Get Outside: Don’t be a Potato
Potatoes grow outside, at least the ones I like for my mashed potatoes. The potatoes I am talking about are the "couch potatoes." If we are not one ourselves, we probably know someone who is. Unfortunately, it's a growing trend in the United States. Several...
Do You Motivate Your Child with Love or Fear?
As parents, you motivate your child two ways, and it simply boils down to whether we motivate by fear or by love. It is critical to have open, two-way communication. Open communication enhances your relationship with your child. What motivates you? Is it more...
Medicine Wheel- Exercising Your Volition
The Native American people have used a tool to find balance in their lives by exercising their volition and finding the gifts from each medicine wheel's direction. The Medicine Wheel represents the four sacred mountains, four directions, four colors of man, and the...
Let’s Talk: The Relationship of Communication (Part 2)
Let's Talk: When it comes to the relationship of communication with our children, I'm sure there's specific situations that come to each of our minds. When communication is lacking, learning to be patient and build that trait isn't always easy. When my daughter was 12...
Let’s Talk: The Relationship of Communication (Part 1)
The Relationship of Communication So, what is the relationship of communication? Let's talk about it. We are not sure what happens to our children when they turn thirteen, but it almost seems like aliens somehow take over their minds changing their thoughts,...
Empower, or Enable: Positive Parenting by Eagle Ranch Academy
Enable or empower are two words that evoke a specific strength and meaning. Within parenting, we must be very mindful of this. One tends to bring about negative reinforcement, a sense of entitlement. The other brings a more positive that promotes self-reliance and...
Crisis Intervention – When, Why, How: Positive Parenting by Eagle Ranch Academy
When, Why and How to Intervene You should have a crisis intervention when things are going badly for your child or a friend's child, and a crisis is beginning or has already started. Why? Before things go too far. At ERA, we'll help you learn how. Parents are asking...
Our Core Values- #8 Service: Positive Parenting by Eagle Ranch Academy
Eagle Ranch Academy teaches (re-teaches) our Students 8 Core Values, with number eight being Service. We consider these 8 Core Values to be the "Content of One's Character." Core Value - Service I will give back to others because I have been given much. Service is a...
Our Core Values- #7 Trust: Positive Parenting by Eagle Ranch Academy
Eagle Ranch Academy teaches (re-teaches) our Students 8 Core Values, number seven being Trust. We consider these 8 Core Values to be the "Content of One's Character." Core Value - Trust I will earn the Trust that I have lost and taken the risk of Trusting...
Our Core Values- #6 Respect: Positive Parenting by Eagle Ranch Academy
Respect is Core Value number six. Eagle Ranch Academy teaches (re-teaches) our Students these 8 Core Values. We consider Our Core Values to be the "Content of One's Character." Core Value - Respect I will Respect others and myself. Respect is indeed the simplest and...