by Rob Laidlaw | Jun 25, 2018 | All, Parenting, Uncategorized
When Kids Divide and Conquer One of our primary goals as parents is to teach our children what it means to honour, and not simply obey, those in authority over them – starting with us as parents. Is that a crazy idea or what? Honour? We would be happy with at least...
by Rob Laidlaw | May 23, 2018 | All, Parenting, Self Worth, yelling
The Cost of Yelling I’m guilty. I’ve done it. There have been times when I’ve yelled at my kids… and probably when the windows were wide open so the whole neighbourhood could hear. Probably prompted when one of my kids were arguing with me, refusing to listen, being...
by Rob Laidlaw | May 9, 2018 | acceptance, All, Parenting, peer pressure, Performance Lie, Self Worth
Resisting Peer Pressure We all long to be loved and accepted. We all long to belong. We are “relational” creatures and as such, need relationship. But the problem comes in when my sense of worth and identity is determined by your acceptance of me. If I “need” you to...
by Rob Laidlaw | May 2, 2018 | All, Parenting, Performance Lie, Self Worth
Conclusion In the process of helping our children discover their value we have first addressed the issue of the Performance Lie. Tip 1: Don’t make the grade the goal Tip 2: Celebrate failure…sometimes Tip 3: Discipline out of love, not anger Here’s the scary truth....