Duct Tape Parenting: A Less Is More Approach to Raising Respectful, Responsible, and Resilient Kids

Take time to train the kids to participate in running the house.

Whatever behavior gets the most attention continues to grow; the behaviors that are ignored fade away.

Encouragement is acknowledging. To encourage, you tell someone:

Create routines

Negative behaviors come from the same place as brilliance. Your kids are just using their unique talents in the wrong direction!

What’s important is the knowledge that you can overcome any obstacle, solve any problem, and recover from any situation.

What if you don’t really want to get rid of all the things that drive you crazy, but rather aim to tweak your child’s “negative behaviors” into a strength-filled, useful skill set?

The behaviors can’t grow without your tending to them on a regular and consistent basis.

Encouragement teaches kids to rely on themselves