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| Articles |
| Comparing Our Private Lives to the Public Lives of Others By Melissa Black Ford Through the simple act of sharing the truth about their challenges, a mythical assumption that most parents operate under (that unwittingly causes a lot of anguish) is shattered: No one else is struggling with problems in their family. —read more |
| Make the New Year Brighter! By Melissa Black Ford Every holiday there's party planning, decorating, card writing, gift purchasing, cookie baking and list-making. There's also muttering to myself that no one helps and I'm stuck doing everything. —read more |
| Parenting Myth #3 — Good Parents Offer Choices By Melissa Black Ford Choices are an important way to guide and support our children, but it's equally important to know that choices are optional. —read more |
| Standing by vs Giving In Setting limits would be easy if, after you laid out the rule or established the boundary, your child would thank you… instead of pitching a fit! —read more |
| Parental Unhappiness – a powerful tool for teaching unintended lessons Raising kids can bring out the worst in parents; just ask any mom or dad. —read more |
| The Gift of Failure Whether failure is a gift or a curse depends upon the question you ask yourself when you fail. —read more |
| Selfish Isn’t a Dirty Word Growing up, I was taught life lessons many little girls never received such as “being selfish is a good thing.” —read more |
| Parenting Myth #2 — You Can’t Feel Good When Your Child is Unhappy By Melissa Black Ford Have you heard the old adage, "You are only as happy as your saddest child"? —read more |
| Parent with an Eye to the Future By Melissa Black Ford Parenthood doesn’t stop when your son or daughter reaches majority age, but continues throughout your life even though your parenting role changes. —read more |
| Parenting Myth #1 — Good Parents are Always on the Same Page By Melissa Black Ford It’s time to debunk that myth, which causes so many parents unnecessary frustration, guilt, anger, and other assorted “bad” feelings. —read more |
| Transforming Entitlement into Appreciation! By Melissa Black Ford Teaching gratitude requires a conscious shift in our thinking from "I owe my child" to "I give to my child because I want to." —read more |
| Drop Your Judgements to Know By Melissa Black Ford Parents need to know a lot when it comes to raising children. So, how do you enhance your knowing (access your inner wisdom) especially when you're challenged by your child? —read more |
| It’s Not Fair in Our Family! By Melissa Black Ford Embracing the inequities in life teaches your child how to be happier! —read more |
| Letting Go of an Old Love by Melissa Black Ford —read more |
| Feeling Good Making Unpopular Decisions by Melissa Black Ford —read more |
| Teaching Relationships by Melissa Black Ford Whether you like it or not, you are a relationship guru. —read more |
| Change Your Relationship vs. Change Your Child by Melissa Black Ford What’s missing when guaranteed-to-succeed parenting techniques fail to create the results you desire? —read more |
| The Gift of Imperfect Parenting —read more |
| Loving vs Pleasing The REAL Power Behind Parenting —read more |
| Top Three Parental Listening Styles Are any of these methods in your repertoire? —read more |
| Motivating Your Child With Ease by Melissa Black Ford Power struggle. As parents, we know what that means. We ask our children to do something, anything and they don’t! —read more |