A quick introduction to Module 3 to get you started!

Have you ever been in a situation where someone said something that made you think twice about making the same choice again? In the right situations, publicly acknowledging bad behavior can act as a natural motivator for our children to stop or avoid certain behaviors. Used carelessly, this tacti...

We can all become experienced parents if we learn how to anticipate the clashes with our children, and because we already have rules in place, we can be sure of where those clashes will occur. In this lesson, Patrick encourages us to prepare for the inevitable outburst rather than reacting to it....

We all want our children to respond to our corrections right away, but to do that, we need to act on their misbehavior immediately. In this lesson, Patrick teaches that the 5 Second Rule is one very effective way to do this. Though tiring now, consistently responding to poor behavior in a timely ...

Attempting to discipline while angry or experiencing some other strong emotion almost always results in an overreaction. You've probably found yourself in this situation many times and could point to some pretty embarrassing episodes to illustrate this. In this lesson, Patrick encourages us to fu...

One of the best realizations a parent can have is that the source of their authority is God. And while there is much to learn about parenting, it will still be your parenting game plan that makes all the difference between parenting with ease and struggling through the day. In this lesson, Patric...

Oftentimes, parents make the mistake of treating their clashes with their children in the same way they treat their clashes with other adults. In this lesson, Patrick helps us to put the misbehavior of our children in the proper perspective, treating every clash for what it is, an interruption. V...

There is one discipline tool that is a staple for parents everywhere: The Timeout. The Timeout is a time- tested strategy that will be one of the primary assets in your disciplining toolbox and you will use it for years to come. In this lesson, Patrick describes one very effective way to implemen...

For adults and children alike, doing things over and over again is tedious. This is why when it comes to our children, the Redo technique is one of the most valuable tactics a parent can wield. In this lesson, Patrick explains how and when to use the strategy to change undesirable behaviors painl...

Has there ever been a time when the best way to deal with a child's behavior was to remove him or her completely from the situation? In this lesson, Patrick discusses the Removal tactic and how to navigate the scenarios in which parents are hesitant to use it. The presence of other children, our ...

Clashes with our children can easily spiral out of control. By giving them a choice, we teach them that how they choose to behave affects the rest of their day. In this lesson, Patrick introduces The Choice tactic and outlines how parents can use the technique to effectively deal with unwanted be...

Sometimes children and parents spend more time dragging out an argument brought on by a clash than getting back to what both would rather be doing. In this lesson, Patrick demonstrates how the Time Change technique can put an end to all of that. By providing parents with a flexible consequence, t...

For most of us, placing a time limit on a task motivates us to accomplish the task within the allotted time. As parents, we can use this to our advantage by encouraging our children in a similar way. When we employ the Countdown technique, our sons and daughters learn that when a direction from m...