There is only one thing your children need to learn about control. And, it is easy to teach. Sound too good to be true? Here it is. Control and Maturity are butting up against each other in the model and when we understand how they relate, things start to make sense and fall into place. […]
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Kids are not typically good at regulating their emotions, and they get overwhelmed sometimes with those feelings. We do too as adults. But kids feel this in a more intense way. When they feel something, they feel it hard, and it overwhelms them. It can just take over their little minds and bodies, until they
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Stress, and frustration usually come up, because we feel that things are not the way they should be. Sound familiar anyone? This triggers an emotional response for us as parents when we think things are not how they should be. This happens to our children also. If we see our kids stressed out or getting
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Vicki: With this particular topic we are going to assume we are talking about younger children. If there is an issue going on with an older child hitting you or a teenager, we need to take a whole different approach and your safety is most important. If we have young children, sometimes physical aggression is
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A viewer of Live On Purpose TV asked, “How do I help a child with reactive attachment disorder?” I’ve got at least seven ideas to share with you about that. Reactive attachment disorder is something that you may or may not know about already. Most parents who are familiar with reactive attachment disorder have adopted
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One of our YouTube viewers asked, “How do you help a child with executive functioning problems?” First off as Vicki and I discuss this, (we both have some experience professionally with the topic), It’s important to acknowledge that this is not a diagnosis, and sometimes it’s treated that way. When you do a search online
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ADHD tends to be a very complicated constellation of symptoms. There’s no blood test that we can give to examine whether your child has ADHD. It’s really a diagnosis that is based on symptoms and what we observe in children. The funny thing is when you look through the system list, all of them are
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We all have times when anger just takes over. What about our little ones? Well, their minds are even littler. What do you do with a child with anger management issues? It’s completely normal for a child to experience anger as they move through the different developmental stages. You’ll notice for example that your kids
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We talk a lot about discipline and other positive parenting techniques here on the channel. Today, we’re getting into the importance of playing with your child. Vicki, and I had a chance recently to visit with the Langley child care providers up in Langley British Columbia. It was a beautiful opportunity to connect with some
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I talk a lot in my positive psychology practice about things you should do, or try to do, or say to your kids. Today, while giving you 10 things to never say to your child, I am not trying to be negative, but help you to understand that what we say matters. I found an
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