I realize that “be good” rolls off the tongue as easily as “eat your veggies,” but perhaps it’s time to retire the phrase in favor of more helpful and positive language. What do you think? Do you say “be good” often? Does it yield positive results?

Children do not enter the world with bad intentions. They do not come to wear us out, test our limits, or seek control. They come with a need for love and guidance. - Rebecca Eanes

Raising children is no easy task. The habits we form now have a great impact on how our future days will go. Read these five positive parenting habits that are created to make parenthood easier and more joyful.

How much does your to-do list bring you connection, joy, and contentment? This to-do list is a set of intentions designed to fill my family's love tanks and build a stronger bond with each of my loved ones.

Play has a wide range of benefits for children. Through play, children release energy, reduce stress, and learn about life. They learn problem-solving skills, exercise creativity, use their imagination, and master new concepts. Through Positive Parenting, we can be playful with our children through everyday tasks, and connect more deeply with them.

We want our children to be able to recognize problems and have the initiative to tackle the issue and find a solution, yet most conventional parenting practices involve parents solving the problem for the child. I believe we need to give the problem to whom it belongs – the child. Here are 4 questions to ask your child each time a problem arises that will help her grow to be a problem-solver.

Children naturally love to learn. Unfortunately, that love often gets stripped away by middle childhood as learning becomes competitive, directed, and overwhelming. Whether your child attends school outside the home or is home educated, these 8 tips will help ignite (or fan the flame of) your child's love of learning.

Children, like all human beings, behave better when they feel good about themselves and the world around them. As a social species, we all need to be seen, heard, understood, loved, and connected. When those needs are met – when our hearts are content – we all do better.

A common theme I've noticed in the parenting community in my 5 years of running a popular Facebook parenting page and blog is that many parents are very concerned about “preparing children for the real world.” I get that. We are living in a harsh and oftentimes cruel world that does not revolve around my child or yours. So, it seems to some that the best way to prepare them for the harsh realities of the world is to let them face harshness in childhood. This will toughen them up and make them ready. It sounds like a reasonable plan, but don't count me in.

When I learned that time-outs didn't work for my highly sensitive boy almost 6 years ago, I was led to look for an alternative for correcting his behavior. I found that a calm down area was much more effective for my sensitive son, and it worked just as well with my non-HSC (highly sensitive child) too.

What to do with all of these eggs?! Whether real eggs ready for boiling and coloring or plastic eggs waiting to be filled with treats, my guess is that your home, like mine, is running over with eggs. Here are 15 fun and creative kids activities to put those eggs to good use.

Are you missing out on amazing moments with your children? Imagine how different we would be – how grateful and joyful – if we stopped to capture those miracle moments. Read more for parenting tips to capture those times we want to remember.

Self-concept can be defined as the view one has of herself and her abilities. A child’s self-concept begins to develop at birth. It begins with how adults respond to her. What can parents do to nurture a positive self-concept?

Hi there. I'm your toddler, and there's a few things you really need to know about me. Knowing these things will make things better for all of us. Also, please let me have a cookie while you read this.

The more experience I gain in parenting, the more I understand the importance of self-renewal to keep myself on task toward the vision I have for my family.

Parents spend a lot of time and effort figuring out a way to get their children to do their chores. Often, kids don't want to do them and the parents resort to nagging or even threatening a punishment, and this leads to stress for everyone and certainly decreases the peaceful atmosphere of the home. Maybe we should just drop chores altogether.

Bath time is one of the most fun times to interact and play with your children. Try these 8 kids activities and ideas for a splashing good time!

Time-out is a popular discipline method aimed at getting children to sit in a chair and “think about what they've done,” which would work great if children were actually sitting in the chair pondering their behavior. Here are 3 effective alternatives to this parenting method.

You promise that you're not going to yell today. You really do try hard, but in a flash you lose control and yell at your kid. Then you feel terrible guilt and resolve, yet again, to do better.

Is Praise Bad for Children? Due in large part to the work of Alfie Kohn, American philanthropist and author of 13 books, parents and teachers have begun to see the downfall of praise. Read on for tips on avoiding empty praising while using positive encouragement.

Our children naturally look to us for leadership. How can we be the gentle, positive, effective leaders our children need?