Empowering Parents Through Tough Times w/ Kimball Lewis

There will always be a time in which we as parents feel challenged with our children, to motivate them to get off the couch with laziness, or they are talking back to you disrespectufully, or lying… you get the point. 

We’ve been there, at least I have. And you may feel a little lost in all of it. 

My guest, Kimball Lewis and I talk all about how to empower parents to overcome those tough times with our children.

Kimball Lewis is the CEO of EmpoweringParents.com. In addition to his leadership and management roles, he contributes as an editor, a homeschooling expert, and a parent coach. He resides in Orlando, Florida, with his wife and two teenage sons.

What You’ll Learn

2:48 Interview Begins

10:48 Oversimplification of what I do
Kimball Lewis explains what he does as part of his day to day through EmpoweringParents.com.

12:45 Real world examples
Kimball shares real world examples in which kids take on certain habits that challenge parents, arguing and defiant children, being one of them.

16:48 You Can’t Make a Horse Drink…
Kimball discusses how you can use consequences to help bring your child to understanding what needs to be done, but you can’t force them to it.

21:40 The punishment has to fit the crime
Kimball talks about consequences in an ideal way but not punishing them.

24:00 Practical advice for doing homework
Kimball gives a few nuggets of information.

30:25 Missing Assignments
Larry shares a personal experience about school assignments and how the real world works.

35:30 How to teach rationality
Explain yourself once and move on.

40:15 Swearing in the household