Tone

When I was young my mother traditionally made clam chowder in bread bowls for our Halloween dinner. It was hot, yummy and fast — which allowed us to quickly move along to the Halloween fun. One year, all those many years ago, my mother dispensed with clam chowder and made dinner in a pumpkin. It

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Support Call 10-07-16

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This call covers:

Emotional bullying.
Child can be super sweet, but is mostly negative and rude.
How to inspire motivation.
Daughter demands time to calm down before starting Rule of Three. What to do.
Out of instructional control off and on over multiple days.
Not following instructions, but not out of control. What is supposed to happen.
True and false information for Utah Sex-ed and lying.

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Support Call 9-30-16

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Becoming a joyful adult yourself.
Easy going to control freak toddler.
Manipulative and controlling son.
Young son pees all over things and won’t be patient. He does it purposely sometimes.
Daughter needs to wear glasses and eye patch, but doesn’t like to because she gets teased by step family and others.
Son has new phone for a few days and already has looked at porn sites. How to address that.

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Hope For Homes Everywhere!

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

Sometimes, no matter how diligently parents try to teach their children and unify their families, they are met with opposition. Sunday Evening 1986 “It’s time for family council,” said Dad, as usual one Sunday evening. “How long is it going to take?” “We hate family council!” “Urgh!” “I’m tired. Can I go to bed?” said

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Support Call 9-21-16

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This call covers:

Having private rooms and moving the toys around.
Using the chore system in Primary.
Spouse on board with system at fist, but not anymore.
Young boy willALWAYSgoes out of control when getting an instruction.
How to give your husband more responsibility.

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Support Call 9-16-16

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This call covers:

Aged 14 daughter doesn’t want to change and follow the family vision. What to do about it.
Being homeschooled and trying to strengthen the family’s social culture.
How to help sibling rivalry between toddlers.

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13-Year-Old Girl Changes Lives by Changing Her Heart

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

It’s difficult to know what other people are processing about a situation or experience. Parents often assume they know the thoughts of their children, but sometimes they don’t. Each child is so unique, and their view of a situation is unique to them too. This is a story about a young girl we’ll call Megan.

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Support Call 9-07-16

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This call covers:

Entitlement is expounded on and taken into depth.

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Support Call 9-02-16

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This call covers:

Twin 6-year-old boys who struggle with lying, cheating, and stealing.
New to the program and has a 10-year-old son who rages and gets angry.
Aged 2 son slaps, pinches, and rips. He’s a little bully.
Adopted daughter won’t open up about anything and phone is a constanct companion.
Entitlement confusion.

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Support Call 8-26-16

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Things not being in order and the tone not being right. Feeling overwhelmed and in chaos. Friend lets daughter run around naked and thinks it’s appropriate. Social modesty and modesty of the heart. And, about JK Rowling and channeling.
Son won’t give mother time of day. It’s like she’s not even there. How to fix that relationship.
What classics canchildren read beside JK Rowling books?

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Goals And Commitments: Consequences For Both

Leave a Comment / All, Home Culture / Nicholeen Peck

Goals and commitments: what is the difference between these two? And shouldn’t there be synthetic consequences for goals as well as commitments? Listen to this audio to learn more!

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Support Call 8-12-16

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This call covers:

Changes for this school year
Dishonesty and disrespect from our 14-year-old.
What can I do to build my relationships with my children, especially my 15-year-old?
Experiences, capacity, and skills. Also, balancing homeschool with 4 children under 6.

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The Best Activity Place for Children

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

“Let’s stay at home for a while,” suggested my children after a month full of fun day trips, camping trips and cousin time. Even though they love all of these activities and seem to be able to go forever, they do need time at home too. While discussing our August schedule at a family council

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Support Call 7-15-16

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Younger brother using violence, such as hitting and biting, to defend himself from his older brother.
Mother switched to using a loving tone, but her son is pushing away from her even more. Attachment issues.

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1 Skill To Improve Calmness For The Whole Family

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

While swimming with my family one day the calmness of our pool experience was interrupted by one very loud, very stressed mother. If only this mother was able to see the hearts of her children and everyone else in the pool area. If she could have taken a moment to do just one simple skill

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Support Call 7-01-16

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This call covers:

My husband is okay with me introducing the TSG skills into the family, but he’s not so keen on actually changing the tone and environment of our home. How can I help him get on board?
Our four-year-old is bright and enthusiastic, but has a hitting problem with the family and sometimes even with guests. What do I do?
I divorced and remarried into a family that now totals almost 17 children. They’re great for the most part, but some of the teens have terrible attitude problems. How do I teach one of them humility?
Our aged 11 daughter becomes extremely rebellious whenever we try to enforce rules. How do we fix that?
I get scared of correcting some behaviors. How do I help myself not be afraid?

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Support Call 6-24-16

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Helping children follow through with a job
Extended family might need TSG more than the immediate family. Struggling to keep things peaceful and calm in the extended relationships

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