Support Call Archive
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?
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At what age does a mother have to accept that her daughter is now old enough to makeher own decisions, and peacefully accept rather than try to advise and correct herbehavior?
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When you're assigning a job as a consequence, how do you go about it if you're not athome?
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How do I wean my little daughter from a reward-based system but still help her with pottying in the toilet every time? Also, she is "happily hurtful." How do I help that?
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My kids think that the calm down spot isn't a place for them to just calm down. If they stop crying immediately, can they leave the calm down spot right then or not have to go at all?
This call covers:
- My family doesn't like deliberate talk and family meetings don't really work. Is it even worth it to do them?
- My age 12 son has become very rude and disrespectful to me and the rest of the family. Name calling and "poop jokes" are normal for him. How do I help him fix it?
- We've just started implementing TSG and our 5-year-old son can't accept a "no" answer. He runs away and is rude. What do we do?
- Where do you go to get a lift and/or encouragement? Do you ever feel depressed? And, what do you think about birth order?
- My 3-year-old runs away when it's time to go to the calm down spot. What do I do about that?
This call covers:
- Teaching homeschool while keeping the house clean. How do I keep it all going?
- We're new to TSG and have 4 children. Our 14-year-old is struggling with following instructions and being calm. What do we do?
- My aged 14 son has come back to live with me after being a whole year with his dad and in public school with no boundaries. He says he hates me, won't do anything I say, and does anything he can to show me how much he dislikes me. How do I help him?
- What happens when you've gone through the Rule of Three and your child isstillout of control. What do I do?
This call covers:
- The meaning of pioneers
- How to fix complacency at home and at work
- Age 11 son is constantly whining. How to help him be okay
- Keeping two 14-month-old babies from hurting themselves during a tantrum
- Knowing what the appropriate amount of friend time for young children is
- Being emotionally attached to a "no" answer, including in role plays
- Helping age 5 son see that he hasearneda consequence, not that it wasgiven
- Explaining the "why" of boundaries
- Gaining respect for adults outside of your own family
This call covers:
- Is "going to the realms of fantasy" the same as negative attention-seeking?
- Children learning to follow instructions with or without the specific TSG language.
- How to use TSG with an aged 16 daughter who knows no boundaries and who must go to court for her behaviors.
- When given a "no" answer, how to recognize and correct manipulation.
- My husband thinks I'm too quick to correct behaviors and he doesn't like the 24-hrs loss of privileges "punishment."
- How to have family meetings with grown children.
This call covers:
- How to use TSG with children with high-functioning Aspergers
- How to stay calm when your children don't come when you call.
