors blaming you for your problem child’s acting out behavior? This leaves parents feeling trapped, isolated, and… [Continue Reading]
Share and Enjoy
It’s Never Too Late: 7 Ways to Start Parenting More Effectively
May 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
by James Lehman, MSW Many parents write in to Empowering Parents and ask, “Is it too late to change the way I parent my child—and will it actually work if I do?” In this article, James Lehman explains how you can change the way you parent, and why your child’s behavior has a much better… [Continue Reading]
Share and Enjoy
Total Transformation – The Negotiator
June 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
One of the ineffective parenting roles James Lehman talks about in the Total Transformation is the over-negotiator. Here’s how that manifests itself in our house. It is hard to set reasonable rules for our family. And even harder when I try to enforce them that I meet the “master negotiator”. You know what I am… [Continue Reading]
Share and Enjoy
Positive Parenting Skills Tools
October 27, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Positive parenting skills – not something you’re just born with! They need to be learned and developed over time. Unfortunately, as far as kids are concerned, the landscape is constantly changing. Just when you think you’ve got it figured out, they morph into some other hideous creature that you don’t recognize and you’ve got to… [Continue Reading]
Share and Enjoy
Six Positive Parenting Skills That Lead to Accountability
October 26, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Our primary job as a positive parent is to make sure our kids are able to function successfully on their own when they leave the house. Every decision we make should be made with that goal in mind. This knowledge and single-minded focus should help us to navigate the waters of parenting much easier, because we… [Continue Reading]
Follow Us!