Category Archives: 2 Minute Parenting Tips

Motivating Words – The Fuel Your Children Need

Speaking motivating words to your children is one of the most powerful ways to raise winners in life. Put these 2 tips into use as soon as possible to maximize your efforts as a parent.

The more encouragement you give to your kids, the higher they will go in life. Just make sure your daily encouragement is genuine. For instance, you may want  to go overboard with your 4 year old’s crayon masterpiece. But you wouldn’t do the same thing with your 12 year old.

We call these 2 simple tips that will help you stay consistent with giving encouraging words to your children:  Checklist To Blast-Off.

We are making this very easy for you because there are only 2 items on your checklist before lift off. Here’s the first item to ask yourself:

1) Have I made my child feel POSITIVE ABOUT THEMSELVES in my dealings with them today? It is both vital and entirely possible for you to be able to correct your child and do it in an encouraging way. You will know that you were successful if your child can give you a genuine smile after you are finished. Motivating words added to discipline will work miracles. And the last item before lift off is this,

2) Did my child give 1 encouraging word to someone else today? If you have done a decent job of encouraging your child during the day, it should be easy for them to copy this same behavior with someone else. It is important that they are both the receiver and giver of motivating words. Make it a habit of asking them how they did this each day.

This is so powerful, yet so simple to do. Remember, give at least 1 word of encouragement to each of your children today.

What’s Your Source For Teaching Morals?

You are already teaching morals in your home whether you realize it or not. Morals equal values, and you are communicating your values every day to your kids.

The big question is where are you getting your morals or values from. There are really only 2 choices:

A) We see the values of the world by watching the evening news.  These include power, fame, the love of money, possessions, pleasure, and putting yourself above everything else.

B) The second choice are those values established by your Creator.  His values are best illustrated by looking at the life of Jesus Christ. You will be able to learn more about how Biblical values are related to parenting a s soon as we transfer some Biblical parenting tips onto this blog.

While ministers can be a help in teaching good values, we believe this is the parent’s responsibility. In order to get started with this process at home, we suggest these 2 simple tips:

1) Make a list of the top 5 values that you want your children living by, and

2) Encourage them to to look for illustrations of these values and then discuss their findings while sharing some of your own  experiences.

We are ALL living by faith – it just depends on what you are putting your faith in.

Family Team Building Creates A Unified Home

Here are 2 family team building tips you can get started in your home immediately. You’ll love the results you get. In order to help you remember them, we will use the concept of the Check Engine Light.

We will call the first tip “TEAM CHECK”.

It is absolutely a must that you and your spouse work together as a team on issues related to parenting your children. Every couple, though, has areas of disagreement. How are you supposed to handle this?

First, find out what those areas are. Second, develop a simple plan of compromise that you both agree on. And third, do a monthly team check on your progress of acting as a team.

And we will call the second team building tip “Family Projects”. In today’s world, there are so many activities pulling our  families apart. The idea of working together as a family unit has been lost in the midst of everybody’s busy schedules.

What can you do to create some family unity? Schedule a short 15 minute meeting with your family to get some ideas on a “family project”. Make a list of options that are affordable and workable that you approve of. Then take a family vote to determine the winner. Set a date to carry out this project. Make absolutely sure you start out with something SIMPLE and FUN.

Do this once a month. It will take a little time of your time, but the benefits are priceless and will bring your family closer to being guaranteed winners.

After you try out these family team building tips, you can go to the next top 10 tip.

Top 10 Parenting Tips – Your Blueprint To Family Success

Focus on these 10 parenting tips and you will propel your children to their places of greatness. That’s a pretty bold statement to make, but we stand behind it.

So let’s do a little math here. Ten tips at 2 minutes each equals 20 minutes to the best children and the wisest parents in the world. Not so fast, algebra-breath.

You can, however, make real progress towards these 2 goals by using these parenting tips as a blueprint. Commit to 2 minutes a day on each of these tips until you have a plan that fits your family.

Successful children and wise parenting will not happen by magic. It can and WILL happen through your commitment and wise strategies.

These tips are designed to get you:

A) Thinking about parenting in a new way, and

B) To do a little planning ahead.

OK, here they are. Each link below will lead you to a brief explanation and simple action plan for you to work on. And keep coming back to this list to check on your progress.

Please be patient as we each get of these links active for you.

The Top 10 Tips for Parents related to:

1) Marital unity and family togetherness

2) The value of faith

3) Showering your child with encouragement

4) Discipline with calmness

5) Living a healthy lifestyle

6) Parental responsibility for education

7) Protecting your family

8) Preparation for careers and finances

9) Friendships and dating

10) Discovering destinies and roles

Take your time with each one of these tips until you feel comfortable putting each of them into practice.

Parenting Tips – 2 Minutes Can Change Your Family

Our parenting tips are designed to help get you into the best parenting shape possible. Are you tired of throwing up your hands in utter desperation? Well, no more of that!
One of the most important roles you will ever fulfill in life is being a parent. Being a parent must start with this: HAVING AN EFFECTIVE PLAN THAT YOU CAN PUT INTO PRACTICE QUICKLY AND EASILY.
That’s where our 2 minute parenting tips come into play.
Our tips will get you moving in the right direction to becoming awesome parents. Awesome parents, just like great coaches, are able to draw out and develop the greatness that is in their children.
What can 2 minutes do, you may ask? A lot IF you have the right plan. All we ask is that you commit 2 minutes a day to focus on one of our parenting skills tips.
This will help you create a habit of focusing on your relationship with your children. Soon, those 2 minutes will become 3, then 4, 5, then 10, 15, and maybe even 30 minutes a day. Quality  time with our children will increase, and THEN you and your children will come out big winners.
Why should you consider what we have to say? We are not perfect parents, but we have learned a lot raising 12 children. And we are loving every minute of it. Well, almost!
Throughout the challenges we all face with raising a family, you must remember this: THERE IS GREATNESS IN EACH OF YOUR CHILDREN!
It’s our job, no it’s our privilege and honor to draw that greatness out of them. And by greatness, we are referring to the ability your children have to change the world around you for the better. And drawing that greatness out of them requires that you model that same greatness which is present in you.
Our 2 minute parenting tips are designed to do just that. OK, let’s synchronize our watches and get started NOW!