Support Call 9-14-18
This Call Covers:
- Dealing with children who have far more energy than you
- encouraging a fun environment in the home
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Correcting
Fighting Over The Judgement Seat
“There is no more war in my classroom, and there is no more war in my home.” Those were the words of a teacher from Kenya this summer. It was part of a parenting training I attended designed to teach Catholic leaders how to teach their families self-government skills and good communication. In the 19
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Support Call 8-31-18
This Call Covers:
- Kids Faking illnesses
- Correcting children on the Autism spectrum
- Helping children feel comfortable playing
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Love of Instructions and Reproof
Janae and Trisha both have a 12-year-old son who has a habit of being defiant. Each woman struggles with having the confidence to help her son change his behaviors during his outbursts. So why is Trisha’s son making so much more progress on staying calm and listening to her than Janae’s? Why is Trisha’s confidence
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Support Call 8-24-18
This Call Covers:
- Helping children who are prone to destruction
- Correcting moody teenagers
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Support Call 8-10-18
This Call Covers:
- Children peeing on their floor
- Having love for your children while correcting them.
- fixing irritable behavior
- Helping adult children accept role
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Support Call 8-3-18
This Call Covers:
- Attention Seeking in adult children
- Helping ADHD kids be calm
- Correcting children who make rude comments
- TSG and multiple mental disorders in children
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Support Call 7-20-18
This Call Covers:
- How to do road trip corrections
- Dealing with other adults who are mad at your child
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What Children Think of Negative Consequences
I recently asked a group of 10-year-old children what kinds of negative consequences their families have. “At our house, we sweep the floor and clean,” said one boy. “Mom gets mad and goes into a bad mood,” said another boy. “Mom used to send us to time out, but we don’t do that anymore,” said
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Traveling Trends Meet Parenting Problems
Family travel looks different these days than it used to. Today’s parents were raised in a slower time. Most families planned one or two trips a year, which were usually taken during school holidays, and in our case, in the family travel trailer. While there are still families that really don’t like to leave home
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Support Call 6-6-18
This Call Covers:
- Potty training for hard children
- Stopping swearing
- Figuring out the next steps for your family
- How to stay consistent
- Helping siblings get along
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Support Call 5-16-18
This Call Covers:
- creating a discussion-based home environment
- teaching gratitude
- correcting lying/negative attention seeking
- figuring out when to use the rule of three
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Support Call 5-26-18
This Call Covers:
- helping children with ADHD stay on task
- dealing with extra chores while on vacation
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Treasure the Little Ones
As I rounded the corner of a shopping isle at a local grocery store, I heard crying. Through tears a young girl, about 8 years old, said, “Tell me what it is Mom. Tell me what this is.” The moment I turned into this isle, the mother was in the middle of yelling, “Shut up
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Support Call 5-4-18
This Call Covers:
- Helping children become less critical of others
- Stopping children from becoming voilent
- Keeping children on task who struggle with focusing
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Support Call 4-27-18
This Call Covers:
- Dealing with other adults who want to correct your children
- Helping children overcome perfectionism
- Stopping manipulation on time out
- Being assertive as parents
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Support Call 4-21-18
This Call Covers:
- Potty training issues
- Helping children use self-government with each other.
- Calming techniques
- Dealing with the gay issues at church.
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The Battle Hymn of a Just Parent
“I like Dad better than Mom,” I said to my younger brother one sunny afternoon while sitting on the back of our rusty old Suburban. The moment I said that I knew that just a few weeks prior I was telling him that I liked Mom better than Dad. I knew I had changed my
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Support Call 4-13-18
This Call Covers:
- Talking with teenagers who don’t want to talk
- Helping children not manipulate while on time out
- Sleep training with young children
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Support Call 3-30-18
This Call Covers:
- Helping a young child with a computer addiciton
- Rebuilding a relationship with a rebellious teen
- How to truly master the TSG skills
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