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February 2, 2023
DAY 2: READ A SPECIAL BOOK
14 DAYS OF TIPS FOR DEMONSTRATING LOVE TO YOUR CHILD DAY 2: READ A SPECIAL BOOKFind a child’s illustrated book that sends a message of love and commit to reading it to your children every night, leading up to Valentine’s Day. My favorite is the book LOVE YOU FOREVER by Robert Munsch and illustrated by Sheila McGraw. It sends the message that I’ll always love you unconditionally, no matter
February 1, 2023
DAY 1: HIDE LOVE NOTES OR SURPRISES
14 DAYS OF TIPS FOR DEMONSTRATING LOVE TO YOUR CHILD DAY 1: HIDE LOVE NOTES OR SURPRISES – Toddlers to teens love to be surprised. Hide a small valentine, an encouraging note, or a small valentine chocolate somewhere for them to find each day leading up to Valentine’s Day. Get creative and mix it up. You could also leave a note each day in one place that contains clues to helping them find
January 16, 2023
Why Punishment Should Be Avoided
My parents punished all eight of us regularly, although I'll argue that I got it more as the oldest. The punishment included yelling, hitting and being sent to our room. When I was laying in my bed crying, I never thought about what it was that I did. All I ever thought about was how much I hated my parents and thoughts about how I could get even.Photo by Ksenia Makagonova on UnsplashPunishment
December 31, 2022
Raising Kids Bully-Proof
I'm Bill Corbett, the author of the book LOVE, LIMITS & LESSONS: A PARENT'S GUIDE TO RAISING COOPERATIVE KIDS and I've spent over 25 years working with parents and teachers with children with challenging behaviors. By subscribing to this blog, you'll learn techniques for getting your kids to cooperate with you and the result will be having children who are more loving and fun to be with. These
December 6, 2022
When Your Child (or Teen) is Mad at You... Let Them
You've done so much for them, slaved for them and sacrificed for them, and then if you don't give them what they want, they get mad at you. It hardly seems fair, all the things we do for our kids and they don't appreciate it. Then we hear them say things like, "I hate you," or "I hate this house." We hear, "You're a mean mom," or "I'm mad at you!" It's common for kids to get mad at their parents
February 6, 2021
3 Powerful Things Community Managers Can Do for Their Senior Residents
My wife and I are a community manager couple and truly enjoy the work we do to make our community a wonderful place to live. Together we do all we can to make this a warm and loving home for our residents and it's easy to do because it's our home too. Here are 3 things we do with purpose to make our community feel like home.THE SMILE. We each make time everyday to get away from our computers and 
May 2, 2018
HELP! My Kid Will Scream if I Limit His Screen Time!
How to Break Your Kids' Addiction to Screen Time
What if a parent realizes the importance of limiting screen time for kids, and admits she didn't take measures to set up boundaries at home? Is it too late? I say, not at all, but there are two things the parent must take into consideration: implementing the limitations gradually and being prepared to deal with challenging behavior that may
What if a parent realizes the importance of limiting screen time for kids, and admits she didn't take measures to set up boundaries at home? Is it too late? I say, not at all, but there are two things the parent must take into consideration: implementing the limitations gradually and being prepared to deal with challenging behavior that may
February 26, 2018
Helping Children Deal with Tragedy in the News
Preschoolers and young school-aged children easily can be frightened by images of disasters. They live in a world somewhere between reality and fantasy, and often have difficulty distinguishing between the two. They also have not yet developed their full understanding of mortality, or whether something on television is far away or close by. Here are some guidelines for handling children’s 
February 19, 2018
Should Playtime Be Controlled?
A grandparent posted a comment on one of my social media channels. She said, "My dear grandchildren earn their toys and playtime and screen time with tickets. X number required for X activity or toy. Tickets taken away for sass or disobedience. Works like a charm. Helps kids learn to police themselves."
My response to her was this: "I'm delighted to hear that you found something that works
My response to her was this: "I'm delighted to hear that you found something that works
February 14, 2018
DAY 14: COMPOSE A POEM FOR YOUR CHILD
14 DAYS OF TIPS FOR DEMONSTRATING LOVE TO YOUR CHILD
DAY 14: COMPOSE A POEM FOR YOUR CHILD – Compose a poem about your child or describing how much you love her. Print if off on special preprinted paper with a border that can be purchased at office supply stores. Frame it and hang it on your child’s bedroom wall. You could even include the child’s picture or her foot or handprints if you had
DAY 14: COMPOSE A POEM FOR YOUR CHILD – Compose a poem about your child or describing how much you love her. Print if off on special preprinted paper with a border that can be purchased at office supply stores. Frame it and hang it on your child’s bedroom wall. You could even include the child’s picture or her foot or handprints if you had
