Plus, The Right Way to Tell Your Partner You Were Wrong
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NO PARENT SETS OUT TO RAISE AN UNDISCIPLINED KID. BUT SOMETIMES YOU MAKE
COMPROMISES (“YOU CAN HAVE THAT CEREAL IF YOU DON’T ASK FOR ANYTHING ELSE.”) AND
GIVE UNNECESSARY REWARDS (“HERE’S A COOKIE FOR FINISHING YOUR VEGETABLES.”) TO
MAKE THINGS EASIER. ALL OF THE SUDDEN, YOU HAVE A CHILD AND A SET OF PINT-SIZED
DEMANDS THAT RUN THE SHOW. IT HAPPENS TO THE BEST OF US. IT’S VITAL, HOWEVER, TO
RECOGNIZE THIS AND MAKE THE PROPER COURSE CORRECTIONS.
PARENTING
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7 SIGNS YOUR KID NEEDS MORE DISCIPLINE — AND HOW TO START
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IS YOUR CHILD SECRETLY RUNNING THE SHOW? HERE'S WHAT TO DO.
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TIPS AND TRICKS
IT’S HARD TO DISCIPLINE WELL IF YOU’RE UNCLEAR ABOUT STANDARDS OR VALUES
DISCIPLINE IS A SYSTEM IN WHICH PARENTS ARE PASSING DOWN THEIR VALUES TO THEIR
CHILDREN. BECAUSE OF THAT, IT MUST BE BASED ON VALUES LIKE HONESTY, OR FAIRNESS,
OR IT BECOMES UNMOORED AND WISHY-WASHY.
DO THOSE VALUES HAVE TO BE JUDEO-CHRISTIAN AND BASED ON SOME SORT OF FAITH?
NOPE. BUT THEY DO NEED TO BE BASED ON THE GOOD OF THE FAMILY. AND IT’S EVEN
BETTER WHEN THEY ARE VALUES, WHICH ARE CHAMPIONED BY EVERYONE IN THE FAMILY FOR
THE GOOD OF EVERYONE ELSE.
WHEN THESE VALUES ARE CLEAR AND CODIFIED, THEY CAN BE USED TO SET CLEAR AND
WELL-DEFINED BOUNDARIES. THOSE BOUNDARIES GIVE A CHILD DIRECTION. ENFORCING
THOSE BOUNDARIES AND KNOWING THE REASONS THEY ARE ENFORCED HELPS A KID
INTERNALIZE THE VALUES AND ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEM EVEN WHEN THEY ARE AWAY
FROM THEIR PARENTS.
HERE ARE A FEW MORE DISCIPLINE TIPS WORTH KEEPING IN MIND.
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FURTHER READING
* HOW TO DISCIPLINE STUBBORN, “UNPUNISHABLE” CHILDREN
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* GOOD DISCIPLINE SHOULDN’T LEAD TO TEARS
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* 5 COMMON DISCIPLINE MISTAKES PARENTS MAKE
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NEWS
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THE WEBSITE TO CLAIM 2ND HALF OF CHILD TAX CREDIT IS LIVE — FILE ASAP
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A WEBSITE TO HELP FAMILIES FILE THEIR TAXES — AND GET THE SECOND HALF OF THEIR
CHILD TAX CREDIT — JUST LAUNCHED. ACT FAST.
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LOVE
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THE RIGHT WAY TO TELL YOUR PARTNER YOU WERE WRONG
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SAY IT WITH US: "I WAS WRONG
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TIPS AND TRICKS
AS OFTEN AS YOU CAN, ASSUME THE BEST OF ONE ANOTHER
TO ASSUME MAKES AN ASS OUT OF YOU AND ME, YES. BUT IN A MARRIAGE, IT’S IMPORTANT
TO MAINTAIN THE ASSUMPTION THAT YOUR PARTNER — HOWEVER FLAWED AND IRRITATING
THEY SEEM AT TIMES — HAD THE BEST INTENTIONS IN MIND, DESPITE THE RESULT.“IF YOU
ASSUME YOUR PARTNER IS DOING THEIR BEST, IT IS LESS LIKELY THERE WILL BE BLAMING
AND DISAPPOINTMENT,” SAYS COUPLES THERAPIST JANET ZINN. “AND THERE WILL BE AN
ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT TO RESOLVE ISSUES AS THEY ARISE SINCE YOU KNOW YOU BOTH HAVE
EACH OTHER’S BEST INTERESTS IN MIND.” REMEMBER “YOUR BEST” DOESN’T MEAN
PERFECTION – IT MEANS YOU’RE GIVING THE SITUATION EVERYTHING YOU CAN AT THAT
MOMENT IN TIME.
HERE ARE 23 DAMN GOOD PIECES OF MARRIAGE ADVICE TO KEEP IN MIND.
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MONEY
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20 MONEY-SAVING TAX DEDUCTIONS PARENTS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
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DON'T LEAVE MONEY ON THE TABLE BY IGNORING THESE TAX CREDITS AND DEDUCTIONS.
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