by Nina Cuellar-Barry | Jul 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Children’s behavior can be mysterious, embarrassing, maddening, or a mixture of all of these. What’s your very first impulse when your child misbehaves? Too abstract? Alright, how about some examples from real life situations? What would be your response to your...
by Nina Cuellar-Barry | Jun 27, 2022 | Tools for Mothers, Uncategorized
Why Use Visuals? Visual aids can be very helpful to use with young children, especially when their language ability is limited by developmental age or intrinsic delays. Visuals can help you: teach routines and rules step back from always issuing ‘orders’...
by Nina Cuellar-Barry | Apr 6, 2022 | Challenging Behavior, Tools for Mothers, Uncategorized
You’ve heard the saying, ‘What you focus on, you see more of.” Here’s an example of that. If you’re thinking of buying a new car, and the color red appeals to you, you’ll suddenly start seeing red cars everywhere. You never realized...
by Nina Cuellar-Barry | Mar 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
-Bedtime + Young Children = Chaos/ Frustration/ Active resistance? Bedtime can be the low point in many families’ days. How do you get your child to cooperate with lying down in bed and going to sleep? I’ve worked with many moms who are preoccupied with...