Parents get frustrated when they can't get a slow dawdling child to move at the parents speed. This episode gives parents a plan and strategy to motivate their phlegmatic child to accomplish what they need to do when it needs to be done.

Kids make choices every day. Some good, some bad. How can parents help kids learn to make good and wise, right over wrong choices vs. bad ones that will get them in trouble?

We all have blind spots when it comes to parenting. Who do you trust to point these out to you? Joey & Carla share how to choose a parenting mentor and 4 areas often overlooked by parents they should be training their kids in.

A cog is something that interacts with something else to make it work. Your kids should show respect for parents, elders, property just to name a few. When they have the opportunity to do so, does their "respect cog" interact with what you have taught them to show respect to even if others aren't? Joey & Carla share 4 ways to keep your child's respect cog functioning properly.

Parents get frustrated when kids say they are sorry and 5 minutes later do the do the same thing again. Learn why kids do this and what parents can do to get their kids to stop doing the wrong they say they are sorry for.

What do you do when you are trying to teach your kids they need to be patient and kind with a willingness to help others, starting with their siblings and they aren't paying attention? They are not teachable and they just don't care about what you think they need to learn. Get encouraged with fresh ideas on how to work with your child to open his/her heart and mind to your instruction so he/she will discover for himself the freedom that comes with obedience.

It's normal for life to get so busy that you lose focus on parenting and raising your kids. Get 10 key principals to evaluate the things and activities that can take your time away from the relationships that are most important to you.

Summer time should be a lot of fun for you and your kids. But it's also a time when many parents slide into being threatening and repeating parents. Learn how to have fun with your kids AND keep your kids responsible at the same time.

Kids can grow distant and independent from their family aligning more with friends and technology than Mom & Dad or siblings. Learn how to change this trend and to strengthen your family identity.

Kids can be selfish, quarreling with siblings each wanting their own way. Mom and Dad get frustrated because they have been trained better. Get encouraged on how to deal with self-focused kids who want their own way.