Support Call Archive

Support Call 7-29-16

This call covers:

  • Having trouble teaching my children and doing SODAS
  • My son hates anything to do with hygiene. Help!
  • My daughter will follow an instruction, but pouts and whines while she does. What do I do there?
  • We have an adult child in the home who is making decisions that aren't within our family standard. What do we do there?
  • New Sunday school teacher for age 7 and they haveenergy.How do I help them not be distracted by one person?

Support Call 7-15-16

This call covers:

  • 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.

Support Call 7-08-16

This call covers:

  • Religious liberties
  • Thumb sucking, biting nails, and wetting pants
  • If it's okay for a child to lie in certain circumstances
  • Distraction with chores
  • Rivalry between brothers
  • Spitting when getting a no answer

Support Call 7-01-16

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?

Support Call 6-24-16

This call covers:

  • 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

Support Call 6-17-16

This call covers:

  • Summer tip! Helping family relationships stay strong with friends in the picture more.
  • My 8-year-old daughter has a friend who will invite her to play, then leave her and go play with other people without warning. Ideas?
  • 13-year-old son will NOT talk about the topic of changing schools. He immediately gets angry and refuses to discuss it. What do I do?
  • (This call had some technical difficulties on the second question. We apologize. Please read the notes for more on it.)

Support Call 6-10-16

This call covers:

  • 13-year-old son was over-socialized when he was young. Needs help socializing properly.
  • Preparing children for family gatherings with cousins who don't have the same family culture as us.

Support Call 6-03-16

This call covers:

  • Summer activites planned!
  • Friends and family are influencing my children and I have to teach them TSG all over again when they finish spending time with them.
  • My age-9 son is defiant, manipulative, and self-harms himself when he doesn't get his way.

Support Call 5-27-16

This call covers:

  • Problems and questions with media boundaries and rules
  • How to use TSG while traveling (via plane, car, etc)

Support Call 5-20-16

This call covers:

  • Recap of the World Congress of Families
  • Age 5 son taks and asks questions constantly. How do I help him rein it in?
  • Getting age 2 to respond to TSG better
  • How to handle out of control behavior at church
  • Definition of "principled"

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