When a child doesn’t show appreciation
(One minute read)What do you do when a child constantly finds reasons to complain, and does not show appreciation even when you try so hard to please him?Last week, we discussed the strategy of validating the child’s feelings of disappointment,…
My child is never happy with the gifts he gets
Happy Chanuka!!
So you made the effort to buy each child a special Chanukah gift that they would hopefully enjoy. And there’s that one child in the family who is never satisfied. She wants what her brother got (a remote…
Do you know a child who has problems with transitions?
When someone asks me what to do about their child or student who has difficulty with transitions, say the child doesn’t want to shower or do homework after playing, or if the child loves to read but then doesn’t want…
Huh? A Parental Bill of Rights?
In the last week alone, I shared this sheet with parents almost daily, and sometimes even three times a day!Our children learn our values from the rules we create and live by, and from the seriousness and assertiveness with which we convey…
How to draw Red & Green solutions for “I’m Bored”
Last week’s email focused on teaching kids to self-occupy using a sample poster with a variety of activities on each.
This week, there’s another “picture” (step #2 of the RGBT 6-step process) depicting a child’s thought process of doing…
“I’m bored! I’m bored!”
Just about every parent of a normal healthy child has heard their child complain, kvetch, or nag at some point in their life, “I’m bored! I’m bored!”
Whose responsibility is it to entertain children?
I’m of the opinion that it…
Going Nowhere Fast??
(2 minute read)
Action Plan is a step-by-step plan that one sticks to until completion.
(2 minute read)
Have you tried lots of different strategies, different therapies, different therapists, each one for a really short time? Say, you tried…
How to avoid frustration
What is a great source of frustration when it comes to helping our children?
In short, of the five important ingredients, ingredient #4 is Resources.
When there is a lack of it, it leads to frustration.
Resources includes…
Red: Not working continuously
https://youtu.be/DLNFbRDicKQ
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Red Behavior – finding distractions
https://youtu.be/tbms1ZSRFuE
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