Have you used Time Outs with your child? It's a method approved by many parenting experts, including Supernanny, who refers to it as "the Naughty Corner." I do love to watch Supernanny in action, with her words of advice and her stern reprimanding of parents who...
How often do you make a pronouncement to your child as if it were a psychic prediction? "You'd better climb down or you'll break your leg!" "Stop that now or you'll break it!" And who could forget Ralphie's mom in "A Christmas Story" telling him, "You'll put your eye...
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...
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' alert your...
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 there were so many red cars in the...
-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 both of these...
We all have stories running through our heads all day long. You might look at those stories as originating with beliefs you've come to accept as true, things you were told as you were growing up that you took on as true. After a while you stopped noticing that those...
Now that you've decided to try a Break Spot instead of using time-out's, it's time to set yours up. So where do you put it, and what do you put in it? Break Spot - Where to Put It I prefer a spot in the house that's easily accessible and in plain sight. It...
Your life probably has many routines and rhythms that you're responsible for implementing, for yourself and your children. meal and snack times waking and getting going in the morning bedtime routine school/after-school/homework routines What about rhythms that you're...