Let's Parent On Purpose

While it might be unrealistic to ever get to the point of disciplining without any emotion, we can at least strive to correct behavior without having a stroke. As author Dr. Kevin Leman puts it, our goal is Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours! As I mentioned, thank you for subscribing and sharing, and a BIG thank you to my Patreon supporters!  For as little as $1 an episode you can help support this podcast and join our Facebook Parenting Community. Show Highlights Triggers for emotional overreaction as a parent The purpose of discipline is not punishment, it’s training for behavior and character The danger of training our children to be emotionally volatile My thoughts on generational curses Why my emotional escalation of the situation generally doesn’t help Strategies for lowering your emotions Preemptive strategies: Specificity drives accountability, accountability drives performance: get specific in your instructions Be realistic about human nature, time, and commitments Plan ahead to avoid unnec