In The C.A.S.T.L.E. Method, Dr. Phil's resident parenting expert Donna Tetreault provides her professional and personal experience in raising children, along with the seven foundational, evidence-based principles that form the CASTLE Method: compassion, acceptance, security, trust, love, expectations plus education.
“The CASTLE Method is a direct, practical, actionable guide for parents on how to build a safe, understanding, compassionate, but firm environment for children that accept each child for who they are and helps parents navigate the extraordinary stress of today's reality.
However, this discussion focuses on 4 main categories—authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, and uninvolved. Each category represents a distinct approach to raising children, although parents often blend characteristics from multiple categories. Parenting styles can also vary depending on the situation.
At its core, the 7-7-7 rule is exactly what it sounds like: spend 7 minutes in the morning, 7 minutes after school or work, and 7 minutes before bed in a dedicated, undivided connection with your child. During these short windows, the goal isn't productivity or problem-solving.
Creating a strong family bond
Despite their busy schedules and royal duties, they prioritise family time and ensure that their children understand the value of strong familial bonds. This includes regular family vacations, game nights, and participating in hobbies together, such as gardening and cooking.
In the 19th century, Queen Victoria was among those who ignored advice to breastfeed, and instead employed a wet nurse. Indeed, she was fiercely opposed to maternal breastfeeding – believing it to be an unsuitable practice for aristocratic women – and was horrified when two of her daughters decided to breastfeed.
From her strong belief in the power of a support network to her efforts to respect her children as individuals, Princess Catherine's parenting style is all about creating confident young people.
Here's the deal, all the methods in the world won't make a difference if you aren't using the 3 C's of Discipline: Clarity, Consistency, and Consequences. Kids don't come with instruction manuals.
Giving 20% of your attention will lead to 80% of quality time spent with your children. Your children crave your attention—not all of it; just 20%. Your attention is split into multiple areas: work, your marriage, your kids, your side hustle.
4 P's Strategy
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that parents and caregivers use a 4-part strategy when helping their children develop social skills: Practice, Praise, Point out, and Prompt. These four steps can be used when adults notice that a child needs to work on a particular social skill.
Authoritative parenting is the most recommended parenting style. The combination of clear communication and age-appropriate standards can lead to emotionally stable adults who can handle themselves in social situations and set goals for themselves.
Some of the signs of parental burnout include:
One helpful framework for guiding your precious child through the early years of his or her development is the “Four C's of Positive Parenting”: Care, Consistency, Choices, and Consequences. These principles provide a roadmap for nurturing confident, emotionally healthy children.
Castling is permitted only if neither the king nor the rook has previously moved; the squares between the king and the rook are vacant; and the king does not leave, cross over, or finish on a square attacked by an enemy piece.
The castle has a pentagonal plan a five-pointed star, with moat and bastions at each corner, the five bastions were called Leerdam, Buuren, Katzenellenbogen, Nassau and Oranje, In 1936 the Castle was declared a National Monument.
One notable model is the Cognitive Affective Social Theory of Learning in Digital Environments (CASTLE), which asserts that learning is most effective when digital platforms facilitate not only cognitive processes but also emotional and social engagement.
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What is the Biggest Mistake in a Custody Battle? In a custody dispute, seeking to alienate the children from the other parent is the worst mistake a parent can make. The court's primary concern when deciding custody is determining what is in the children's best interests. Never will that include parental alienation.
The 333 rule is a simple technique that many people with anxiety find helpful for dealing with moments of high anxiety and regaining their calm. The rule consists of looking around, finding three objects you can see, listening for three sounds you hear, and, lastly, moving three parts of your body.
Why positive discipline?
The 5 Pillars of Discipline
And the answer might not be what you think.
Sharing a bed might be seen as too intimate or common for someone of their status. Separate beds or even separate bedrooms emphasised their royal position. Hygiene and Health: In times before modern sanitation, sharing a bed could mean sharing germs and potentially spreading illness.
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2020
Once we knew I had secondary cancer, my initial treatment plan changed, and I started chemotherapy in May 2020. I was lucky that I responded well to chemotherapy, and with the use of the cold cap, I managed to keep most of my hair.