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Category: Everyday Challenges & Trip Ups

A Letter to Duct Tape Parents about the Damn Homework

Education, School & Learning, Everyday Challenges & Trip Ups, Parenting Tips & How To / By VickiHoefle / 22 February, 2018

Dearest Duct Tape Parents, Some parenting issues are like festering wounds. I think we have them addressed… you tell me – Yup, I’ve got this nipped in the bud – …

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Teen Fads and Why Parents are Talking about ALL the Wrong Things

5 Comments / Everyday Challenges & Trip Ups, Proactive Parenting Strategies / By JenniferNault / 25 January, 2018

Recently I found myself talking to some moms about the Tide Pod Challenge. If you haven’t heard of it, a simple google search will bring you to stories of American …

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How to Finally Get out of the House on Time – Use a Roadmap!

Everyday Challenges & Trip Ups, Independence, Character Traits & Values, Proactive Parenting Strategies / By VickiHoefle / 18 January, 2018

Alright, I’ve been talking about parenting roadmaps a lot lately. Hopefully you’ve taken some time to consider your big WHY. Why are you parenting? What’s motivating you? If you aren’t …

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Ring in the New Year with New Thinking

Everyday Challenges & Trip Ups, Independence, Character Traits & Values / By VickiHoefle / 28 December, 2017

You look in the mirror and say to yourself – “It’s going to be different this year. I am tired of feeling like a crappy parent at the end of …

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 Holiday Traditions – Are They Worth It? 

4 Comments / Everyday Challenges & Trip Ups, Parenting Tips & How To, Proactive Parenting Strategies / By JenniferNault / 28 November, 2017

Sometimes, too much of a good thing is, well, too much. As December rolls along, it often begins to seem like time is running out, we get stressed, and those …

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How To Lead When your Child is Screaming

6 Comments / Behavior & Discipline, Everyday Challenges & Trip Ups, Proactive Parenting Strategies, Uncategorized / By VickiHoefle / 21 November, 2017

You’ve been there. Maybe it was yesterday, or this morning, or 5 minutes ago when your child decided to lose their mind and completely dismiss what’s acceptable behavior in public. …

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6 Surefire Tips to Manage Manners

1 Comment / Everyday Challenges & Trip Ups, Parenting Tips & How To, Proactive Parenting Strategies, Uncategorized / By JenniferNault / 16 November, 2017

Let’s face it, difficult if not downright horrid moments are going to arise when it’s time to visit friends and families over the holidays. The manners might go awry as …

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Best Practices for Fostering Close Sibling Relationships

Everyday Challenges & Trip Ups, Independence, Character Traits & Values, Proactive Parenting Strategies, Uncategorized / By VickiHoefle / 11 November, 2017

Want kids who are good friends well into their twilight years? Here are 6 of my favorite grounding philosophies/practices to strengthen the sibling relationship: 1. Notice when they get along. …

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Sibling Rivalry Triage

Behavior & Discipline, Everyday Challenges & Trip Ups, Proactive Parenting Strategies, Uncategorized / By VickiHoefle / 11 November, 2017

Let’s say you’re having one of those June-Cleaver-would-croak-if-she-saw-you moments. Your kids are rowdy, screeching and tearin’ the place apart. You look into the mirror and say, “If only they could …

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Seven Habits of Highly Ineffective Parents

2 Comments / Everyday Challenges & Trip Ups / By VickiHoefle / 8 November, 2017

Alright – let’s get REAL for a few minutes between running the kids to soccer, drama, jujitsu and LARP practice (yes I guess that’s a thing now… Live Action Role …

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10 Reasons To Adopt a Less is More Parenting Strategy

2 Comments / Everyday Challenges & Trip Ups, Independence, Character Traits & Values, Parenting Tips & How To / By VickiHoefle / 31 October, 2017

I am often asked by a parent who is sick and tired of lecturing, nagging, reminding, counting, time-outing, and yelling if the approach to parenting I used to raise my …

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Control: How is it Holding you Back from Raising a Resilient Child?

Everyday Challenges & Trip Ups, Independence, Character Traits & Values, Proactive Parenting Strategies / By VickiHoefle / 29 October, 2017

If I ask 100 people about their thoughts on control, 99.5 of them will whisper “I am a control freak”, as if this is a bad thing. Personally, I embrace …

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5 Ways to Preserve your Teen’s Freedom (and Your Relationship With Them)

3 Comments / Behavior & Discipline, Everyday Challenges & Trip Ups, Independence, Character Traits & Values / By VickiHoefle / 26 October, 2017

When I work with parents of tweens and teenagers, I am reminded how very difficult is to give teens the freedom they so desperately yearn for. In the teens’ attempt …

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You’re Living with a Toddler – But You’re Growing a Grown-up

Everyday Challenges & Trip Ups, Independence, Character Traits & Values, Proactive Parenting Strategies / By JenniferNault / 25 October, 2017

My “aha” moment as a mother came when I realized that parenting wasn’t about what happened when my kids were between the ages of birth and 18. Parenting is about …

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Top 10 Ways to Avoid Battles with your Kids

Everyday Challenges & Trip Ups, Parenting Tips & How To, Proactive Parenting Strategies / By JenniferNault / 25 October, 2017

Happy Parenting doesn’t happen by magic. And it doesn’t happen by saying, “Next time, I won’t lose my temper.” It takes observation, practice and consistency. I know it’s easy to …

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Top 10 Parenting Complaints We Address Consistently in our Parenting Programs

Behavior & Discipline, Everyday Challenges & Trip Ups, Parenting Tips & How To, Uncategorized / By VickiHoefle / 20 October, 2017

I’m a mom who has raised 5 highly independent and self-sufficient kids. I’m also a parent educator of 20 years who has talked with thousands of parents about life with …

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Introducing Multiplication Nation

Everyday Challenges & Trip Ups, Parenting Tips & How To, Proactive Parenting Strategies, Uncategorized / By JenniferNault / 6 February, 2017

I am honored to introduce to you MultiplicationNation.com. This is an online learning tool that supports kids as they learn their multiplication tables and yes, it was developed by my …

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Book Recommendation and Giveaway

16 Comments / Everyday Challenges & Trip Ups, Parenting Tips & How To, Research & Parenting Resources / By JenniferNault / 2 August, 2016

As we find ourselves in the height of the summer, I wanted to recommend a parenting book that is being released this week, The Danish Way of Parenting, What the …

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Q&A: Parenting on the Same Page

Everyday Challenges & Trip Ups, Parenting Tips & How To, Proactive Parenting Strategies / By JenniferNault / 9 June, 2016

Question: I have about a million questions for you these days as I feel we are entering into uncharted territory as my oldest daughter is now nine-years-old. I recently saw …

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If They Can Walk, They Can Work!

2 Comments / Birth 0 - Age 9, Everyday Challenges & Trip Ups, Independence, Character Traits & Values, Parenting Tips & How To, Proactive Parenting Strategies / By VickiHoefle / 5 April, 2016

A) You’re not alone B) Now’s the time to do something about changing roles, and C) Believe it or not, both you AND the kids will be glad you did …

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