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Toby was eight years old and playing little league baseball. His dad was really excited and believed baseball would teach his son lots of important life lessons. He remembered little league as one of the best experiences of his life. Toby’s dad bought him all the gear – bat, glove, practice gear – and he [...]
Mom was frustrated. Her 13-year-old daughter Melanie was spending hours on Facebook and neglecting homework and chores. Every time Mom asked if she had any homework, Melanie would say she “had it covered.” But her progress report showed two assignments that hadn’t been turned in. Mom realized that Facebook had begun to take over! She [...]
A dad from one of our classes shared a great example of the Parenting by Design principles in action. His four-year-old daughter decided she didn’t want to go to dance class because her much-preferred pink leotard was dirty.
Kevin had always been a pretty good student, but his 7th grade year wasn’t starting off so well. His mother received a call from his Spanish teacher saying that Kevin hadn’t turned in 2 homework assignments and had made a 55 on the last quiz. When he came home from school that day, she mentioned the phone call she’d received and calmly asked him why he thought he was having trouble with his schoolwork.
Mom was frustrated. When she made lunch for her seven-year-old son, Patrick, to take to school, he complained he missed out on eating the cafeteria food. But when she sent him to school with lunch money, he complained that they served something “yucky” that day. Then it dawned on her that he was old enough to do some problem solving of his own.
Fourteen-year-old Mandi was a good student who was well liked by both her teachers and her friends. Her mother, Janice, often heard glowing compliments about Mandi’s behavior from other parents.
But at home, another side of Mandi emerged. Spending time with the family seemed to annoy her. She frequently responded to questions with irritation and, on occasion, outright disrespect. Her parents knew they needed to address her behavior, but were afraid to do anything that might shut down the lines of communication.
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