More 1-2-3 Magic

I just finished watching the DVD program More 1-2-3 Magic by Thomas W. Phelan, Ph.D.  This video provided many great ideas about discipline and self esteem.  He reviewed the points that he had made in the first video, leading me to believe that I don't need to go back and watch his first video.  I think that I would have rather read this in book form because it was an hour and half or so of him lecturing with a view videos interjected to make his point.  Having said that, I would recommend this for parents who are struggling with discipline their children no matter the child's age.  Most public libraries have this program either in DVD or book format.  That's where I picked mine up.

Self-Esteem and Our Children...a Quote and Comment

"Parents need to fill a child's bucket of self-esteem so high that the rest of the world can't poke enough holes to drain it dry."-Alvin Price

Although I believe this quote to be very true, I think it is also important that the praise that you give your children be about real accomplishments.  If you are constantly praising your children about things that don't mean anything, your praise loses value. 

Remember, some failure is good for children.  After all important lessons can be learned through failure.