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November 9, 2013

How to Win the Parent-Child Conflict

by John Salmon
When parent-child conflicts arise (and they will!), it does no good if the child always wins and gets his way. The conflict is really not resolved if the parent pulls rank, asserts parental power, and enforces parental wishes either. Just consider how you managed your parents pulling rank and using power to make you do...
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November 2, 2013

Who Should Win the Battle: Parent or Child?

by John Salmon
It is inevitable. I’m sorry to say it, but it’s true. No matter how wonderful your parenting skills, the time will come when you and your child have a disagreement. You will expect your child to complete a chore and they will not want to. You will want them home by curfew and they will...
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October 29, 2013

Open the Door for Change

by John Salmon
I had the opportunity to attend a conference focused on attachment relationships this weekend. One workshop reviewed how we encourage growth and change in other people. I realized how much this information applied to our parental role of promoting growth and maturity in our children. So, I wanted to share this process for opening the...
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October 19, 2013

5 Tips to Improve Your Child’s Behavior

by John Salmon
I loved working with John (name changed for privacy reasons), a seven-year-old boy who had a seizure disorder and was very active. I learned so much spending time with him and his family. Part of my job was to take John to the neurologist for his check-ups. One day, John and I sat in the...
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October 19, 2013

The Special Ingredient of Intimate Families

by John Salmon
I was talking with a young man (middle school age) about what he liked and didn’t like about his family. Interestingly, he liked the family dinners they used to have and he disliked that they no longer had those family dinners. Even as a middle school boy, he missed family dinners. Family dinners provided him...
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October 12, 2013

The #1 Ingredient for Building Friendships With Your Children

by John Salmon
I remember coming home from the park with my preschool daughters. One would say, “I made a friend today.” Her face glowing and her voice bubbling with excitement. “Really,” I would ask. “What’s her name?” “I don’t know.” “Where does she live?” “I don’t know.” (Both times the “I don’t know” reply was said in...
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October 12, 2013

Improve Your Family With This One Honest Change

by John Salmon
“You have no idea what you’re doing.” “You are so lazy.” “You have nothing to cry about.” “You always want the last word, don’t you?” “You just need to listen better.” “You should give your friend a chance.” “You better stop that now or else…” These statements all have something in common. Can you see...
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October 5, 2013

Bridge the Communication Gap with Your Teen (& Just About Anyone Else)

by John Salmon
Sometimes teens are hard to talk to. Let’s be real…sometimes spouses, children, and even parents are hard to talk to. If I’m honest, I have to admit that sometimes I am hard to talk to. I have discovered a tool to improve communications—a tool to help bridge the communication gap, slow the communication roller coaster,...
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September 28, 2013

12 Roadblocks to Communicating With Your Teen

by John Salmon
Parents want to talk with their teens but teens are often hesitant to approach their parents. Part of our teens’ hesitancy may stem from responses they have received from us, their parents, in the past. Perhaps past responses have communicated a lack of trust or acceptance. Maybe they felt blamed by us or made to...
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September 21, 2013

Walking the Tightrope of Raising a Strong Daughter

by John Salmon
Raising a daughter is a great joy and a great challenge…especially for a father. A father’s active involvement provides a key ingredient in helping his daughter grow into a woman of integrity, character, and confidence. Most fathers find active involvement in their daughter’s life comes with some challenges. Mark McMinn has identified 3 challenges every father...
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