Positive Parenting Solution of the Week: Complaining kids? Just say "I Hear Ya!"

http://PositiveParentingSolutions.com ► Book ► http://AmyMcCready.info Facebook ► http://facebook.com/PositiveParentingSolutions Twitter ► http://twitter.com/AmyMcCreadyPPS Welcome to the Positive Parenting Solution of the Week in which I share a nugget of parenting wisdom to make your week go a bit more smoothly. This week's solution: Try using a new phrase ... "I Hear Ya!" "I HEAR YA" can be a great way to respond when kids complain about doing their homework, their family jobs, taking a bath -- what ever. This week, instead do jumping into a big lecture about how everyone has to contribute, or your job is to go to school and do homework, blah, blah, blah -- Try "I hear ya - I always dread unloading the dishwasher too!" Or, "I hear ya - I used to dread practicing spelling words too!" Sometimes kids just want to know that you "get it." Empathizing vs. lecturing can go a long way in diffusing power struggles and it reinforces that you're on the same team. They're still not going to enjoy unloading the dishwasher or doing homework -- but it doesn't have to turn into a power struggle with you. Let me know in the comments section under this video about you'll use "I hear ya"! For more strategies to reduce power struggles and to be on the same team, go to: http://PositiveParentingSolutions.com This has been a Positive Parenting Solution of the Week. I hope this little bit of information becomes a solution for you. Thanks for watching, and as always, I wish you parenting peace. -- Amy McCready Do you need help with a parenting problem? Ask Amy McCready! ... Your question may be answered by Amy via video. You may submit your question via text or video. Simply "Ask Amy" at: http://AskAmy.TV To be alerted of Amy's video replies, please SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel now at: http://youtube.com/AmyMcCready For more strategies on how to reduce power struggles with your children, and other tips on child encouragement, please visit: http://PositiveParentingSolutions.com Media-savvy parenting expert, Amy McCready, is a regular guest on national television and radio and is frequently quoted in print and on the web. She is a knowledgeable and high-energy guest who connects with parents at home with practical, solution-focused advice. Amy can speak on a wide range of topics from day-to-day discipline dilemmas to late breaking news. Amy has been creating and delivering training programs for over 20 years in Fortune 500 companies and community organizations. She founded Positive Parenting Solutions, Inc. in 2004 and developed the popular and successful Breakthrough Course that has changed the lives of thousands of parents through in-person seminars, speeches and online parenting training webinars. Due to demand from parents around the country and abroad, Positive Parenting Solutions Online was developed in 2008 to give parents everywhere the skills, knowledge and tools to correct their children's misbehavior permanently without nagging, reminding or yelling. She speaks to them "one-on-one" through the most advanced and thorough Web 2.0 parenting course available today. Amy is frequently asked to provide expert parenting advice for print and online parenting articles. She is a sought after keynote speaker, writer, parenting coach, spokesperson, trainer and most importantly -- Mom! ABOUT POSITIVE PARENTING SOLUTIONS: Positive Parenting Solutions teaches parents of toddlers through teens how to correct misbehaviors quickly and permanently by addressing the root cause of the behaviors. We understand that misbehavior is not the problem, but a symptom of a deeper issue. Our comprehensive online parenting education system, rooted in the principles of Adlerian Psychology and Positive Discipline, helps parents understand the motivations behind their children's misbehavior and the role the parent plays to escalate misbehavior. We empower parents with a proven set of tools and a step-by-step implementation process to address the root issue so they can end the power struggles for good. We focus on solutions rather than punishment, with the ultimate of goal of raising capable, confident, happy children. Parents consistently describe the process as "life changing." ABOUT AMY'S NEW BOOK!: "If I Have To Tell You One More Time...The Revolutionary Program That Gets Your Kids To Listen Without Nagging, Reminding or Yelling", parenting expert and founder of the popular Positive Parenting Solutions Online course, Amy McCready presents a nag and yell free program for compassionately, yet effectively, correcting misbehaviors. Amy's book "If I Have To Tell You One More Time..." available now at: AMAZON: http://AmyMcCready.info KINDLE: http://amzn.to/PPS-Kindle ITUNES: http://bit.ly/PPS-iTunes FREE 14 day online parenting course: http://bit.ly/FreePPS
Positive Parenting Solution of the Week: Complaining kids? Just say