Jean Illsley Clarke
Raising Likeable, Responsible, Respectful
Children in an Age of Overindulgence
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- Affirmations May Improve Life Satisfaction and Well-Being by David Bredehoft
- How to Become Your Child’s Reality Therapist by David Bredehoft
- How to Develop a Suicide Intervention Plan by David Bredehoft
- 16 Ways Overindulginge Your Child Can Harm Them in the Future by David Bredehoft
- Links Between Dysfunctional Beliefs and Overindulgence by David Bredehoft
- Best Parental Practices for Eliminating the Nag Factor by David Bredehoft
- What Is The Nag Factor? by David Bredehoft
- How Parental Substance Abuse Affects Children by David Bredehoft
- Children, Schools, Guns, and a Culture of Overindulgence by David Bredehoft
- The Mental Health Consequences of Parental Overindulgence by David Bredehoft
- What Is Causing Depression and Anxiety in Emerging Adults? By David Bredehoft
- The Big Challenge: Jumping From Adolescence Into Adulthood by David Bredehoft
- Are Your Children Too Busy to Do Chores? by David Bredehoft
- Zero Chores During a Pandemic Will Spoil Your Children by David Bredehoft
- Childhood Overindulgence Can Lead to Learned Helplessness by David Bredehoft
- What Grandparents Can Do When the Parents Are Overindulging by David Bredehoft
- When Grandparents Undermine Parents’ Rules by David Bredehoft
- I Just Can’t Get Over It! I Feel Like I’m in a Fight Club by David Bredehoft
- The Overindulgence Triangle and Money, Money, Money by David Bredehoft
- Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places by David Bredehoft
- Face Masks and Social Distancing Through an Overindulgence Lens by David Bredehoft
- Good Heart Parenting: A Journey of Love and Strength by David Bredehoft
- How Does It Feel to Be Overindulged as a Child? By David Bredehoft
- The Links Between Incompetent Parents and Childhood Overindulgence by David Bredehoft
- There Is a Right and a Wrong Way to Parent - Part two By David Bredehoft
- There’s a Right Way and a Wrong Way to Parent by David Bredehoft
- All They Want To Be Is Rich, Famous, and Good Looking by David Bredehoft
- Are You a Pushover Parent? Don’t Have Rules or Enforce them?
- Over-nurtured: Am I Too Involved In All That My Child Does? by David Bredehoft
- Childhood Overindulgence: Too Much, Way Too Much by David Bredehoft
- What Is Childhood Overindulgence? by David Bredehoft
- 7 Strategies For Raising a Spiritual Child by David Bredehoft
- Why We Need to Raise Spiritual Children Now More Than Ever by David Bredehoft
- Raising a Spiritual Child in an Age of Overindulgence by David Bredehoft
- Why The College Admissions Scandal Is A Result of Childhood Overindulgence by David Bredehoft
- I HAVE OVERINDULGED MY CHILDREN! How Parents Feel When The Light Bulb Goes On by David Bredehoft
- How It Feels To Be Overindulged As a Kid by David Bredehoft
- Bored on Rainy Days? Activities Your Child Can Delve Into! By Jenny Wise, Guest Blogger for ParentTalk
- 12 Reasons Why You Do Not Want To Overindulge Your Child By Jean Illsley Clarke, Connie Dawson, and David Bredehoft
- Parents Which Wolf Are You Feeding? The Evil One or The Good One? By David Bredehoft
- Mom, Dad - Are You Ready to Pony Up $1,000 For Your Child’s Prom Night? By David Bredehoft
- The Importance of Teaching Children Self-Advocacy Skills by David Bredehoft
- 50 Ideas to Help You Stop Overindulging Your Children This Holiday Season By David Bredehoft
- The Gift of Family Stories by Lisa Krause Guest Blogger for ParentTalk
