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12 Huge Parenting Mistakes You Can Avoid…Mistake #10: Preventing All Pain

Preventing all pain is what parents want to do. But is it really what’s best for their child? In his book, 12 Huge Mistakes Parents Can Avoid, author Tim Elmore talks about the importance of not preventing all pain. This week I will address #10 of a 12-part series on parenting mistakes. Here are the first eight: ...

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12 Huge Parenting Mistakes You Can Avoid…Mistake #9: Praising the Wrong Things

Everyone agrees that praising your child is important. They need encouragement. In fact we all do! Encouragement keeps us moving forward and working hard. In his book, 12 Huge Mistakes Parents Can Avoid, author Tim Elmore talks about the importance of praising the right things. This week I will address #9 of a 12-part series on parenting...

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12 Huge Parenting Mistakes You Can Avoid…Mistake #8: Over-Parenting

Over-parenting…is there really such a thing? After all, parents are supposed to take care of their kids. Take care of yes, but there is such a thing as over-doing it. In his book, 12 Huge Mistakes Parents Can Avoid, author Tim Elmore talks about parents who over function so that their children do not have to struggle....

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12 Huge Parenting Mistakes You Can Avoid…Mistake #7: Skipping the Struggle

Skipping the struggle? Really? But I want my child to be happy. I want to take care of them and see that they succeed. Skipping the struggle seems so…well, NEGATIVE. In his book, 12 Huge Mistakes Parents Can Avoid, author Tim Elmore talk s about parents who over function so that their children do not have to...

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How to Make Your Family a Dream Team

Your family can be a “dream team” with some intentional parenting. This post is written by Matt Brown from  liftyourgame.net, a site that helps athletes improve their performance in a variety of different sports. You probably know one or two families in your wider social circles that seem like “dream teams”. You might see them...

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12 Huge Parenting Mistakes You Can Avoid…Mistake #6: Too Much Praise

Hang on, how can too much praise be a mistake? When raising my own three children, I wanted to praise them a lot, but even then I began to see that there is such a thing as too much praise. In his book, 12 Huge Mistakes Parents Can Avoid, author Tim Elmore addresses this idea...

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12 Huge Parenting Mistakes You Can Avoid…Mistake #5: Rescuing Children

Rescuing children is okay when they are hurt or in danger, but not in everyday life. Being Super mom or dad is okay if you are not addicted to the rescue. This is #5 of a 12-part series on parenting mistakes. Here are the first four:  Mistake #1: Parents not letting their kids fail Mistake...

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12 Huge Parenting Mistakes You Can Avoid…Mistake #4: Inconsistency

This is #4 of a 12-part series on parenting mistakes. Here are the first three: Mistake #1: Parents Not Letting Their Kids Fail.  Mistake #2: Parents Project Their Lives on Their Children, Mistake #3: Putting Too Much Emphasis on BEING HAPPY Today, we tackle Mistake #4: Inconsistency Parenting is the hardest job on the planet and...

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12 Huge Parenting Mistakes You Can Avoid…Mistake #3: Putting Too Much Emphasis on BEING HAPPY

This is #3 of a 12-part series on parenting mistakes. Here are the first two: Mistake #1: Parents Not Letting Their Kids Fail.  Mistake #2: Parents Project Their Lives on Their Children. Today, we tackle Mistake #3: Putting Too Much Emphasis on BEING HAPPY Your child’s happiness is important, but being happy should not be the...

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12 Huge Parenting Mistakes You Can Avoid…. Mistake #2: Parents Project Their Lives on Their Children

This is #2 of a 12-part serious on parenting mistakes. Last week, we discussed Mistake #1: Parents Not Letting Their Kids Fail. This week: Mistake #2: Parents Project Their Lives on Their Children. Sit through any youth sports event and you are sure to hear a parent or two or three who are obviously trying...

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