Support Call Archive

Support Call 1-9-15

This call was super short, but good, none the less. We discussed:

Support Call 1-2-15

This call covers:

  • I can't seem to make time in my life to spend quality time with my children. I'm the type who is "go go go, do do do." What do I do?
  • Our 6-year-old son has started stealing and lying, especially with food. He's allergic to lots of foods, but he doesn't seem to care that the food he's stealing will hurt him. Help!
  • How do I teach my children to not feel entitled, especially after I taught them to be?

Support Call 12-26-14

This call covers:

  • Christmas experiences
  • 14-year-old daughter who doesn't want to go to church anymore
  • When it is important (or not) to be fair
  • Inspiring someone with a white* personality (*see the Color Code book)
  • Having many of your family friends make poor decisions and having those decisions affect your children's friendships
  • Praising and the Lamplighter books

Support Call 12-19-14

The questions on this call were:

  • Is modesty really that important for young girls?
  • Age 7 has a hard time accepting extra chores, especially in the evening. Age 10 won't disagree appropriately. What do I do?
  • Age 6 is stubborn and won't accept or follow instructions. Suggestions?
  • Am I saying too much when I do the Rule of Three?

Support Call 12-12-14

In this call, we discuss:

  • Christmas traditions and fun stuff to do
  • How to NOT hate math
  • Defiant behavior and iPods
  • Correcting pencil posture, but not power struggling
  • Helping ages 9, 5, and 1 overcome shyness
  • What the difference is between conflict and a power struggle and becoming upset too easily
  • Correcting a son who is very dramatic and dangerous

Support Call 12-05-14

This was a wonderful call. In it, we discussed:

  • Deceit and oppositional defiance
  • Keeping young children in their own church classes
  • Connecting with certain children
  • Extreme aggressiveness in age 7 son
  • TSG for nursery children (ages 18 months-3yrs)
  • Using the TSG vocabulary and breaking attachments to electronics

Support Call 11-21-14

This call talks about:

  • Wanting to be spanked instead of governing self.
  • Doing TSG while on bedrest.
  • Letting little children run around naked.
  • Age five boy bullying family and thinking that his naughtiness is funny.

Support Call 11-12-14

In this call, we talk about:

  • Time out being the Calm Down Spot instead of the consequence
  • Bipolar and needing to be there for everything for age 15 son
  • Bedtime sillies trouble
  • Modified Rule of Three for age 6
  • Passive-Aggressive "calmness"

Support Call 11-07-14

In this call, the topics covered were:

  • Age 16 daughter being dishonest with electronics and won't give parents respect
  • Rule of Three anxiety for age 5 son and the Calm Down Spot
  • Having more than a pocketful of candy for a positive consequence
  • How to get personal mentoring

Support Call 10-31-14

Warning: This is a very long call. 😉 But, we covered some amazing things that I'm sure will be helpful to anyone who listens to this call. Those topics were:

  • Halloween
  • Homeschooling, self-worth issues, and gaming
  • 24 hours, picking and choosing your battles, and helping turning into micromanaging
  • Dishonesty with electronics, really being okay, and scripture time
  • Bad treatment from friends because you're homeschooled
  • Illness, checking back, and accepting consequences
  • Adopted girl lives with ex and has no consequences for her actions and younger girl is following suit
  • Depression and personal calmness
  • Is there such a thing as earning 24 hours too many times?
  • Husband's personality affects the tone of the home
  • Is it okay to leave someone alone to calm down?
  • Accepting and willingly doing extra chores

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