by Lori Wildenberg | Feb 6, 2017 | Character Development, Communication, Discipline, Teen, Tween
You have lived with your child for over a decade. Your family dynamics have a predictable rhythm. Then …. suddenly your child is not dancing to the old familiar tune. You keep trying the same moves but find you and your child are stepping on each...
by Lori Wildenberg | Jan 30, 2017 | Anger, Character Development, Communication, Discipline, Teen, Tween
Do you see evidence of this type of behavior in your home? Dismissive Dramatic Distant Disconnected Do you hear: “What are you looking at?” “Chill. I’ll do it in a minute.” “I’m so dumb.” “You don’t know...
by Lori Wildenberg | Jan 2, 2017 | Character Development, Communication, Relationships
Happy 2017! I think we would all agree we want to raise our kiddos with intentionality. Yet the days slip by and the years pass. We forget to focus on the future because we are so busy chasing the day. We have good intentions of being more purpose driven...
by Lori Wildenberg | Dec 19, 2016 | Character Development, Communication, Discipline, Relationships, Teen, Tween, Young Adult
Have big sighs and rolling eyes entered your home? You must be the parent of a tween or teen. First off, let’s just get this fact out of the way… Mom, Dad, you are no longer cool. Even if you once were, you have officially lost your mojo and it is...
by Lori Wildenberg | Dec 5, 2016 | Character Development, Communication, Uncategorized
We want to be a part of our kids’ lives. We strive to help them be the best they can be. We wish they would be more cooperative. We desire to raise honest children. We hope to have strong family ties that last a lifetime. In our quest to...
by Lori Wildenberg | Nov 14, 2016 | Character Development, Communication, Discipline
Last week, The Secret to Disciplining Well (Phase 1) was published, If you missed it you may want to read that article first.Phase one of disciplining well comes in the form of instructing by modeling and direct training of behavior we want to encourage and...