Motivating Cooperative Behavior

By Dr. Jane BluesteinAugust 20, 2012May 26, 2022 Avoiding power struggles, Avoiding power struggles with your kids, Behavior Management, Behavior Management, Discipline, Discipline, Intervening negative behavior, Intervening negative behavior, Motivating cooperation, Motivating your kids, Parenting, Parenting, Rules and Boundaries, Rules and Boundaries, Win-win authority, Win-win parenting authority Leave a comment

Three Approaches to Authority Relationships Two Win-Lose approaches that can compromise the emotional safety of the environment:

Presentation: Parents, Teens and Boundaries

By Dr. Jane BluesteinAugust 13, 2012May 30, 2022 Avoiding power struggles, Behavior Management, Building responsibility, Counselors, Discipline, Increasing Positivity, Intervening negative behavior, Intervening negative behavior, Motivating cooperation, Motivating your kids, Parenting, Parenting, Parents, Presentation, Presentation for parents, Problem solving, Recognition and reinforcement, Recognition and Reinforcement, Rules and Boundaries, Rules and Boundaries, Win-win authority, Win-win parenting authority Leave a comment

How to Draw the Line Presentation by Dr. Jane Bluestein Ah, the Terrific Teens! What a perfect time to refine—or redefine—your relationship with your child!

Ways to Build IRRESPONSIBILITY in Children

By Dr. Jane BluesteinAugust 12, 2012May 31, 2022 Behavior Management, Building responsibility, Culture and Community, Discipline, Motivating your kids, Parenting, Parenting, Parents, Rules and Boundaries, Social and Emotional Growth, Win-win parenting authority Leave a comment

Things you can do to reinforce children’s irresponsible behavior • Lie for them. • Make excuses for their behavior. Correct (or pay for) their mistakes for them. • Model a lack of responsibility, commitment, and follow-through yourself. • Refuse to believe that they are capable of doing what they’ve been accused of doing.

Parenting Teens

By Dr. Jane BluesteinAugust 12, 2012May 31, 2022 Avoiding power struggles, Avoiding power struggles with your kids, Building responsibility, Counselors, Discipline, Educators, Intervening negative behavior, Motivating your kids, Parenting, Parenting, Parents, Recognition and Reinforcement, Recognition and reinforcement, Rules and Boundaries, Win-win parenting authority all-or-nothing thinking, boundaries and teens, boundary issues with teens, conflict with teens, expectations, healthy parents healthy teens, kids as teens, non-authoritarian approach to parenting, not giving up, obstacles to parenting success, parental control, parenting, parenting teens, setting limits with teens, win-win parenting, win-win relationships with teens Leave a comment

How to Draw the Line Counselors know that when parents set clear boundaries, they take care of their teens and themselves.

The Challenge of Setting Boundaries

By Dr. Jane BluesteinAugust 10, 2012May 31, 2022 Avoiding power struggles, Avoiding power struggles with your kids, Behavior Management, Discipline, Discipline, Educators, Intervening negative behavior, Intervening negative behavior, Motivating cooperation, Motivating your kids, Parenting, Parenting, Parents, Recognition and Reinforcement, Rules and Boundaries, Rules and Boundaries, Teaching, Win-win parenting authority alternative to authoritarian parenting, alternative to permissive parenting, avoiding power struggles, boundaries, dealing with negative behavior, discipline, getting your kids to cooperate, healthy relationships, motivating your kids, recognition, reinforcement, rules, win-win parenting Leave a comment

A Win-Win Alternative to an Authoritarian or Permissive Approach Few of us are especially adept at setting boundaries with anyone, and for good reason. Let’s back up a bit. When you were growing up, were you told that other people’s needs were more important than yours? Were you rewarded for self-sacrificing and people-pleasing? Were you…