Parenting Matters Now with Dr. Roger Smith

Have you taken your children to a costume shop before? It is good to have your children see different clothes and tell you what they are, what activities they are used for, and what the clothes are saying about them as a person.
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Do words matter to you? Words matter to children! They listen to the words you say whether you think they are or not. Choose your words wisely!
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A technique to deal with battles in the home is to concentrate your battles, not in the typical sense of thinking without distraction, but by condensing it down into a place where it can be taken care of immediatly and that everyone can be on the same page and know where the boundaries are. 
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What kind of opportunities are you finding for your children? It starts with the mindset of looking at your available friends and resources to find opportunities for your children. Whether it is a new experience, or a job, figure out their goals and work to create opportunities to help them achieve those goals!
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Are your children kind? Do you like it when other people are kind to you? Kindness leads to respect. Most times I find kindness starts with understanding, and understanding starts with listening. Training kindness is teaching your children how to truly listen.
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Doing projects with your children trains them for jobs in the future. Teach them to be involved in projects so they can learn to be diligent and persistent. Some things might come naturally to them, but not everything will. It's important that they face challenges that will take diligence and persistence to finish.
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When was the last time you had quality time with your children? Have you ever ridden on an ATV with your kids? What about read an book with them from start to finish? What about joining them in a video game? Finding activities to do with your children will inevitably create quality time.
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Do you have a shy or fearful child? Teach your children that it is okay to be comfortable with other people that you can trust. Being comfortable around people you don't know is an important skill to learn as you go to a different school, start a new job, or even jump into a new hobby!
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What came first, the chicken or the egg? Children love to get their hands dirty and teaching them how to cook for themselves is a great hands on activity for them! Ask them to make an egg for breakfast and watch their minds, and their bodies, get to work!
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Does your child know how to take care of their clothes? When your children teach someone else something, they learn in themselves. As an experiment, ask your kids to teach you something they've never done and see how they think it is done! Maybe you'll both learn something new!
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