HowTos Index

How To How to Save Money on Family Products
Stay within your budget when you buy clothing, food, gifts, household items, and computer supplies.

How To How to Improve Family Health in Six Easy Steps
A quick guide to health and nutrition for busy families.

How To How to Cope with a Difficult Child
What to do if your child has a difficult temperament or a more serious condition that causes him to experience emotional flooding, poor impulse control, and other emotional and behavioral problems.

How To How to Build Your Child's Self-Esteem
These steps are drawn from the practical and detailed framework developed by Harris Clemes and Reynold Bean. You can still find several books in print by these authors.

How To How to Resolve Family Conflict
Use the family meeting to work on family problems in a structured and non-threatening way. The objective of the meeting should be to arrive at a Win/Win solution for everyone.

How To How to Hold a Family Meeting
Family meetings help busy families stay connected. Other benefits of this simple tool are improved communication, self-esteem, emotional support and problem solving.

How To How to Give Effective Consequences for Misbehavior
The purpose of discipline is to teach self-control and self-discipline. Using effective consequences can break the cycle of non-compliance by your child.

How To How to Give Effective Instructions to Your Child
Following these steps to gain compliance from your child will prevent frustration, anger and resentment between parent and child.

How To How to Praise Your Child
The behavioral effect of praise is to reinforce your child's correct behavior and self-discipline. Praise increases the bond of affection between parent and child and builds self-esteem.

How To How to Listen to Your Child
The most valuable gift you can give your child is to listen to the little and big things in his life. Begin early so that the lines of communication will be open during the teenage years.