Support Calls
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.
This call covers: 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?
This call covers: Thoughts on entitlement Son only starts to obey when he is taken to the calm down spot. How to implement TSG with multiple adult children living at home. Getting younger children to do their chores when they don’t want to.
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.
This call covers: Getting young children to be quiet and reverent during church Dealing with lying problems from all of your children at once How to tell when anger is from bipolar, Lymes, or just an upset 12-year-old
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?
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.
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
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?
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
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.)
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.
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.
This call covers: Problems and questions with media boundaries and rules How to use TSG while traveling (via plane, car, etc)
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”
This call covers: Paije’s 18th birthday! Children are growing up! World Congress of Families in Republic of Georgia Trusting children to be good
This call covers: How to help15-year-old daughter care about being with her younger siblings and not care so much about friends and electronics. How family work relates to chores and should children have chores?
This call covers: Helping husband with his tone. Son is having trouble keeping his thoughts away from other men. Follow-up with age 5 son who hits, bites, and kicks. Husband not on board and son is addicted to electronics and is physical.
This call covers: Pornography resolution on Utah Capitol Hill. Struggling with TSG through daughter’s puberty. How to teach TSG principles in a religious setting to younger children. Comment on pornography resolution.
This call covers: Camping fun! Bringing about an attitude adjustment about “no” answers with age 9 (almost 10) Struggles with getting son 6th grader to do homework. Possible anxiety or ADD issues. Energetic 10-month-old that deliberately does things he knows he shouldn’t and has started biting and hitting.