This bonus episode is fire!

Want more? Listen to episode 61, 37, and 2 for more on this topic.

Episode 61 Giving Our Kids SMALL Steps to BIG Results & Littles Who Won't Listen

Episode 37 MISBEHAVIOR: Opposition or Opportunity. Plus, Potty Training and Other Fun. A Talk with My Daughter Becca, mom of four.

Episode 2 Mom is Master Gardener and Manager of the Monkeys (and I Don't Mean Your Kids).

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Consequences, Discipline, Rules, Boundaries, Standards, Principles - what are all these key words in parenting?

I'm feeling like I should walk on eggshells over here because we are looking at a touchy subject - discipline. Should we ever discipline a child? What does that mean? How should it look? When is it okay?

Episode 223 will bring clarity to the complicated role that consequences play in the life of a child or teen.

We're going to jump into the issue of consequences and discipline so buckle up!

Please remember, while sometimes I do a series where it doesn't matter if you listen to the episode in order or not, this is not one of those series. For diagramming a difficulty or dealing with a struggle in your child or teen, it is important to listen to Part 1 first.

This is Part 2. So if you haven't listened to Part 1, please stop here and go back there first. Here's why. In today's episode, we're talking about consequences and discipline. Consequences come second, not first when we're parenting, when we're dealing with a major difficulty with our child especially.

What comes BEFORE consequences?
What's gumption got to do with discipline in parenting?
We're also going to talk about our big parent mouth and how to keep it under control!

Episode 222 - Diagraming A Difficulty Part 1
Episode 4 - Dealing with Lying in Your Child Pt 1
Episode 12 - Dealing with Lying in Your Child Pt 2
Episode 83 - Four Stages of Discipline
Episode 25 Root Parenting vs Surface

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Does your child seem to hold on tight to their unhealthy behavior? Every child or teen struggle is an opportunity for equipping them for life. In fact, there's a simple method you can teach your child or teen so that they learn how to step out of their struggle, their weakness, their stubborn obstinance even. Join Val Harrison, the Practically Speaking MOM, for a method she calls Diagramming a Difficulty. This four-step method also works for pretty much any life situation and any aged person. So, pull up a chair and take a few notes about how you and your child can learn how to Diagram a Difficulty with Val Harrison, in episode 222 of the Practically Speaking MOM Podcast, the place for intentional parents to build strong families.

This episode mentions an earlier episode about helping your child to set goals and achieve them and also how goal-setting in marriage is also helpful. Listen to it here: Episode 17 Episode 18 is a great follow-up to this theme as well.

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