- 13 Strategies Parents Can Use to Raise a Grateful Child by David Bredehoft
- The Link Between the Ungrateful Child and Overindulgence [Research] By David Bredehoft
- The Grateful Child by David Bredehoft
- Who Says Kids More Overindulged and Spoiled Today?. By David Bredehoft
- 7 Strategies For Raising a Spiritual Child In An Age of Overindulgence By David Bredehoft
- The Link Between Spirituality and Overindulgence [Research] By David Bredehoft
- Can Parents Raise a Spiritual Child In An Age of Overindulgence? By David Bredehoft
- 5 Ways Overindulgence Is Hazardous to Your Health [Research] by Jean Illsley Clarke
- All They Want To Be Is Rich, Famous & Look Good [Research] by David Bredehoft
- How Do You Point Out Overindulgence to someone You Care About? by Jean Illsley Clarke
- Is It Wrong To Ask a Child, “What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?" by Lisa Krause Guest Blogger for ParentTalk
- Do What You Have To Do - So That You Can Do What You Want To Do! by David Bredehoft
- Our Children Are Back Home Living With Us Again!!!!!! A Contract For Young Adults Living At Home is What You Need! By David Bredehoft
- Confession Is Good For the Soul by David Bredehoft
- Ideas No. 41-50 to Help You Stop Overindulging Your Children This Holiday Season By David Bredehoft
- Ideas No. 31-40 to Help You Stop Overindulging Your Children This Holiday Season By David Bredehoft
- Ideas No. 21-30 to Help You Stop Overindulging Your Children This Holiday Season By David Bredehoft
- Ideas No. 11-20 to Help You Stop Overindulging Your Children This Holiday Season By David Bredehoft
- Start Connecting and Stop Overindulging Your Children This Holiday Season - Ideas 1-10 by David Bredehoft
- Affluenza vs. Overindulgence. What’s the Difference? by David Bredehoft
- 5 Things Grandparents Can Do Instead of Overindulging Their Grandchildren by David Bredehoft
- NEW ONLINE COURSE Parenting With A Good Heart: Learning To Live Lives of Abundance Without Overindulgence By Lisa Krause and Jean Illsley Clarke
- Give Everyone A Trophy, Even If They Didn’t Earn It! By David Bredehoft
- 10 Strategies to Teach Your Child Delayed Gratification By David Bredehoft
- Is Your Child An “Instant Gratifier” or A "Patient Postponer"? By David Bredehoft
- Delayed Gratification in an Age of Overindulgence By David Bredehoft
- To Discipline is to Teach By Jean Illsley Clarke
- Should Parents Pay Children for Chores? Then What About Children Paying for Services and Privileges? by Jean Illsley Clarke
- Do Your Children Know the Rules? Try a Rules Poster By Jean Illsley Clarke
- After All………Who Is The Birthday Party For? by Jean Illsley Clarke
- Are You a Well-Intentioned, Over Involved Sports Parent? By Jean Illsley Clarke
- Do You Overindulge Your Adult Children? by Ellie McCann, Guest Blogger for ParentTalk
- Thank Your Mother For Making You Do Chores! by Connie Dawson
- How Do You Know What’s Enough? by Connie Dawson
- Overindulging Children Can be Hazardous to Your Financial Health by David Bredehoft
- How Often Do You Say “Good Job” To Your Child? Maybe You Need To Rethink It! by Jean Illsley Clarke
- When to Parent Like a Vending Machine - When to Parent like a Slot Machine by David Bredehoft
- No Solutions for Unrecognized Problems by Connie Dawson
- Parents “Just Want to be Friends" With Their Kids by David Bredehoft
- “Mom, I’m Too Busy To Do Chores" by Jean Illsley Clarke
- The Overindulgent Parent’s Confession by David Bredehoft
- My Top 5 Overindulgence News Stories for 2015 by David Bredehoft
- Has Your Child Ever Screamed …I Want It Now!!!!! by Jean Illsley Clarke
