A few years back, I traveled to Chicago and had an interesting conversation with my new friend for three hours. He was 68 and off to windsurf in Hawaii for two weeks. As I asked him about his greatest insight into life, he offered the following comment. "Nothing...
Daily, the news is filled with horrific incidents worldwide, such as terrorism or the seemingly endless shooting sprees at workplaces, schools, and military bases. In addition, the political climate reflected in the media intrigues many parents and children to become...
For some, mornings are the worst part of the day. The constant conflict, the nagging and prodding, and the escalating emotions often result in an angry and frustrated goodbye between parents and children. The conflicted start to the day is not healthy for parents or...
Most of us go through our daily lives not recognizing the power of focus. If we're listening to the news, and something catches us, we focus on it. If we're standing in line and there's a grumpy patron in front of us, we tend to focus on them. If traffic is bad going...
I think it's fair to say that many of us have had experiences working with others where leadership skills were lacking. Perhaps you've had a manager, coach, or friend handle you like you were a 'subject' to be told what to do. Or perhaps worse yet, you had a parent...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Myths of Summertime Parenting 'I'm bored' is a useless thing to say. I mean, you live in a great, big, vast worked that you've seen zero percent of. Even the inside of your mind is endless; it goes on forever inwardly, do you understand? The fact that you're...
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,...
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There are a variety of reasons that could cause such an escalation in anger. The purpose of this article is to dispel a critical myth, and to make certain that parents become aware of the patterns of their own behavior, which can increase and escalate anger.
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Getting a handle on the core parenting tactics that turn the picky eater into a healthy eater is priority one.
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They think they should be intervening earlier to resolve issues for their children. But most parents don’t intervene until the conflict escalates, then they yell and threaten.
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And then there are the ballistic, severe out-of-control tantrums! Such extreme tantrums evolve for various reasons. Frequently, I see these extreme tantrums with certain strong-willed or more oppositional children.
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But you just aren’t sure how you can help your child lose the unwanted weight and feel good about themselves. You just aren’t sure how you can encourage them to get healthy and develop good eating habits.
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