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“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

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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 3-13-18

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Helping younger children understand the TSG skills
Dealing with children after daycare
Helping a child to reconnect with the family

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Support Call 3-21-18

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dealing with cousins with different values
helping a child who is prone to lots of touching
giving reasons for corrections

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Support Call 1-26-18

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What to do when a friend’s family completely disrespects you in your own home.
Helping out a stubborn child
Dealing with laundry problems
A computer addiction in a child

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Support Call 1-19-18

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Helping out with parent calmness
Does TSG promote abuse and vulnerability?
Dealing with lying children who threaten to run away
Helping a child who is prone to breaking things

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Stopping Conflicts Before They Start

Leave a Comment / All, Home Culture, Relationships, TSG Principles, Using TSG Skills / Monica Pond

A friend of mine asked me what she could do for her teenage exchange student. This student was in the middle of a multiple, day-long teenage tantrum. The mother had told her exchange student that she couldn’t attend a sleepover because the family doesn’t do sleepovers. The teenage exchange student, in turn, became very emotional

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Support Call 12-22-17

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How to help children who are compulsive liars
Ways to show compassion without coddling your children
Dealing with anxiety in small children
Helping a child overcome swearing and backtalk
Fun Games for the whole family!
Dealing with calm down spot infractions/staying calm yourself

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Support Call 12-15-17

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What a TSG bedtime looks like
When is it ok to micromanage?
Helping children with potty training
Using the modified rule of three
Disciplining yourself during pregnancy

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How to Reach the Heart of Your Child… and Yourself

Leave a Comment / All, Children (4-10), Home Culture, Toddlers (0-4), TSG Principles, Using TSG Skills, Youth (10-18) / Monica Pond

Reaching a child’s heart is vital for awakening his conscience and morally training him to desire to make good choices, but structure also has a part to play in training the heart. This is a true story, and a new parenting lesson, of how to help a person understand the truths behind your teachings. Structure

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They Keep Getting Angry!

Leave a Comment / All, Using TSG Skills / Nicholeen Peck

“Hi Nicholeen,

I have been working hard to implement the principles you have taught me. I have seen a huge difference in how I parent and respond to my children. However, there has been one side effect I was not expecting. Because of my poor parenting in the past, they have developed a habit of responding with ange

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