The Positive Parenting Pep Talk Podcast with Debbie Godfrey Start each day with a top 10 rated Positive Parenting Pep Talk by Debbie Godfrey. This podcast is for parents that want to discipline their children without breaking their spirit. Some examples include: Teaching Responsibility Anger Management   You can enjoy well over 200 episodes on all of your favorite platforms. Apple Spotify Google Anchor FM Breaker Radio Public Remember to subscribe! New Positive Parenting Pep Talk episodes all the time. Have an idea for a Positive Parenting Pep Talk podcast episo ..read more

Teach Children Responsibility  Also available on you favorite Podcasters... Click here! Give Responsibility versus Teaching Kids Responsibility Featured on the Positive Parenting Pep Talks Podcast. Give Responsibility. Often times we tell our kids what to do, when to do, how to do from the time they get up. What happens is that they start to tune us out and not do what they are asked to do. They forget, and do a lousy job because they do not feel responsible for what they are doing. When we give them lists, things to do and keep nagging and telling them 10, 15 or 20 times, they complete ..read more

Parenting Disagreements Between Spouses There are many reasons why parents disagree about parenting methods.  Parenting disagreements between spouses happen every day. Sometimes it is easier to know what someone else should be doing differently than it is to take a look at improving ourselves.  If you work on your parenting methods with the intention of making them effective, your spouse or partner will want to know your secrets! 1. What do you do if one of you is overly permissive or controlling and the other tries to compensate by going in the opposite direction? (This is often the ..read more

An Alternative to Time-Out - Self-Quieting Time This is a story from a parent in my class that used our alternative to time-out called self-quieting or self calming. I have given you a link at the end to the lesson about this topic. I had a particularly calm morning since I was focused that day remembering to use my new, "non-threatening" approach. Then things began to get a little tense. The kids were beginning to fight among themselves and fight for attention from me. My calm beginning to unravel. I recalled the discussion about "self-quieting" in class as an alternative to time out. It occu ..read more

Free Zoom Parenting Webinars during Safe at Home Quarantine The pandemic has drastically altered my life, how about you?  I am readjusting to a new routine and I'm offering you free daily Zoom parenting webinars (this link is to the Facebook page) during Safe at Home Quarantine. I am happy to contribute and do my part to help all you parents (and grandparents) survive parenting on quarantine. Time for ALL free Zoom Positive Parenting Meetings: 11 AM Pacific Time.  Noon Mountain Time.  1 PM Central Time.  2 PM Eastern Time Get your Zoom link to join us here. Schedule this we ..read more

Many parents report problems with their kids these days regarding anger management and out of control anger in particular. It is really a common problem. Many parents are face it and most parents think they are doing something wrong.  But you are not. It is something happening culturally across the board. Challenge with anger management is rampant in our society. Parents need ways to deal with it and how to manage it, why it is happening and what to do about it. Today, I just want to talk about a few very simple ideas for teaching kids anger management. Most can start from a very young ag ..read more

The Positive Parenting Pep Talk Podcast with Debbie Godfrey Start each day with a Positive Parenting Pep Talk by Debbie Godfrey. This podcast is for parents that want to discipline their children without breaking their spirit. You can enjoy Positive Parenting Pep Talks on all of your favorite platforms... Apple Spotify Google Anchor FM Breaker Radio Public Remember to subscribe! New Pep Talks all the time. The post Positive Parenting Pep Talk Podcast appeared first on Positive Parenting ..read more

Natural Consequences Natural Consequences are the best teachers of children.  Do any of these statements sound vaguely familiar?  “Dad, where’s my backpack?”   “Mom!  I forgot my lunch! You have to bring it now!” “Where’d you put my sweatshirt?” At Positive Parenting, about Natural Consequences, we have a saying: “A child who always forgets has a parent who always remembers!” Many of the complaints I hear from parents have to do with children’s irresponsible and forgetful behavior.  It usually begins early, around 4 or 5 years old, and peaks when a child hits juni ..read more

What Do You Love About Your Child? Are you on Instagram? What do you think about it? Connect with me on Instagram today and share what you love about your child. I've been spending more time on Instagram lately. Mostly I love to share stories about my grandkids, my horse, hiking and gardening. What Do You Love About Your Child? I'd love for you to share that with other parents. I love to read and watch accounts that I think provide quality education and entertainment. And I am also looking for ways to grow my account to provide more parenting support and information... And that is where YOU c ..read more

What to do When Spouses Disagree About Parenting By Deborah Godfrey When two people get married and decide to have children, they rarely talk about the specifics of how they plan to raise these children. When spouses disagree about parenting, most people have a “de facto” attitude. One that says, “My parents raised me x, y or z way and I turned out just fine and I’ll raise my kids that same way”.  While the wonderful person they married has the same idea and attitude, but that parent was raised with a, b and c parenting. So the real problems begin when these two parents have a two-year ol ..read more