Support Call Archive
This call covers:
- World Congress of Families update and November Conference call info
- We just found out that my teenage son is cutting, depressed, and possibly suicidal. We try to talk to him, but he plugs his ears and hums. How do we handle this?
- My 6-year-old son has developed a new habit of negativity and being down on himself. I thought it was manipulation, but now I'm not so sure. Thoughts?
- Our 15-year-old son's room isalwaysmessy. We've tried to get him to clean it, but he just won't and it's the source of a lot of our battles. Suggestions?
This call covers:
- Upcoming Schedule changes. Mark them on your calendar!
- My son can't seem to accept a chore during playtime. He's fine when it's chore time, but other than that, he has a breakdown when I ask him to do even the simplest things.
- How old should my children be for me to give them chores? When can they do them?
- One of my sons goes to and through the Rule of Three often. But, it seems that the more calm I am, the more angry he is. How do I fix that?
This call covers:
- Children age 6 and 3. How do I know what their traits are at this age?
- I'm having a hard time sharing our family vision with my older children who are no longer living with us. Any ideas?
- My husband doesn't help me implement new skills and leaves it to me. My 12-year-old son thinks he's a bad child. And, I'm trying to find God's will for me and my family.
This call covers:
- Support Call schedule update (World Congress of Families, Cancun, Kenya)
- Questions on pre-teaching, role playing, and the Family Council Workbook
- How much TV time is too much TV time?
- What skill to use for children who are being silly.
- Morning routines and family work time.
This call covers:
- The value of SODAS.
- Mother of four under age six. Life is crazy! What do I do?
- Mother struggling with slight OCD and intolerance.
This call covers:
- How to still be a parent, even with shared custody of a child.
- Handling multiple meltdowns at once.
- Backup Calm Down spots for when multiple children need it.
- Daughter is disrespectful to mother and monopolizes father, leaving no time for mother and father to have Couple Bonding time. Suggestions?
- Special, new presentation: Power Of Words
This call covers:
- My child, age 6, can't even look at me when I'm giving him an instruction. How can he follow an instruction if he can't even look at me?
- My 5-year-old son is great at telling me what to do when he earns an extra chore, but when he actually earns one, he goes completely out of control. What do I do?
- My husband doesn't like to participate in family meetings. Is it possible to have meetings without Dad? Can we still have family unity?
- My children don't like to redo things when they do something wrong. How do I help them participate in redoing a situation?
- How many times can you go into the Rule of Three? My son keeps getting distracted and I'll start it, then he'll calm down. But three minutes later, we'll be back in the same place all over again. How does this work exactly?
This call covers:
- How to deal with obstinate behaviors of a 3rd grader and a 9th grader.
- Learning how to praise better and getting away from personal negativity.
- Fixing the feelings of failure in parenting.
This call covers:
- Why I love having a garden
- Helping slower children speed things up
- Keeping calm when children explode and start to threaten
- Using TSG as a grandparent
- Stopping mumbling
This call covers:
- Donate to help Nicholeen get to Kenya to help unite families!
- Thoughts on assessment, the Self-Government success formula, and Mentor and Family meetings
- Pre-teaching VS threatening: what it looks like
- Taking someone else's consequence for them. Does that work?
- When beginning homeschool, how much "school time" should happen daily?
- Getting "alone" time with young children. How is it done?
