Defective Communication Patterns (which rob couples and families of their power) Do you live on a one-way street or a two-way street? Conversation Killers Psychic Assumptions– Rather than discover and explore what someone else really thinks, the Psychic likes to make up what others think. This way […]
Read more →Silly question, right? How can you ever have enough to stop the madness when it comes to the ways adults often interact with children who have differences? We can make it better. We can train adults in more loving and effective methods, and we can teach children […]
Read more →Caregiver Stress Inventory
On January 18, 2017 / ADHD Web Log, Anger, Anxiety, Asperger Web Log, Blogs, Good Parenting Newsletter
Caregiver Stress Inventory Rate from 1-5 where 1= not true and 5= extremely true ___ I don’t sleep well enough. ___ I drink too much. ___ I need drugs to get through this. ___ I don’t exercise enough. ___ I don’t have time or energy for friendships. […]
Read more →Top Five Parents’ Digital Age Benefits: 1.) I can micromanage my child’s education. I get electronic notifications if they misbehave, miss an assignment, or make a bad grade way before the report card comes. 2.) I can track my teens’ location by their GPS cell phone. 3.) […]
Read more →Your dream book is going to become your journal of goals and inspiration that will take the place of your doubts, fears, and self-imposed limits. Dreams have no limits. Your limits are created by your conscious mind, and, just like your fears, are not really real, […]
Read more →Oppositional-defiant disorder behavior- Do we create this by accident?
On June 1, 2016 / ADHD Web Log, Anger, Asperger Web Log, Blogs, Good Parenting Newsletter, Uncategorized
Do you get faced with Oppositional-defiant disorder behavior often? I think we sometimes influence kids to act this way by the way we interact with them. Our conventional wisdom about discipline dictates we pay attention when they misbehave. What does the child who doesn’t sit still and […]
Read more →How are you teaching emotional control and the power of thought? https://vimeo.com/131704250 It can be tricky to teach children emotional control. Trickier still to teach them how their thoughts can create fear, sadness, or anger. How do you help them understand that they don’t have to believe […]
Read more →How we wreck kids from the inside out. What can happen with ADHD and self-esteem. https://vimeo.com/160608811 ADHD and self-esteem, how do we keep it up, and what tears it down? “Worst Grandfather in the World” is what I call the story in the video below. This is […]
Read more →Here’s a fun activity creating a way to distract and focus a mind stirred up with anxiety, chaotic thoughts and feelings, hopefully before things get out of hand. Calming jar video These are really fun to make. For a few more ideas about quick and easy ways […]
Read more →How do you get anxious kids to use coping strategies? Here’s what I see in my practice. Avoidance of the triggers. Which is fine, except if the trigger is school, homework, or social settings. Avoidance is problematic because it is reinforcing- it works. It can be difficult […]
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