Show 79 – Rewards & Consequences

James and Jenn talk about consequence and reward structures they use in disciplining their children.

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Show 78 – Requirements, Expectations & Enforcement

Requirements, Expectations & Enforcement. Part 4 of a 13 part series on Proper Discipline. Click on the image above to get a full-sized version of the diagram mentioned in the show. Or Click Here for a pdf version.

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Show 76 – Expectations From Parents & Children

What does the Bible say to Parents about children and to children about their parents? Part two in a 13 part series on Parenting.

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Episode 66 – Public Display of Discipline

What do you do when your kid freaks out in public? How do you handle it? Jenn and James provide practical parenting advice and tips to help parents deal with outbursts in public.

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Expected & Rewardable Behavior: When to reward a child’s good behavior and when not to.

Natural Rewards & Consequences Children, at their core, are simple creatures. They’re not so different from us. Behavior that has benefits to them is repeated. Behavior that has negative consequences are not. Two simple categories right? Yes… but they both apply in two ways. Let me break it down like this: Good behaviors that have [...]

Set Minimum Behavior Standards For Your Child

Every parent has goals for their children. Not just goals for the future… but what we want from them now. Most of us have a mental picture of what we expect from our children. A list of unwritten rules and expectations that we constantly refer to and use to help judge their behavior by. The [...]