Why Discipline Often Backfires with Kids

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 6, 2016 | Parenting Small Children, Parenting Teenagers

Disciplining children can be a headache–especially when it seems like it’s not doing any good! But disciplining children is an unavoidable aspect of parenting, even if it’s frustrating at times. So today I am excited to welcome Jim and Lynne...

The Importance of Disciplining Toddlers: The Pyramid Idea

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 1, 2011 | Parenting Small Children, Parenting Teenagers

When I was a young mom, a mentor told me that disciplining children was a lot like a pyramid. When they’re small, you provide a lot of guidance and discipline. You train them constantly. You follow through with consequences. You’re consistent. You’re...

Discipline in the "Terrible Twos"

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 19, 2010 | Family, Parenting Small Children

Discipline in the “Terrible Twos”. What a handful of responsibility! Yet why do we call them terrible? It’s because at two, kids start really stretching their limits. And so it can be a difficult time to parent. Yet with some forethought, those ...

The 3 Ds of Discipline

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 2, 2009 | Parenting Small Children

While speaking in Kelowna last weekend at a FamilyLife marriage conference, I was listening to the other speaker couple share about their lives. Keith and I are still the “young” speaker couples, since we’re only in our 30s, but Pete and Shirley...