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Baby & Toddler Training: 7 Basic Commands You Need to Teach
There are 7 fundamental commands that you need to train your children to obey by 18 months of age. Find out why it’s so important to train y
Katie Ely
Jul 14, 202211 min read


Consequences: Why & How to Give Them
Consequences, if used correctly, can be very effective in changing bad behavior. Find out why consequences work, and how to use them correct
Katie Ely
Jul 6, 202213 min read


Why "Giving In" Only Makes Behavior Worse
Giving in, even occasionally, will keep bad behavior alive.
Katie Ely
Mar 30, 20214 min read


How to Train Up a Child
Most parents have heard the verse about training up a child in the way he should go. The question is, how exactly do you train up a child? F
Katie Ely
Mar 29, 202110 min read


First-Time Obedience: Why It's Better for Kids and How to Get It
Find out why first-time obedience is actually a better, kinder discipline approach. Then, learn how to train your child to have first-time o
Katie Ely
Mar 26, 20218 min read

Bedtime Training
If bedtime is a nightly battle, train your children how to go to bed with a Training Session!
Katie Ely
Mar 19, 20214 min read


13 Ways to Instill Self-Control
Self-control is the #1 most important virtue because you can’t have the other virtues until you first have self-control.
Katie Ely
Mar 11, 20216 min read


Consistency: The #1 Rule of Successful Discipline
Kids won’t obey? Find out why having consistent rules with a certainty that they will be enforced is a better approach for children.
Katie Ely
Feb 16, 20215 min read

The Job Jar
Need a new consequence for when your kids misbehave? Try a Job Jar. A Job Jar is a jar filled with scraps of paper that say things like: • C
Katie Ely
Jan 16, 20201 min read


Warn with If-Then Statements
An If-Then Statement clearly lets your kids know the exact consequence they’ll get if they misbehave.
Katie Ely
Jan 16, 20201 min read

Follow Through Teaches Trust
When you neglect to follow through with the forewarned consequence, you’re teaching your kids that you don’t keep your word. When you follow
Katie Ely
Jan 16, 20201 min read

Training Is the Key to Good Behavior | One Minute Parenting Tips
Want your kids to be well-behaved? Then train them! Training just means that you spend time instructing and having your kids practice the co
Katie Ely
Dec 6, 20191 min read

The Strong-willed Child — What Worked
Find out how this once rebellious, disrespectful, snarky teenager turned out to be the awesome young man he is today.
Katie Ely
Oct 16, 20191 min read

Only Give One Warning: One Minute Parenting Tip Video
When kids know you’re not going to do anything about their misbehavior until you’ve warned them several times, they learn to tune you out.
Katie Ely
Jun 4, 20191 min read


The Importance of Follow Through
There is probably no worse discipline technique than to make rules or give instructions and then neglect to enforce them.
Katie Ely
May 5, 20192 min read

Improve Your Child’s Behavior with 1 Simple Method
It's amazing how simply reviewing the correct rules of behavior before a certain activity takes place will help a child behave nicely.
Katie Ely
May 5, 20192 min read
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