by steph74 | Sep 19, 2018 | Academics and Special Needs Kids, Anxiety, Homeopathy, Inspired Action, PANDAS/PANS
No one knows what it’s like to accomplish all of the “normal” tasks in a special needs home like…well…a special needs family! For the child with autism, OCD, Tourette’s Syndrome, ADHD, or any number of other limitations, homework can be...
by steph74 | Aug 6, 2018 | Podcast
In today’s episode, part 3 of a 3-part series about effective communication with kids, I discuss the 5-to-1 praise ration, the importance of specific vs. general praise, and learning to extinguish negativity by ignoring whenever possible. I give a...
by steph74 | Aug 6, 2018 | Podcast
Do your kids ever act a little rebellious or tune you out in the midst of discipline? In today’s episode I’m going to discuss the second tool to getting more cooperation from your kids: “I need” statements. In the last episode (ep. 07) we discussed transforming...
by steph74 | Aug 6, 2018 | Podcast
In this episode I discuss the first of 3 effective communication tools for getting your kids attention and cooperation. The first tool is to REFRAME a negative statement into a positive one! This is powerful and keeps people (ie our kids) from going on the defense...
by steph74 | Aug 6, 2018 | Podcast
Have you ever been to a dark place in parenting? In this podcast I provide 5 Powerful Tips for Surviving the Darkest Days of Parenting: Focus on what you can control (especially self-care, see episode 02 for more) Focus on what is going right....
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