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Does trying to get your kids to comply with simple requests result in power struggles and tantrums? These playful strategies will help you win over your child and make parenting much more fun.

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Playful ways to get kids to cooperate and avoid becoming “monster mom”

With just an empty jar and a pile of pom poms, this positive parenting strategy will help you encourage a culture of kindness in your family and create a happier, more peaceful home.

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The Warm Fuzzy Jar: a positive parenting strategy to encourage good behavior

If you ever have a hard time convincing your children to do something (or anything), this formula will teach you how to motivate kids in a positive way.

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The secret formula for how to motivate kids (or anyone)

Getting a toddler to do anything can be hard. If you're struggling with a terrible two-year-old or a threenager, try these seven practical parenting tips to encourage your toddler to obey without a fight.

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How to get your toddler to do…ANYTHING

How to Get Your Kids to Clean Up: 6 Tried-and-true Strategies

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How to Get Your Kids to Clean Up: 6 Tried-and-true Strategies

Getting on His Level: A Behavior Experiment...Or, what I learned when I started looking in my son's eyes

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Getting on his level: a behavior experiment

What we say and how we speak to our kids will define in large part how they behave toward us. Here are three tips to help you choose your words wisely.

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Speaking to kids: watching what we say & how we say it

Save the world and get kids to clean…a win-win scenario

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Save the world and get kids to clean…a win-win scenario

5 reasons that having a daily routine keeps me sane (mostly)

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5 reasons that having a daily routine keeps me sane (mostly)

Parenting

How to Get Kids to Cooperate without a Struggle: The Rocket Ship Countdown