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Patty Wipfler – Positive Parenting Conference 2018 Preview

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Here is a quick preview of Patty Wipfler’s talk from the Positive Parenting Conference 2018.

In this talk titled A Simple Solution to Fight Parenting Overwhelm, Patty and I discuss:

  • Listening Partnerships – a unique tool I have only ever heard of in Hand in Hand Parenting for helping parents deal with overwhelm
  • How to find listening partners and how to make it actually work for you
  • Incredible stories of success of how this has helped so many different parents in so many difficult, trying situations

If you feel constantly at your wits end or like you’re alone, check out this powerful talk! Patty is the founder of Hand in Hand Parenting and has been teaching basic listening, parenting, and leadership skills to parents since 1974 and she brings so many lovely insights to this talk that only experience like that can bring!

Alissa Marquess – Positive Parenting Conference 2018 Preview

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Here is a quick preview of Alissa Marquess’s talk from the FREE online Positive Parenting Conference.

In this talk titled 5 Easy Rituals to Build a Strong Connection with Your Kids, Alissa and I discuss:

  • How connecting with kids is not an event, but rather a daily practice
  • 5 simple connection rituals every parent can incorporate in their life no matter how busy they are
  • Why connection rituals matter and the huge returns you will see when you need them the most

This talk is packed with lovely ideas (and some very powerful discussion) of different ways we can connect with kids through the course of normal, everyday situations. If you are looking to build a stronger connection with your kids that lasts a lifetime, this talk is for you!

Dr. Laura Markham – Positive Parenting Conference 2018 Preview

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Here is a quick preview of Dr. Laura Markham’s talk from the FREE online Positive Parenting Conference.

In this talk titled How to Stay Connected With Your Kids When They Are at Their Worst, Dr. Laura and I discuss:

  • Why connection is the most important aspect of parenting
  • Why kids need us to stay connected with them most when they are pushing our buttons and how
  • Different real-world example scenarios submitted by parents from our community, ranging from when kids say “I Hate You!” to kids being mean to siblings and more…

If you find it easy to be a positive parent when everything is going smoothly, but difficult to do the same when kids are behaving really badly (don’t we all?) this talk is for you!

Rebecca Eanes – Positive Parenting Conference 2018 Preview

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Here is a quick preview of Rebecca Eanes’s talk from the FREE online Positive Parenting Conference.

In this talk titled Solution-Oriented Discipline: How to Raise Kind and Compassionate Kids Instead of Momentarily Compliant Ones, Rebecca and I discuss:

  • How discipline is not synonymous with punishment, and why punishment does not work.
  • What solution-oriented discipline is, and how it can help us raise well-behaved, kind, compassionate, capable kids instead of momentarily compliant ones.
  • How to implement solution-oriented discipline in our own homes – steps and example scenarios.

If you have tried punishment to discipline your kids and it doesn’t seem to work anymore, this is a talk you don’t want to miss – the ideas here could completely transform your life and that of your kids!

How to Tackle a Power Struggle with Your Child Positively

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power struggle main imageHow is this happening again?

Just a few short moments ago, you were enjoying a calm, relaxing moment together with your child when all of a sudden, out of nowhere, came a full-blown power struggle!

Cue the tears, yelling and hurtful words.

If you’re like most parents, you desperately try to avoid these moments.

They’re not fun.

They’re embarrassing. (Especially with judgmental onlookers questioning your every move.)

But the worst part about power struggles is that they seem to take away way too many of those precious moments you have with your kid (and he’s growing so fast, you don’t want to miss any more of them).

You’ve probably tried all of the standard advice for preventing power struggles…

  • You pick your battles
  • You give him choices
  • You ignore what you can tolerate
  • You might even give in every once in awhile because his request isn’t that out of line

But even with these tactics, sometimes avoiding a power struggle just isn’t possible. When he’s acting in a way that’s inappropriate and cannot be ignored, you feel like you’ve got to do something.

But what?

How do you sidestep the argument so that you don’t have to get caught in yet another stressful power struggle, yet remain the type of parent you want to be, one who has expectations and rules, not a doormat who folds at every sign of conflict?

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