Category Archives: Communication

Discipline versus Punishment, How are They Different and Why is This Important?

Did you know that how you interact with your child on a daily basis can have a greater impact on his success in life than any extra-curricular activities you put him in? Did you know that one, healthy, positive and … Continue reading

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Peak at Parenting – Modeling a Genuine apology

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Raising Leaders

Here’s a guest blog I did for JBFsaleblog.com Anyone can boss people around…but not everyone will be a great boss. If we focus on the qualities that separate an ordinary boss from a really great boss and then apply them … Continue reading

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January Jones & I talk Break Free Parenting – Successimo Blogtalkradio

Listen to internet radio with Ms January Jones on Blog Talk Radio

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Parent Power: What it is and why it’s important we know about it

Parent Power is the authority given to us as parents to enforce rules and boundaries with our children in order to teach them right from wrong. It gives us permission to get things done using the power of our position … Continue reading

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Name Calling: How parents and teachers can use it to their benefit

People love to poke fun at one another and will often resort to name calling to express how they are feeling. This activity is not always a bad thing and can actually be quite fun. It is a form of … Continue reading

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Guest Blog, Over Parenting Verses Guidance

Guest Blog by: Debra Beck I have been reading a lot of different articles about over-parenting or “helicopter parenting” and thought it might be a topic that warrants a discussion.  I believe that if parents are always there to pick … Continue reading

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Unconditional Love

Unconditional love is about accepting a person simply because they exist and for no other reason.  This kind of love is not influenced by the other person’s behaviour, attitude or ability to do as you ask. When you love someone unconditionally … Continue reading

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Peak at Parenting; Separating rude behaviour from uncomfortable feelings

When kids start new things like a new grade at school, new hockey team, new music lessons… it creates stress in their lives. For some kids this stress wears off quickly as they adapt to the changes and experience the … Continue reading

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Creating Rules and Boundaries You and Your Teenager Can Live With

Although the teenage years are about practicing, learning and integrating what they’ve accumulated up until now, they still require our involvement.  If we continue with the practicum analogy, a good supervisor has clear expectations, rules and boundaries that are consistently … Continue reading

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