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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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
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
by Nicholeen Peck There is an attack on motherhood. However, May, the month of flowers, birds, and life, the month that reminds us of all that we are grateful for, brings our hearts back to the simple, yet powerful lessons of our mothers. Lessons of gratitude, strength, work, and love, that mothers teach, need …
This call covers:
* Socializing Skills
* Six Years Old Girl And Private Parts
* 23 Month Old And the Power of Calm
* Scheduling Academics
* 13-Year-Old Son Issues
* SODAS
* Correction Length
* Toddler Throwing Things
* Chaos with spouse while implementing program
* Multiple Children And Staying Calm
* Teen Loneliness
* Son Working Full Time in Summer
* 11 Year Old Girl Struggling After School
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
This call covers:
“No” answers for young children (22 months and younger).
Regression of skills after being tended by Grandma.
Tween son not wanting to let video games go.
Age 3 child influenced by inconsistency in parenting due to divorce.
Scheduling the family chores and life.
Implementing TSG in an unstable parenting/family situation.
Trouble with using the word “Roles”.
Using TSG language to manipulate family members.
“No” answers about social media for teens.
Child not wanting to follow through with a class.
Parents wanting teens to spend more time at home with family.
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. …
It may seem trite and slightly overused to say it, but the old adage, “Make every day Christmas,” has more power than you might think. In fact, maybe, just maybe, the way to have life feel like Christmas every day is to truly live the spirit of Christmas in our relationships at Christmas time. Practicing …
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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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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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.
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 …
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 …
This call covers:
Kids not wanting to take naps.
Toxic diverse situation.
Dating age boundaries.
Love of learning curriculum.
Implementing TSG.
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 …
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.
As part of learning cause and effect and growing into healthy adulthood, most children occasionally test boundaries by willfully choosing disobedience or even rebelling against parents. While taking risks and being a little bit rebellious here and there are usually healthy signs of normal development toward adulthood, obedience is required for wisdom and learning, too. …
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 …
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.