Purposeful Parenting

Have you ever wondered about your child's self-esteem?  In this episode Harriett discusses the characteristics of a child who has a healthy self-esteem.  She also discusses what a child will experience if he has poor self-esteem.  And yes, a child can have an inflated self-esteem and she covers those characteristics too.

In this episode, Safe-Guarding Your Child's Self-Esteem, Harriett covers the 6 Vital Ingredients of self-esteem and gives ideas as to how to go about safe-guarding your child's self-esteem. 

In this episode, Harriett covers the benefits of Emotional Intelligence, how to know if your child is developing Emotional Intelligence  and what you, the parent can do to enhance/increase your child's Emotional Intelligence.

Emotional Intelligence (EI) is ones ability to recognize and understand emotions in ourselves and others.  In fact, it is a strong indicator of leadership and personal excellence.  With that in mind, it is important to help your child increase his/her EI Score.  In this first episode of this series, Harriett discuss Emotional Intelligence as it relates to ones IQ and personality.

There are a lot of decisions to make throughout ones life.  In this episode, Harriett talks about the most important decision, as she sees it, that you can make in your life and that you can guide your child towards making.  This decision is key in Purposeful Parenting.  

Have you had a day or days when you felt overwhelmed and at the end of your rope with your child?  Are you faced with  trials and difficulties and many are centered around your child?  Harriett refers to this as having "David and Goliath Experiences."  In this episode she tells you how to successfully deal with this experience.

Do you encourage or praise your child?  Have you ever thought about the difference?  There is a difference and they have different effects on children.  In this episode Harriett discusses the differences, gives examples and tells you the effects of encouragement and praise.

This episode with Allison and Lauren takes place after the interview is over but the recording is still going.  They use this opportunity and ask Harriett to critic how she felt she did as a parent...interesting!   Here's a spoiler alert (just in case you have "little ears" around)...they discuss learning about Saint Nick.

Allison and Lauren talk about their children.  They discuss how they approach study habits, teaching their children how to advocate for themselves and how they teach their children about their faith and loving Jesus.

In this episode, Harriett interviews their 2 older daughters, Allison and Lauren.  They remember their childhood interactions with each other and talk about some of the traditions they found meaningful.