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4 BOYS ARE BOYS; THEREFORE, THEY ARE MESSY
Posted on 11/13/2024
I’m happy to report that the villain/victim drama has been resolved, with incidents only once a week. I hear whispers of “Please, let’s work this out so we don’t have to go sit for an hour.” I’m...
Read MoreWATCHED VIDEO...WHAT NEXT?
Posted on 9/9/2024
I watched the 7 part video series and I’m wondering what to do if the child is still not complying after you follow those steps. Say I tell my 6 year old to get out of the trampoline and she says...
Read MoreHow to Stop Being a Micromanager
Posted on 7/23/2024
Hi! So I’ve been perusing old questions and answers in your forum, and I’m coming to the distinct impression that I, myself, am a micromanager. Therefore, my first question is, it appears from...
Read MoreTrauma as an Excuse for Behavior
Posted on 7/6/2024
To start, please forgive me—I’m still a recovering “parenting-babble” believer. Which leads me to this question: we adopted two elementary-aged children out of foster care. The big bad wolf that...
Read MoreNot Listening the First Time
Posted on 3/20/2024
We believe in the necessity of our children obeying the first time they are told-without challenge, delay or excuse. However, we also wish to walk the tightrope of a loving, nourishing home,...
Read MorePOSITIVE PARENTING SOLUTIONS?
Posted on 3/19/2024
Hi John, What are your thoughts on Positive Parenting Solutions? Thank you. Linda
Read MoreDOES JOHN HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COUNSELOR TRAINING?
Posted on 2/21/2024
Hello. My youngest will start high school in the fall, so I'm thinking that I may go back to work in a few years which means it's a good time to start looking into a few options now. I'm very much...
Read MoreParenting role confusion.
Posted on 2/20/2024
In his podcast, John often asserts that mothers are prone to gentle parenting and erroneous thinking that their children should "like" them. Since husbands/fathers should be leading, what advice...
Read MorePosted on 1/9/2024
My mother always lived in fear of the CPS taking us away and she continues to live in fear of it happening to her grandchildren. She did her best to rise my brother and I right. I feel like she...
Read MoreResponding to opposing viewpoints
Posted on 1/9/2024
A while back my kids had done wrong and so I spanked them, prayed with them, hugged them and told them that I love them. That’s how my parents did with me. A person I am close to said I should...
Read MoreWe have been duped.
Posted on 12/8/2023
Are sensory issues a real thing or a made up physiological thing? Growing up if I didn’t like the texture of my food or certain clothes I just had to deal with it and eat or wear it anyways. One...
Read MoreTurn to Tickets for Sibling Conflicts
Posted on 11/23/2023
I have 3 children (7, 5 & 4) who play very well together. They don't always get along well, and I'd like to do the chart system for them for the same behaviors (whining/tantrums, misusing...
Read MoreSubstack
Posted on 10/27/2023
is Substack a different enrollment? I want to gift my adult children with both.
Read MorePICKY EATING AND OTHER STUFF
Posted on 8/29/2023
My children are 4 (girl), 8 (boy) and 10 (boy). All of them are picky eaters and I want to start what John recommends in his book on how to "cure" that. My question is that I'm starting the...
Read MoreWE GIVE MANY THANKS FOR THIS UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIAL
Posted on 8/29/2023
Thank you SO much for your advice. Things are going much better. A lot of the drama and stress has cut down. Both kids (2 and 15 months) are happier. I have been praying about it and seeking Godly...
Read MoreParenting in Public
Posted on 8/9/2023
What do I do about disciplining and training bad behavior in public? In this confused world I don’t want people to think I’m being too strict, abusive, or unloving. But I have seen John’s stuff...
Read MoreOn Psychiatric Diagnoses and Psychiatric Drugs
Posted on 7/31/2023
Just finished listening to John’s latest,’Because I Said So,’ entitled—The Politics of Psychiatric Diagnoses. Does the diagnosis of Schizophrenia which my son-in-law has received also fall under...
Read MoreMany discipline problems require a coach
Posted on 7/28/2023
As I'm sure you can see, we have submitted many questions over the years. Some things have improved. We have been more consistent with offering consequences and following through. However, we...
Read MoreHow to Balance Being a Wife, Mother, and Student
Posted on 7/13/2023
I will soon be beginning college classes (from home) but I’m wondering how to balance being a wife, child rearing, house keeping (and all the laundry and cooking), and find time to study and do my...
Read MoreBible Parenting Code Pre-Order Question
Posted on 7/5/2023
Good day, I paid for a book that John was still busy with, some time ago and was wondering when I will receive it? Regards, Norman Silva.
Read MoreSpread the Word!
Posted on 6/21/2023
My Mama used John’s ideas on my brother and I when we were teenagers. We used to listen to CDs of his lectures for fun because we liked his humor but didn’t like it when Mama listened to it...
Read MoreWhy Are Millennials the Most Entitled Generation?
Posted on 6/14/2023
Do you think Millennials have the strongest sense of entitlement because their parents were too concerned with building up their children's self-esteem?
Read MoreGet to Work!
Posted on 6/12/2023
The "K-12 to college" track offers few opportunities to try new trades and create things aside from computer programs. School runs all day as a daycare for two working parents, but most employers...
Read MoreHUSBAND AND HIS PHONE
Posted on 5/29/2023
Husband has had a cell phone for as long as we've been married (16 years). He will not admit to anyone at work he has a phone - he doesn't want calls in the middle of the night (nature of his job...
Read MoreHow to Stop Micro-Managing Playtime
Posted on 5/25/2023
In Mr. Rosemond's most recent podcast on 'The Good Mommy Club, he states that children shouldn't be told how to play because it comes naturally. I find myself micro-managing my daughters when I...
