What does SMART PARENT actually mean?
SMART PARENTS figure out how to accomplish whatever goals they have as parents, and most parents want to accomplish two things. They want to: (1) raise good kids who are prepared for life with the skills they need to find their own happiness and success, and (2) they want to create a happy family life, with loving relationships & close family ties that keep adult kids coming back home.
Parenting has become much more difficult, and much less joyful, over the last couple of decades. Parents everywhere are feeling stressed, overwhelmed, and worried about their kids’ future - for a number of reasons. Most parents today don't feel like they are able to accomplish these goals as well as they would like, so don’t worry if you find yourself answering YES more often than NO. You are not alone. This QUIZ (10 simple YES/NO questions) will help us understand what your particular concerns are, and how we might help you.
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Does your day-to-day feel more stressful than joyful, rushing from activity to activity, task to task, with little time to relax and connect as a family?
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NO
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Are you doing dishes, laundry, & housework after your kids go to bed - instead of relaxing with your partner, watching a movie, or taking a hot bath?
YES
NO
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Would you enjoy more (no-phone) family dinners with engaging conversations and meaningful activities that everyone looks forward to?
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Are you interested in monthly family fun activities that help build loving relationships and the kind of close family ties that keep adult children coming back home?
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NO
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Do you feel like you're a "bad parent" if you take anything off the never-ending KIDS-TO-DO list that experts and other parents make you feel like you should be doing?
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Are your kids too busy with birthday parties and extra-curricular activities to do chores? Does it feel like you're doing all the work and kids are having all the fun?
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Would you drop whatever you’re doing to bring something to school that your child forgot, like homework, sports items, lunch, or their phone?
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Do you believe it's your job to protect your child (children) from experiencing negative emotions like boredom, disappointment, failure, loss, sadness, or frustration?
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Do you think, that if we give our children enough praise, enough trophies, and enough A's, they will think like winners and be successful?
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NO
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Do you feel guilty, no matter what you do, that you're not doing enough for your children, or that you don't have time to teach them what's really important?
YES
NO
When you have completed the 10 questions, click SUBMIT and you will receive an email with some simple tips and tools - based on your answers - that will help relieve some of the stress, guilt, worry, and exhaustion that you, and many other parents, are experiencing in today's very complicated parenting world.
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