Jean Tracy

3 Parenting Tips for Staying in Love

Do you have enough time with your spouse? Do you focus too much attention on your children? Would you like to keep your marriage and your family strong? Inside you'll find 3 parenting tips for staying in love. Childhood Wisdom: Art Linkletter's TV p... Read >

Self-Esteem - 3 Parenting Tips for Increasing School Performance

Is your child's self-esteem spiraling downward because of grades? Do you feel helpless? Inside find out how being a detective can help you. Self- Esteem and Childhood Wisdom: A father asked his son, "How do you like going to school?" His son answere... Read >

Self-Esteem ~ Chores for Pre-School Kids

Do your children care for themselves according to their age and abilities? Would you like to boost their self-esteem and character? Inside you'll find age-appropriate chores that instill the "I can do it myself" attitude. Childhood Wisdom: "When Hei... Read >

Social Skills for Kids - 3 Parenting Tips for Teaching Respect to Bossy Kids

Kids who order their parents lack the necessary experience to be generals. Inside you'll find 3 parenting tips for decreasing bossiness at home, increasing social skills, and building character too.Parenting Advice - A Social Skills Quote:"Conversation is... Read >

How Role Playing Moral Dilemmas Turn Family Meetings into Family Fun

Kids love to role play. When kids role play moral dilemmas, they get practice dealing with life's challenges. If you'd like to help your kids develop strong moral backbones, consider discussing dilemmas like the one in this article in your family meetings... Read >

Parenting Tips - How Moral Dilemmas Turn Kids into Independent Thinkers

Parenting Tips for Parents of Children K-6 grades: Do your children choose well when faced with moral dilemmas? Would you like to prepare them to make good choices? Find out how to teach them to be make good decisions and build character too. Recen... Read >

Parenting Skills - Turning Your School Bully into a Child with Character

Is your child attracted to TV clips of kids gone wild, violent movies, and video games? Is your child bullying other kids and loving it? Why not turn your school bully into a child with character? If you're worried about your child's aggressive behavio... Read >

Raising Kids with Non-Violent Behavior: 3 Affirmations That Build Character in Kids

Jaclyn O'Malley published an article about a middle school student in the Reno Gazette-Journal last March. The student deliberately shot one classmate. A second bullet ricocheted off the floor and hit a nearby girl. The 14 year-old shooter did it because ... Read >

Parenting Tips: How to Turn Criticism into Compliments

Parents, listen to your mouth. Do criticisms accidentally slip out instead of compliments? Criticism and compliments get different results. Which results do you want? Criticism gets results: "You'll never amount to anything!" "You're the laziest ki... Read >

Parent Affirmations: Are Yours Too General?

Are your affirmations too general? Would your child be better motivated by more detail? Would you like your child to feel valued? Learn how to create the best affirmations for motivating and valuing your child. Imagine being a child. Your parents ju... Read >

Logical Consequences: 5 Parenting Solutions and 1 Mistake

Logical Consequences: 5 Parenting Solutions and 1 Mistake By Jean Tracy Have you ever given your child an illogical consequence? I have. I learned how my kids tricked me too. Don't make this mistake. Being a working mom, like many of you, I was... Read >

Logical Consequences: 3 Ways to Raise Responsible Kids

On the Time Magazine cover, a teenage girl, leaning against a high school locker, highlights a special report, "Dropout Nation." Her sullen face stares straight ahead. The article states, "30% of America's high school students will leave without graduatin... Read >

How Divorced Parents Keep Thier Kids Engaged

Realize three things when you come late, forget to come, or rarely visit your child: Your child is waiting. Your child is hoping. Your child is suffering. As a counselor, I've asked kids, "How do you feel when your parent doesn't come for his/... Read >

Build Character with Knuckle Power and Free Your Child from Fear!

If your kids worry, feel anxious or fearful, you might hear them say, "I can't." This can be hard on you and your child. If you want your child to take reasonable risks and try new things, let Knuckle Power come to the rescue. It's a great parenting tec... Read >