Does Ignoring Your Children Work?

December 11, 2019May 25, 2017

Ignore misbehavior whenever possible – especially attention seeking misbehaviors like: whining, complaining, moping or “water power.” Two potential problems with ignoring – Child may raise the ante – the misbehavior gets worse before it gets better. Child may also become aggressive to force attention from the parent. You can give a time out or take …

Checklist for Parents

December 11, 2019May 21, 2017

Follow some of these daily practices to for more effective parenting in your home: Are you spending 20 minutes of one-on-one, un-interrupted, positive time with your child every day? You have no agenda, no teaching points, no technology—just having fun, enjoying your child, smiling, encouraging and seeing what is right with your child. And saying positive …

Traveling with kids? How to make them excited about the trip.

December 11, 2019April 30, 2017

Getting kids excited about pretty much anything means engaging them in the process of planning and visualizing the experience. And kids are “concrete” which means that it works best if you engage their senses in the here and now. Kids also are pretty much at the whims of their parents so giving them some power …

How to Teach Your Kids About Money

December 11, 2019April 4, 2017

Financial literacy is as important as reading or writing. It is essential to your child’s well-being now and in the future. Understanding money will mean more opportunities, less stress, and more serenity. Here are 3 ways to teach your child financial literacy: Give your child an allowance that is designed to cover specific categories of …

Make the Most of Your Webinar!

January 26, 2017December 22, 2016

Know What to Expect

Watch this video to learn how to join a webinar and what you will see once in the webinar. Please register early and download the GoToTraining application before the webinar starts.

Arrive Early and Be Prepared

If possible, join the session early to be sure all your settings are in place when the webinar begins. You will usually be able to enter a webinar at least 15 minutes before the indicated start time.
If having difficulty joining the webinar, contact Citrix Customer Support at 1-855-202-7959. They may have wait times when you call, so arriving early and discovering any problems early really helps.
If you arrive early, you may download and review materials while you wait for the webinar to begin.
Send questions in advance to Ruth@PeaceAtHomeParenting.com. If another teacher facilitates your webinar, Ruth will get your questions to that person.
You may want to jot down notes to yourself, so have a pen and paper handy. Webinars can be dense with information and you may not be able to remember everything that is important to you.
- If there is a slide of particular importance to you, you can write down the title of that slide and send an email to the instructor requesting a copy of it.