Support Call 8-02-2023
This call covers:
* Getting Started With TSG
* Oppositional Defiance Tendencies
* Accepting No Answers
* Aggressive 2 Year Old Boy
* Thumb Sucking
* Toddlers Again
* Discussing Book Choices
No Answers
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
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 7-12-2023
This call covers:
* Breaking A Bad Habit
* SODAS Taking Forever
* Confusion with Praise
* Help with No Answers
* Writing Dilemma
* Doubts with Sending Young Men to College
* Synthetic Consequences and Time Management
Support Call 7-05-2023
This call covers:
* Suppressing Emotions & Dealing With Disappointment
* Praising Calmness with Sensitive Children
* Storming Off During A Teaching Interaction
* Specific Wording for the Rule of 3
* 18-Year-Old Who Won’t Accept Guidance
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
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
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 9-28-22
This call covers:
Encouraging kids to get their work done.
Engaging and challenging a 6 yeah old with ADHD.
Family activities with only one child at home.
Children wanting to play at other homes.
Oldest child bossing other children around.
Children not wanting to participate with other “weird” children.
Focusing on TSG for two week.
Teens who need attention and validation.
8 year old not wanting to control his emotions.
Role of emotion.
Increasing attention span.
staying calm while others are attention seeking.
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.
The Vocabulary Gap And Its Effect On Families
When people don’t speak the same language, it’s hard to understand each other. Likewise, when parents and children don’t speak the same language, then they can become disconnected because of lack of understanding. Understanding creates a feeling of respect and bonding in relationships and is a vital component to creating family unity and solving family …
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 …
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 …
Support call 3-30-22
This call covers:
Parent fatigue with TSG.
Little kids and crushes.
Planning ahead to implement TSG.
Loss of 24 hour question.
Helping children stay focused on the computer.
12 year old Self-Harming after corrections.
Fiction addiction.
3 year old getting frustrated when corrected.
How to talk about gender fluidity stuff with my children.
Support call 3-2-22
This call covers:
Daughter pouting for attention.
Inuit parenting approach.
Feeling like you need to “break” you child of something, like a habit.
6 year old with autism.
How do I get calm going through hard days?
Child being out of control for 3+ weeks.
Balancing family participation and allowing children to seclude themselves.
Things getting broken while children are out of control.
Child disregarding rules about electronics in room.
The Death of Diplomacy And The Impact On Children
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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Support call 12-29-21
This call covers:
Work and play described in detail.
How to get the attention of a group without raising your voice.
Can I use money from my HSA for self-government?
Suggestions about sending our son to a treatment camp.
Dropping the subject with my son addicted to porn.
Son refusing to follow instructions.
The Key To Experiencing Christmas More Fully
Christmas stories are the best! They really have a way of teaching our hearts about the true meaning of Christmas, when the to-do lists seem to take over the month of December. Even though many of the best Christmas stories involve someone giving a gift, the stories aren’t really about giving. They are about something …
Support call 12-8-21
This call covers:
How to be a better support for child with dyslexia.
Daughter being angry about going to see family.
Young child not wanting to be touched.
Pre planning for love of learning phase of TJEd.
How did you balance Christmas and homeschool?
What does it look like before the accept the lose of 24 hours?
Having awkward silence with people and learning to accept that.
Question about family work time.