Kristen Tame (@kristentame)

It's important to step into the passenger seat when traveling on your child's educational journey. This can be really challenging, but the more you can let go of the wheel, the more successful and enjoyable that adventure becomes! Watch or listen to Be a Passenger Seat Parent on Our Home Room on…

FIVE YEARS in the making, and my book is finally HERE!!! The Tame Method: Let’s Make Parenting Easier (and More Fun) You will learn my step-by-step method I used in the classroom and at home with over 1500 students and my son that helped me manage behavior in a way that fostered connection and…

If we bring Balanced Leadership into our homes, eventually children will grow with an innate sense of this better leadership style and we will no longer have the harmful effects of authoritarianism. #parenting #leadership #authoritarianism #patriarchy

Permissiveness is not the opposite of authoritarianism because it is also a hierarchy and is also an ineffective way to lead. #authoritarianism #leadership #patriarchy #parenting

There IS a way to lead without allowing chaos or using control. I call this Balanced Leadership. #authoritarianism #patriarchy #leadership

Authoritarianism is falling because once people lost trust in their leaders, control stops working. #authoritarianism #patriarchy #leadership

Authoritarianism causes so much harm because it leads with a me vs. them mindset. #authoritarianism #patriarchy #leadership

Authoritarianism doesn’t work, which is why we are seeing so many behavior issues in schools. #authoritarianism #school #discipline #parenting

Our children are rebelling against authoritarianism, so we need a new way to manage our schools. #school #authoritarianism #discipline #parenting

Let’s stop blaming teachers or parents and work together to improve school behavior. #school #authoritarianism #parenting #discipline

We need to work together to improve school behavior. #discipline #school #authoritarianism #control #parenting

Passive power struggles can also negatively affect school, they just show up differently. #parentingtips #powerstruggle #misbehaving #parentingteens

Both passive and active power struggles will make you feel the same way. And your feelings are the best way to identify power-seeking behavior. #parentingtips #parenting #misbehaving #powerstruggle

Yes, we too have our own power and control issues we might have to work through to allow our child’s integral need of autonomy. #parenting #control #parentingteens #misbehaving #powerstruggle

Let your child be the expert of their own schooling so they feel capable and confident. #parentingtips #parenting #powerstruggle #misbehaving #parentingteens

Power struggles over school? It means your child is fighting for more control. Find a way to pull back where you can. #parenting #powerstruggle #misbehaving #parentingteens

Power struggles are tough, but they are the signals that your child needs more autonomy. #parenting101 #parenting #powerstruggle #misbehaving

Our children will not have ownership over their schooling, or even their futures, if a parent has ownership instead. It’s so important to pull back and support on the side instead middle and high school. #parentsofteens #parenting101 #parenting #parentingteens

Gradually let go of monitoring their schoolwork once they are in middle school. They may need to experience consequences because of bad choices, but that’s the only way they’ll learn independence. #parentsofteens #parenting #parenting101 #parentingteens

It’s difficult, but the more you can let your teen have imperfect independence over their schooling, the faster they’ll build confidence and learn perseverance. #perseverance #parentsofteens #parenting #parentingteens

By the time your children reaches 6th grade, it’s time for them to take the wheel. You are the encouraging, supportive navigator on the side instead. If you keep trying to take the wheel, you’ll run into a couple of common misbehaviors. #parentingteens #parenting #parentsofteens #studentindependence

Be as nonjudgmental as you can when your children make mistakes. #parentsoftiktok #parentingteens #parenting #perseverance

Your children have their passions for a reason! #parentsoftiktok #parentingdoneright #parenting #parentingteens

Don’t let your fears get in the way of your child learning perseverance. #elementaryschool #school #parenting #parentsoftiktok #grades

Your child should get low grades now and then. It means they are learning! #grades #elementaryschool #parenting #failingschool #school

If you and your child are having conflict about school, that usually means it’s time for you to pull back. #misbehaving #school #elementaryschool #discipline #parenting

Grades in elementary school do not matter long term as much as letting your child make mistakes so they learn perseverance. #grades #elementaryschool #parenting #mistakeshappen #perseverance

School is an adventure! It has ups and downs, so the more you and your child are on the same team, the easier it is for both of you. #parenting #school #parentingteens #gentleparenting #parentsoftiktok

Children aren’t born “lazy.” They can appear that way if they feel discouraged, overwhelmed, incapable, or powerless. #parenting #laziness #gentleparenting #teenagers #parentingteens

Misbehavior means your children are trying to alert you that they have an unmet need. #parentsoftiktok #parenting #behavior #gentleparenting #parentingteens