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How To Feel Bad When Working Hard: Taking Things Personally

How To Feel Bad When Working Hard: Taking Things Personally

In this series of mistakes that fail your family, I am highlighting common strategies that undermine your children's success and happiness. We have covered several behavioral strategies recently, but today's discussion focuses on a critical mental mistake: Taking...

The Backfire: How Good Intentions Turn South!

The Backfire: How Good Intentions Turn South!

If you have been reading this column for a while, you will recognize this 'Cale Truism' that I have addressed from many angles: Your superpower as a parent resides in your mastery of how you use your attention. What you repeatedly focus upon with your attention will...

“Let Me Fix That Sweetheart…”

“Let Me Fix That Sweetheart…”

Common Strategies That Fail Your Family Earlier in the week, our practice worked with a family where we conducted a brain map (QEEG) for their daughter, who is on the spectrum. During the session, Dad repeatedly offered help and guidance to their teenager. This...

Get This Now: How Brains Learn the Fundamentals

Get This Now: How Brains Learn the Fundamentals

Sometimes we need to pay attention to the fundamentals. Often, in fact, too often, we search for the complex or ultra-new insight into life when we would be served best by looking at the simple things. Today, I want to turn to the simple teachers. The Lid as Teacher...

Teaching Kids to be Irresponsible?

Teaching Kids to be Irresponsible?

I frequently work with families where academic performance is deteriorating, and parents are tired of battling and arguing with their child over homework. Often, these same families are struggling with behavioral issues and simple daily routines, such as getting their...

Why Do Your Kids Keep Asking The Same Questions…Over and Over?

Why Do Your Kids Keep Asking The Same Questions…Over and Over?

It seems unbelievable. Some children constantly ask the same questions repeatedly, day in and day out. Trying to be patient, you answer. Then, you answer again. And then again. It can be annoying, irritating, and downright frustrating! So perhaps you come down firmly,...