Diplomacy is dying. MSN’s Feb 18, 2022 article called, “Is This The Year Of The Angry Parent? The GOP Hopes So,” talked about how parent anger about masks and social issues was helping the GOP and causing a problem. Yahoo News declared, “A parents’ revolt is currently sweeping the nation,” in their Feb 18, 2022 […]
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Sadly, teaching strategies for proper social and emotional health are often unorganized and conflicting. Parents are left feeling like they need to choose between teaching children to have self-control and teaching children to be emotionally heard. These choices seem like opposites to most people. But, to a person who has true emotional intelligence, both of
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When was the last time you felt lonely? In order to thrive during these socially unusual times, and even times that aren’t unusual at all, it’s important to understand the difference between being alone and experiencing real loneliness, and what we can do to combat the loneliness epidemic that seems to be sweeping many countries.
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This call covers:
Article about entitled children.
Going from one parent to the other.
Dealing with difficult people in authority.
Math in homeschool.
How to tell a child you’re getting rid of a pet.
Child becoming distant because of new ideas.
My child not wanting to visit specific person.
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This call covers:
23 month old not wanting to talk.
Child leaving house without permission and it’s not the first time.
Child having something they are not supposed to.
dealing with disappointment after having a life long dream.
implementing chores.
explaining entitlement.
wanting to connect with a child who is isolating.
children were doing good with TSG but are now testing the system.
Bisexual son showing to much PDA around family.
5 year old with a temper.
dipper change time.
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Parents and school administrators have requested that I make a short, free curriculum that parents can use to help their children navigate some of the social issues children are often forced to encounter at young ages. This curriculum is basic but deep, and it’s a principle-based lesson plan to help parents prepare their children to
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An exasperated woman, whose marriage was falling apart, said to me, “Nicholeen, my husband is obsessed by principles. He keeps telling me that I don’t understand principles and that I’m not living by principles. How do you define principles?” This woman’s husband lived according to his own made-up rules, such as hiding things from
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This call covers:
Finding the reasons behind wanting to change.
Recommendations for teenager with executive function.
Helping children stay calm and respectful.
Kids that have questions about everything.
Preparing kids for the summer social changes.
How much you should be tolerating during school time.
Goal setting in mentor meetings.
More guidance for children all melting down at the same time.
helping kids look toward the future and set goals.
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this call covers:
College prep for kids in high school (homeschool)
sleep independence for 4 year old.
non religious morning cannon and finding truth.
close look at scholar phase.
TJED homeschool help.
becoming a certified mentor.
play time with destructive 2 year old.
Family reading time.
encouraging listening behaviors
what kids to give attention to first when they all want it.
there is not enough time and i think I’m failing.
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This call covers:
Helping children get calm.
Creating set no answers.
Helping children remembering to check back.
Homeschooling methods and fears.
Explaining set no answers (making messes and cleaning them up) to children.
setting boundaries with teens who have boyfriends, and older siblings roles.
husband having anger problems.
Family meeting troubles.
Teaching toddlers TSG.
Building trust with technology.
Helping children recognize emotions V.S feelings.
constantly nagging children.
feeling hopeless about your family.
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Relationships require selfless service to survive. Although there are multiple reasons people site for their relationship dysfunctions, from infidelity to arguments, relationship problems usually all have two things in common: dishonesty and selfishness. According to The Institute For Family Studies, the leading causes of divorce are: infidelity, incompatibility, drinking or drug use, growing apart, a
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This call covers:
TSG for a 4 year old.
Teaching kids to structure time.
Comparing children to their siblings.
Implementing new things.
What to do when a child is obviously out of control.
Should i apologize to my child?
Adult child disconnecting from family.
How to help adult child with TSG.
Husband’s lack of commitment and principles.
Husband not wanting to connect with family.
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This call covers:
calm down time and modified rule of three
angry young children.
twins competing for attentions and boundaries.
child seems calm but is not.
doing school with music.
things to do in winter with Covid.
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This call covers:
Leading children away from being gay.
not always saying “I need you to” when giving an instruction.
Helping children to process having a gay sibling.
Making mentor meetings more fun.
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This Call Covers:
Finding good books for children to read
Creating a culture where consequences count
Helping children who identify as gay
Dealing with children who rebel
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This Call Covers:
Journaling
Presenting TSG concepts to older children
Teens who just stay in bed
Helping children do medical treatments when they don’t want to
Correcting attitude problems
Reigning older children in on tech use
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This Call Covers:
Help for parents who are feeling overwhelmed
Starting TSG with “hard” teenagers
Punishment vs. Correction for children with disabilities
Following the TSG scripts
Extra chores for children who won’t do them
Helping older children with friend problems and proper boundaries
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This Call Covers:
How to help calm down sillies without being overbearing.
Making a vision statement for an older family
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This Call Covers:
Being an introverted parent with very energetic children
Helping teenagers learn respect
Helping children not masturbate at a young age
Differentiating between family ties and need to agree with others
Verbal abuse among siblings
Creating proper tone and boundaries with a spouse
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Have you ever completely lost control of yourself and you weren’t exactly sure why? This can happen to anyone. This usually means that you’ve been triggered in some way. There’s so much talk about emotional triggers nowadays that triggers are turning into common excuses for poor behavior. Could it be that we might sometimes be
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