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May 18, 2015

Prime Your Children for Success

by John Salmon
Many skills can boost your children’s success, but the ability to communicate well is one of the most important. Effective communication will boost your children’s chance of success in personal life and vocational life. Clear communication will enable your children to effectively express their needs and ideas. Effective communication will empower your children to manage...
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November 16, 2013

How to Get Fired As A Parent

by John Salmon
Are you tired of being in the role of parent? Tired of all the decisions, responsibilities, and demands? Well, if you are tired of your role as parent, I have a plan to get you fired! That’s right—you can get fired from your role as a parent with one easy step. One step and you will...
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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 5, 2013

Turn Your Argument Into the Best Part of the Day…Make It Bearable Anyway

by John Salmon
When you find yourself in an argument or disagreement (notice how I say “find myself” in an argument; I never start one…well, maybe once in a while…alright, alright, so even when I start an argument) with another family member, how can you make it bearable? Who is responsible to make it “go well”—the ones who...
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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 16, 2013

5 Ways to Check the Teen Attitude at the Door

by John Salmon
If you have a pre-teen or teen, you have probably encountered “the attitude.” I can imagine all those who have a teen nodding their head in agreement as you recall the condescending stare, rolling eyes, exasperating sigh, impatient shifting of weight, and sarcastic tone of voice. If you are like me, just thinking about it...
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September 7, 2013

4 Ingredients for a Happy Family

by John Salmon
I discovered a new recipe for Happy Family. No, I’m not talking about the Chinese dish, although I would enjoy Happy Family for dinner tonight (click here for a recipe for the “edible happy family”)…well, both the dish and the family come to think of it. Anyway, I am talking about a simple way you...
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