Read MoreA Parent Coach's View
Posted on 5/14/2023
Hello, My fiancée loved the passage below as she indicated it was spot on for her view of raising her kids. What is a parenting coaches view of the passage? Their mom does NOT want to...
Read MoreQuestion About 7 Biggest Mistakes Video Series
Posted on 4/28/2023
Is the video series “7 Biggest Mistakes parents make” on Disc or is it a “streamed” series?
Read MoreTHE WHOLE BRAIN CHILD?
Posted on 4/22/2023
I am wondering what John's assessment is of the Whole Brain Child? To me it seems like the ULTIMATE "babble" and completely contrary to what God's Word says about raising child. I'd love his...
Read MoreADDRESSING ADULTS
Posted on 3/18/2023
I am wondering if my children should address adults outside of school by their first names. How should I address my neighbors and other adults in front of my children?
Read MoreDistress at the Dentist's and Choosing Church
Posted on 2/2/2023
Question about The Godfather Principle: We’re currently implementing this because of a rather rough (that’s an understatement) dentist visit. We read your response to the question about temper...
Read MoreThe Well-Behaved Child
Posted on 1/31/2023
Parent Guru Team, I have been listening to The Well Behaved Child on Audible and love it! Going through the portions where john explains charts/tickets etc. I had a hard time visualizing the...
Read MoreDisorder or Discipline?
Posted on 10/14/2022
How can one determine if the child actually does have a psychiatric disorder or just needs the right kind of discipline? Is there a legitimate test? Child in question has biological family history...
Read MorePOST-DIVORCE PARENTING ISSUES
Posted on 9/21/2022
Some allegations that my daughter made about me to her school counselor and obviously and the allegations that were given to me in the report it states that my children’s father was coaching them....
Read More"Boxers on the Noggin'": The Silliness of a Boy--and his Disobedience
Posted on 7/19/2022
This is regarding the card system. The rules we initially established are: no hitting/kicking, no throwing and do what mom and dad say. So, sometimes we will be getting dressed and he’s being...
Read MoreNatural Consequences Are EffectiveTeachers
Posted on 7/9/2022
My 9 year old boy frequently acts like a baby and very odd in a socially unacceptable way like a feral child. When leaving his friends he will say “bye friends” in a silly voice. He also was...
Read More9 year old's Frequent Night Time Urinating Best Evaluated by Pediatrician
Posted on 6/26/2022
My 9-year-old frequently gets out of bed to go to the toilet at night. I don’t mind but our house is laid out that he has to leave his bedroom, come down the stairs, past our living room, dining...
Read MoreJUNE ROSEMOND RETREAT
Posted on 5/23/2022
Would the June 25th virtual or ONLINE PARENT RETREAT be good or relative to or for a remarried couple with step children for each of the couple? In other words for a blended family and couple. I...
Read MoreDon't Overthink Autism Diagnosis
Posted on 5/22/2022
My 2.5-year-old daughter has a working diagnosis of autism. I’m finding it incredibly difficult to get my head around it. I do not want to sound unsympathetic, but how did this happen? Why are so...
Read MoreSEATING ARRANGEMENT AT DINNER TABLE
Posted on 4/13/2022
Mr. Rosemond, We eat dinner as a family most nights and I have a question about the proper seating arrangement. We have four children, 12b, 8g, 6b & 3b, and we sit at a rectangle table. ...
Read MoreNot within a parent coach skill set.
Posted on 4/12/2022
I feel like my mind can be very sensitive to my surroundings, like every cry, every whine, every complain goes straight through my tired head and I feel it in my body. I don’t even know what I’m...
Read More30 minute time out for the marriage
Posted on 4/5/2022
I’m currently reading Six point plan , and need guidance. My husband I play The Who’s more tired game, and I want to stop. However, our work hours vary, and I’d like to implement the 30 min rule...
Read MoreResistance precedes change.
Posted on 4/1/2022
I’m trying to tame the emotional outbursts in my home, among ALL its inhabitants. All I have found here and in Rosemond’s books is that this is a worthy goal. Can someone give me some hows please...
Read MoreAu Pair Problems
Posted on 3/1/2022
Hi - We have a 2, 5, 7 and 8 year old. Three months ago we had a 25 yr old girl come live with us as an au pair. She helps with the children here and there and watches them when we have adult...
Read MoreParent vs. Grandparent Relationships
Posted on 2/15/2022
My husband and I love the John Rosemond way of parenting. We set rules and expect our kids to follow them. When my parents come around, they completely baby them because they "feel bad" and think...
Read MoreIf I Could Save Time in a Battle---When Siblings Collide
Posted on 1/14/2022
When doing the conference room for sibling conflict what do you do if all they do is yell and fight while in there? Currently I just add more time when they start fighting. Sometimes it helps...
Read MoreImportance of Presenting a United Parenting Front
Posted on 1/2/2022
This may be a complicated question: I have a question about my and my husband's parenting styles. I come from a conservative background, my parents were old school and traditional. Lots of...
Read MoreShy 7 Year Old
Posted on 12/31/2021
My 7 year old first-grader has trouble joining into social situations. He plays well with his 5 year old brother, but with peers, he goes off on his own, and will tell stories to himself (I...
Read MoreDisciplining With Tickets When Grandma Comes to Town
Posted on 12/29/2021
I just got your book, "The Well Behaved Child," and today I began using tickets (and Alpha speech) for my just 5-year-old son who is very loving and sweet but would be considered a "high...
Read MoreReading in the Morning or Reading in the Evening? Raising a Reader with Learning Challenges
Posted on 11/18/2021
I am homeschool my 7 year old child/grandchild. His Mother was diagnosed at age 7 with dyslexia and an auditory processing disorder by Dr Lucia Karnes which made me confident the assessment was...
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