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Support Call 7-19-2023

This call covers:

* Trauma
* Toddler Accepting a No Answer
* Family Travel Contention
* SODAS Solution: Debrief/Notes
* Screaming
* Handling Rough Teachers/Instructors
* Arguments
* Corrections Clarification
* Rule of 3 for Children Younger Than Age 7
* Toddler Physical Aggression
* Morning Routine Disobedience

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Clara sitting calmly on stairs

Self-Regulation Skills for All Ages —Even Toddlers!

by Nicholeen Peck As parents, my husband and I hope that our children will succeed as parents. My daughter, Paije, has exceeded my parenting expectations with her little toddler daughter, Clara. The skills that Paije has taught Clara to help her do self-regulation and self-calming are good skills for 21-month-olds, however, these self-government skills that

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Support Call 6-21-2023

This call covers:

* Misbehavior While On The Phone
* Summer Schedule
* 24-Hour Loss of Privileges Takes the Whole Day
* Success Story! Age 4 and Disagreeing Appropriately
* No Answers VS. Disagreeing Appropriately
* Teaching Disagreeing Appropriately to Young Children
* Teenage Sibling Bossy When Babysitting
* Husband Not Calm
* Role Playing “No” Answers and Corrections
* Daughter Afraid of Mother When Her Bedroom is Messy
* Age 7 Finds Joy in Blatant Disobedience & Age 10 is Bossy When Playing With Younger Siblings

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Support Call 4-05-2023

This call covers:

In Need of Clarity in using Self-Government…Something doesn’t feel right.
Perfectionism
Opportunity to meet Porter
Rule of 3
Calming Down for Children 8 and older before entering the rule of 3
4 Year old extremely strong willed
Driving and Following Instructions
Keeping calm while being sick
No answers between siblings
How family and mentor meetings look with the booklets
Using skills in public
Time limit for Rule of Three instructions
Reading “Roles” with older children

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Support Call 3-29-2023

This call covers:

Electronics Addiction
Solo Mum – And 15 Wants To Give Commands To Siblings
Practicing Calm Down
24 Hour Loss of Privilege and Major Maintenance
Does Co-Sleeping With Children Discourage Self-Government
2 And a Half Year Old Boy Does Not Accept a “No” Answer
Job/Phone/and Out of Control
Speaking Over Me During Pre-Teaching
Bedtime Battle
Implementing TSG with older children
Emotional Bondage Habit After Loss of Privileges
Dinner Time With Seven Year Old Son
“I Want Things To Be Fun and Funny!”
Navigating Values With a “Culture War” between parents
Young son is physically abusive and won’t take responsibility
Anger during role playing session
Navigating work time with young children

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Today’s Complexity Demands More Simplicity

by Nicholeen Peck “It’s harder for children nowadays with all of the technology and temptations and bad examples”, a mother said to me at a recent conference where I was speaking. We talked for a moment about the differences between her childhood and the childhood of her children. She was concerned. She felt lost and

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Support Call 3-15-2023

This call covers:

Calming Down a 6 Year Old
Daughter Thinks TSG Doesn’t Let Her Have Control
Teen son not learning the lesson from corrections and extra chore
Teen At Risk
Messy bedroom and constantly out of instructional control
Love of Learning
Problems At School
Children feel mother’s cleanliness standards are too high
Teen sneaking cell phone into the house
17-year-old daughter is always late to work and boss is enabling behavior
Success story: pre-teaching Rule of Three
Using TSG in a homeschool co-op group

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Support Call 3-08-2023

This call covers:

4-year-old toilet issues
Homeschooling, disorganized home, work/money
9 yr/old that won’t make eye contact
Advice about grandparents’ visit
18-year-old daughter living at home, not working, not going to school
Incorporating TSG in Children’s Ministry
Calming down in all situations & mutism
Video game addiction and mental fracturing
Finding a media balance for the family
Praise becoming a negative trigger
Success story with children at a funeral

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The Kindness Advantage

Choosing kindness strengthens relationships, increases resilience and promotes emotional non-fragility, helps us solve problems, and is a choice that leads to happiness. Many parents tell me that they hope for their child to develop kindness. Indeed, kindness is a characteristic that develops. It’s a word that describes actions that display love or respect for others.

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Parents Want To Rescue Their Youth From Confusion

Nearly every day parents ask me how to help their “wayward young adult” or how to heal the heart of their “disconnected teen.” Children displaying unnatural affection by disconnecting from loving parents is an epidemic in our modern society. Normal human development involves increasingly seeking for autonomy as a person launches into adulthood. However, turning

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7 Tips For Reducing Stress and Anxiety In Children

Families are concerned about their children who are struggling with stress and anxiety. Why are stress and anxiety so prevalent nowadays, and what can families do to help in loving ways? Understanding Stress and Anxiety Stress and anxiety are real feelings that many children suffer with daily. According to Georgetown University Health Policy Institute Center

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Support call 9-21-22

This call covers:
modified rule of three.
When to start rule of three.
TSG in public.
child wanting to sweep things under the rug.
Child disagreeing appropriately EVERY time.
Consequences for 2 year old with speech delay.
Children following instructions to avoid consequences.
Showing compassion but helping adult son improve.
Daughter wanting to cut her hair short.
Child disrespecting mom.
Husband undermining mom.

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4 Steps For Increasing Your Patience

Some people seem to be naturally patient, while others seem to struggle with increasing patience because of their strong/hard natures or how they were nurtured. However, when patience is more understood, we all might find that we’re taking more steps toward patience than we think we are. And, if we keep taking those steps, then

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Being Your Child’s Safe Place

It’s currently commonplace to see youth aggressively confronting adults when, not too long ago, that behavior would never have been condoned. And, sadly this aggressive behavior is being misinterpreted as behavior necessary for the emotional safety of the child. If parents want to be the ‘safe place’ for their child, then it’s vital that they

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Self-Governed People Train Their Focus Forward

“I think I ruined my child,” a mother told me in desperation as she explained some of the behavior problems and disconnection problems her teenage son was having. She was being honest with herself about mistakes that she might have made in her son’s upbringing. My heart ached for her. She might have unknowingly done

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When Things Don’t Go Your Way…

As nice as it would be to have complete control over outcomes, it isn’t humanly possible. Cause and effect is a principle of life that we can usually rely upon, but sometimes there seems to be another will for our days and experiences that turns our plans upside down. Sometimes these unexpected turns can create

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Children & Teens Want to Know More From Parents: Teaching Discernment

It sometimes seems like teens don’t want to listen to adults tell them what to do or not to do, but in reality, teens and children are always hoping that adults will teach them discernment. When a person doesn’t know who to follow or what to believe morally, then that person ends up feeling lost

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