If you're NOT a new parent, you still want to listen to this episode -- because it may help you to understand WHY you have the current relationship you do with your children and/or your spouse because of things that happened ...
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#267 The Challenges (& Lasting Impact) of the Baby/Child-Rearing Phases on Your Marriage & Parent/Child Relationships
Before we had kids, we all had idealized visions of what we *thought* it would be like. For me, it included images of perfectly dressed and pressed children with clean faces sitting on a picnic blanket in the sunshine, enjoyi...
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#243 Why You Don't Enjoy Parenthood As Much As You'd Hoped You Would
Do you want to develop a parenting style and family culture that nurtures instilling values through individual autonomy INSTEAD of through parental control? Parents face many challenges -- and the temptation to control their ...
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#241 Stop Controlling Your Kids & Instead Gain Their Love, Respect & Admiration
Would you love to know how to EFFECTIVELY & correctily discipline your kids? (There is a wrong and right way.) Would you like to be able to discipline without the drama, yelling, punishing, or nagging, AND do it in a way that...
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#239 Stop Punishing. Learn How to (Effectively) Discipline Your Kids
If you've been a parent long you know that parenting often feels like a series of problems to solve. This is accurate. So it only makes sense that if you become a better problem-solver, you will become a better parent. Contin...
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#236 Creating Stability: Become a Better Problem Solver to Become a Better Parent
"I'm feeling sooooo burnt out of motherhood... My kids are fighting so much . Last week we did a 'no fighting' challenge for 7 days. They did pretty well and each got a prize. This week has been a total dumpster fire . I keep...
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#220 "My Kids Are Fighting So Much!" How to Put and End to Fighting -- For Good
We received a great question from a mom which we answer in todayâs episode. Just a reminder â we love receiving questions. Feel free to ask us anything by visiting podcast.extraordinaryfamilylife.com where you can leave us a ...
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#219 How to Get Your Kids to Do What They Should (Homework, Chores, the 'Right' Thing) WITHOUT the Battle
In this episode, it seems as though we start talking about one subject and end with another. Yet, they are connected. We begin discussing how to deal with children who are âhigh spiritedâ with minds of their own (which can so...
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#216 Why Encouraging Your Kids to 'Talk Back' Develops Critical Thinking & Decision Making Skills
Welcome to todayâs episode, weâre coming to you from Vienna, Austria this time. We just finished leading a WWII trip where we learned about the start of the war with the invasion of Warsaw, visited Auschwitz & Birkenau concen...
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#208 How to Respond to, Stop, & Prevent Misbehavior in Young (& Old) Children -- Strategies that WORK!
You might not realize it, but as a parent, YOU have a moral obligation to make sure that your child (or children) are NOT annoying. Why? Because in order for your children to function normally in the world â and to have a hea...
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#207 How to Make Sure Your Kids Are NOT ANNOYING (Because It's Crucial to THEIR Adult Happiness)
Weâve all had the experience of being around someone whoâs grumpy â even our spouse or children â and then soon weâre feeling grumpy as well. A mother of multiple children recently asked us, âWhen the people around me (aka my...
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#197 How to Not Let Your Childrenâs Moods Affect You (Grumpy & Otherwise)
As a parent, if you knew there was ONE major characteristic which â if developed â would drastically increase your childâs chances of success and happiness , not only now but as an adult⌠wouldnât you want to know what it is?...
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#185 Helping Children Develop Self-Control (aka The GREATEST Predictor of Future Success)
Emotions can be big and scary â for both parents and children. But it is possible to teach â and model â emotional management for your kids. Emotions are EVERYTHING. Our lives our experienced through emotions, so by default, ...
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#184 Helping Children to Manage Their Emotions (so They Can Live Happier Lives)
We get a little serious in this episode -- and Greg sheds a few tears -- because in our work with clients, we've seen the trauma caused by yelling parents. We do not use this word lightly. âPeople are people no matter how sma...
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#182 How to Stop Yelling At Your Kids (Because You're Traumatizing Them)
When Greg Denning was out on his own as a teenager it wasnât difficult for him to realize that his life sucked ⌠but he desperately wanted it to be better and different. Nobody wants to live a sucky life and stay there. But i...
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#180 This is What's Contributing to All Your Parenting Problems -- And Will Solve Them When Addressed