- Do You Have Rules for Your Children, Or Do Your Children Rule You? by David Bredehoft
- 44 Ideas To Start Connecting and Stop Spoiling Your Children This Holiday Season by David Bredehoft
- Heads it’s Entitlement, Tails it’s Gratitude. 13 Strategies Parents Can Use to Raise a Grateful Child by David Bredehoft
- Childhood Overindulgence and the Ungrateful Child By David Bredehoft
- The Grateful Child by David Bredehoft
- Are You Asking Permission To Be A Parent? by Connie Dawson
- Schools, Courts, Police Play Role in Overindulgence by Connie Dawson
- Little Mama Didn’t Buy Into Overindulgence! by Jean Illsley Clarke
- Where Has All of the Responsibility Gone? by David Bredehoft
- Did You Have Fun Today? by Jean Illsley Clarke
- Grandparents Are Worried About Overindulgence by Connie Dawson
- Should You Give Your Child an Allowance? by David Bredehoft
- What Looks Good…….Feels Bad by Connie Dawson
- School’s Out for Summer - What’s Your Teen Up To? by Lisa Krause, Guest Blogger
- What Life Lessons are You Teaching Your Children? by David Bredehoft
- Giving Too Much Makes Discipline More Difficult by Jean Illsley Clarke
- Consequences That Work With Your Child by Jean Illsley Clarke
- “We Don’t Have the Money” But What if We Do? by Connie Dawson
- A Recipe for Raising Helpless Teenagers by David J. Bredehoft
- Is My Child Old Enough to Stay Home Alone? by Lisa Krause, guest blogger
- My Ex Overindulges Our Son by Jean Illsley Clarke
- Proms - A Pricey Extravaganza by David J. Bredehoft
- "I’m Bored!” by Jean Illsley Clarke
- How Much is Enough TV? by Jean Illsley Clarke
- What Determines Family Values Today? by Jean Illsley Clarke
- Goody Bag Overindulgence by David J. Bredehoft & Jennifer Van Pelt
- Oh Brother, Look What Happens When You Smother by Connie Dawson
- Are Children Today More Overindulged than We Were? by David Bredehoft
- Are Your Kids Spoiled or Overindulged? by Jean Illsley Clarke
- How Can I Tell if It’s Overindulgence? by Jean Illsley Clarke
- To Buy or Not to Buy, That is the Question by Connie Dawson
- After the Holiday Season, Then What? by Jean Illsley Clarke
- Helping the Helpless Child by Jean Illsley Clarke
- Overindulgence Is More Than Too Many Toys by Jean Illsley Clarke
- What is The Harm in Overindulging Anyway? by David Bredehoft
- The Perfect House by Jean Illsley Clarke
- What Did You Get? by Jean Illsley Clarke
- It’s My Money! I Earned It! by Jean Illsley Clarke
- Pay for Chores? by Jean Illsley Clarke
- 40 Ideas to Prevent Overindulging Your Children During the Holidays by David Bredehoft
- Ok, But This Is the Last Time by Jean Illsley Clarke
- It’s Time For Bed by Jean Illsley Clarke
- Can’t We Just Play by Jean Illsley Clarke
- I Want a Soda by Jean Illsley Clarke
- Take Back the Breakfast by Jean Illsley Clarke
- Pay for Scores? Letting kids Play for Fun by Jean Illsley Clarke
- You Do It For Me by Jean Illsley Clarke
- Buckle Up! By Jean Illsley Clarke
- Is Being “Spoiled” Desirable? by Connie Dawson
- A Few Simple Rules by Jean Illsley Clarke
- Overinvolved Parents are Headed to College by David Bredehoft
- Say You Are Sorry - But make Amends by Jean Illsley Clarke
- The Umbilical Cell Cord by Jean Illsley Clarke
- If It’s a Problem Now, It Might Be a Problem Later by Connie Dawson
- How to Say “No” to Your Kids by Jean Illsley Clarke
- Can We Love Our Children Too Much? by Connie Dawson
- What is Overindulgence Anyway? By David J. Bredehoft
- Overindulgence Online Course
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