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There are currently 18 articles available that discuss discipline, guidance, temperament.

Back Talk: Responding to Kids' Disrespect

Author: Karen Stephens, Parenting Exchange
Key Words: discipline, guidance, temperament, power struggles, name calling, mouthy, lippy, smart aleck, positive discipline
Description: Backtalk: a topic every parent faces and the world seems to encourage. Learn how praising positive behavior and keeping emotionally driven battles to a minimum will end the power struggle for who gets the last word.

Careful Choice of Words Protects Self Esteem

Author: Karen Stephens, Parenting Exchange
Key Words: discipline, guidance, temperament, attachment, self esteem, language, threatening, praise, confidence, attachment
Description: "Sticks and stones may break may bones, but words will never hurt me" may be a common saying, but is it really true? Explore how careful choices of words can protect your child's self-esteem and encourage the development of a healthier relationship.

Clear Expectations Help Kids Behave

Author: Karen Stephens, Parenting Exchange
Key Words: discipline, guidance, temperament, positive, behavior, power struggle, patience
Description: Parents and caregivers are encouraged to use more direct verbal guidance in place of negative, vague threats. By being a good role model and developing the art of communication, parents can set expectations and end the debate with their children sooner, rather than later.

Clear, Consistent Consequences Motivate Cooperative Behavior

Author: Karen Stephens, Parenting Exchange
Key Words: discipline, guidance, temperament, positive, behavior, power struggle, patience
Description: Learn how to encouraging appropriate behavior through clear and consistent consequences. By motivating cooperative behavior, a child can learn self-control and develop the skills to interact respectfully with others, benefiting them now and into their adulthood.

Coping with Power Struggles Requires Patience and Resolve

Author: Karen Stephens, Parenting Exchange
Key Words: discipline, guidance, temperament, responsibilities, emotional, expectations, consequences, love
Description: Establishing clear expectations and enforcing the appropriate consequences is an act of love, despite what a child may tell you. Learn how to overcome these emotionally charged situations and not let your child distract you from the real issue at hand.

Determining if a Child's Behavior is Normal

Author: Karen Stephens, Parenting Exchange
Key Words: discipline, guidance, temperament, fears, anxiety related to death, tragedy, or war, unanticipated, smooth sailing, stage of development, bedtime, toilet training
Description: Parenting can get even tougher when your child acts in unexpected ways. Learn how to decide if this behavior is part of a developmental stage or is something to be concerned about.

Discover Unique Temperaments to Better Understand Children

Author: Karen Stephens, Parenting Exchange
Key Words: discipline, guidance, temperament, type of child, unique, personality, sensory awareness, activity level, multiple children, adaptability, easy, slow-to-warm-up, difficult, spirited, attachment, self esteem
Description: The development of a child's personality stems from parenting, as well as biology. Explore the ten variables to learn about your child's temperament and some suggestions on how to respond to them as a unique individual.

Parenting Kids with Slow-to-Warm-Up Temperament

Author: Karen Stephens, Parenting Exchange
Key Words: discipline, guidance, temperament, characteristics, slow-to-warm-up, easy, difficult, tendencies, intense, feeling, scaredy-cat, timid, shy, late bloomer, friendship, social skills, manners, diversity
Description: The development of a child's personality stems from parenting, as well as biology. Explore the basics behind the tendencies of a slow-to-warm-up child and some suggestions on how to respond to them as a unique individual.

Parenting Tips: Just follow the ABCs

Author: Karen Stephens, Parenting Exchange
Key Words: discipline, guidance, temperament, ABCs, parenting tips, behavior, doctor, dentist
Description: Twenty six tips for parents to think about.

Parents are Powerful Role Models for Children

Author: Karen Stephens, Parenting Exchange
Key Words: discipline, guidance, temperament, attachment, self esteem, characterizations, like father like son, like mother like daughter, mimic, parenting: on being a mom, dad, or grandparent
Description: Children have an ability to distinguish between adults who practice what they preach and those that don't. Find out why parents are the most important role model and how behaviors are passed from one generation to another.

Praise: Like Sugar, It Should Be Sprinkled, Not Poured

Author: Karen Stephens, Parenting Exchange
Key Words: discipline, guidance, temperament, encouragement, self-pride, rewards, trust, self-motivation, self-discipline, lazy, uninspired, sportsmanship attachment, self esteem
Description: Positive support of a child is an essential part of their development, but pouring it on can have negative effects. Learn the basics of when and how to praise a child for a job well done.

Reliable and Predictable Dicsipline: Tips for Enforcing Consequences

Author: Karen Stephens, Parenting Exchange
Key Words: discipline, guidance, temperament, self-talk, negative, positive, attitude, guidelines
Description: Learn how to get away from counter-productive, negative statements about your parenting abilities. Explore these fifteen suggestions for enforcing the consequences you set.

Responding When Children Test Rules for Behavior

Author: Karen Stephens, Parenting Exchange
Key Words: discipline, guidance, temperament, rules, consequences, behavior, challenge, freedom, dependence, authority
Description: All children test the limits of their parents. Learn more about this parent-child separation ritual and tips to establish rules in a clear, firm, and respectful manner.

Self Help Skills and Chores Build Children's Identity and Confidence

Author: Karen Stephens, Parenting Exchange
Key Words: discipline, guidance, temperament, attachment, self esteem, apprenticeship, adulthood, personal identity, skills, development, independence, toddler, twos, developmental issues, family routines, play, leisure
Description: The development that occurs throughout childhood offers a preparation for the freedoms and responsibilities of adulthood. Parents are integral in encouraging the development of skills that will make children develop independence and the skill of self-help.

Strategies for Parenting Children with Difficult Temperament

Author: Karen Stephens, Parenting Exchange
Key Words: discipline, guidance, temperament, characteristics, easy, difficult, tendencies, intense, feeling, spirited child, power struggles, challenging child, discipline, guidance, temperament
Description: The development of a child's personality comes from both biology and parenting. Learn the basics behind the tendencies of a difficult or spirited child and some suggestions on how to respond to them as a unique individual.

Teaching Children to Resolve Conflict Respectfully

Author: Karen Stephens, Parenting Exchange
Key Words: discipline, guidance, temperament, fighting, bickering, character, interpreting emotion, problem solving, friendship, social skills, manners, diversity, manners, diversity
Description: Explore why conflict resolution can be a part of everyday life and why it takes an important role even at an early age. Some helpful tips and tools are included to help parents start putting conflict resolution techniques to practice.

The Fundamentals: 7 Steps to Well-Behaved Kids

Author: Karen Stephens, Parenting Exchange
Key Words: discipline, guidance, temperament, behavior, prevention, misbehaving, consequences
Description: No kid is perfect and sometimes good days seem few and far between. The best way to good behavior might be to remember the old adage of "saying what you mean and meaning what you say". Take these seven steps to getting on the path to well-behaved children.

When Parents Disagree on How to Discipline

Author: Karen Stephens, Parenting Exchange
Key Words: discipline, guidance, temperament, disagreement, center of conflict, trust, security, stability, communication, lack of
Description:Disciplining a child can be difficult, especially when there are two parents that don't agree on the action to take. Learn Dr. Connor Walters's suggestions for dealing with a discipline conflict between parents, before and during the conflict.