30. Teaching Kids How to Choose Friends

Choosing friends is an important skill that children need to learn early on in life. The friends our children have can influence their life so it's very important for parents to teach and guide their children so they can surround themselves…

29. Teaching Kids to Learn from Life

Experience is a valuable teacher. It teaches skills such as how to ride a bike, how to find lost shoes, and how to pay for something at the store. Experience teaches children what it feels like to be left out, to win or lose, or to be put on…

28. Disciplining Consistently Even When You’re Tired

Maintaining consistency in discipline is tough, but its payoffs are big! Although it requires a little forethought, the time and energy spent defining your philosophy of discipline will give you purpose, direction, and the motivation to hang…

27. Dealing with Anger in Children

Most families don’t have a plan for dealing with anger. They just continue on, hoping things will get better. When families don’t resolve their anger, however, they just keep trying to start over. Trying again is helpful, but we each need…

26. Communicating Values so Kids Will Listen

Every family needs rules. Of course, an overemphasis on rules can hinder or even eliminate a positive atmosphere around the home. But too many families have moved to the other extreme, trying to eliminate rules altogether. This often results…

25. Helping Children Make Lasting Changes

A Break is an effective tool to motivate heart change in a child. It usually takes some time to develop this routine, but do the hard work, and you’ll use it regularly for years to come. Furthermore, your child will grow up learning the value…

24. Making Every Discipline Time Constructive

Sometimes parents believe that once they’ve given consequences to their children, the job is finished. They’ve done their duty and fulfilled their responsibility. Unfortunately, tension often remains. Discipline is not complete until the…

23. Getting Things Done Without Tension

Getting things done around the house and yard is part of every parent’s agenda. We need to deal with food, clothes, cleaning, homework, hygiene, … and the list goes on and on. But is it possible to get jobs done without creating tension…

22. When our Parenting Styles Differ

Parenting differs because each parent and each child is unique. During this episode, parenting coaches Dr. Scott Turansky and Elena Zwetsloot are discussing what are some practical ways to reflect and think about parenting. We offer practical…

21. When Families Experience Tension

There are 3 main areas where Tension develops between children and parents: 1) When you are trying to get things done 2) When you correct children and 3) When you have to set limits. During this episode, parenting coaches Dr. Scott Turansky…