I must admit that my to-do list inevitably grows more extensive than the hours of my day. I see that a meaningful, active life perhaps pulls for that. I also see others who share incomplete lists at the end of the day. In a busy world, this is quite common. Stressed...
We all understand the role of discipline in creating a successful journey through life. Yet, many parents struggle with teaching discipline to their kids. In part two of this series, I will discuss the role of parental discipline in forming the glue that binds the...
When speaking to parents with challenging children, there is often an urgency to address the specifics of what to do when a problem behavior shows up. In other words, the understandable desire is to fix the problem right now. After all, you want an answer when your...
Many families seeking change for their children arrive after trying many other routes to help their children. Whether it's anxiety that just gets worse, tantrums that have grown to an explosive level, unmotivated teens who won't do anything, escalating attentional...
Many years ago, I heard the saying: You have a choice: You can live life studying the roots…or enjoy the fruits. But you can't do both." Of course, it's never a complete, simple dichotomy. It's just a pointer to options in daily living. But you might ask, how exactly...
One of the hallmarks of an anxiety-filled life is that their priority is to relieve their sense of anxiety or avoid future moments with possible anxiety. They create a life where avoiding discomfort is most important, and activities and opportunities for growth and...
In last week's article, we discussed how traumatic moments often affect the brain/body in ways that become strongly patterned. Two critical conclusions were noted: First, the immediate response to trauma includes overwhelming fear, and how we respond is not...
Regardless of your life experiences, most of us have probably felt stuck in a rut at some point in our lives. It's a sense of stagnation that seems impossible to break free from, no matter how hard you try. Now, imagine the sense of stagnation pulsing in almost every...
We are creatures of familiarity. We could simply say creatures of habit. Or, more technically, we are creatures with brains that become conditioned to run the same programs repeatedly. How Thoughts Repeat Themselves Research suggests we tend to have many more thoughts...
As the New Year is upon us, many of us reflect upon our lives, our successes, our satisfaction, where we have been and likely where we are going. If life is filled with enormous levels of satisfaction and happiness, then perhaps this article does not apply. However,...
Okay, let's face it. Most children get too much stuff these days when Santa arrives. Too strong, you think? Perhaps, but we can know one thing for sure: The more stuff they get..., the less they seem to appreciate it. Just notice for yourself. Most of us didn't have a...
We often delight in seeing an A on a test or witnessing our children or team win a game. Expressions of admiration for our children's looks or talent are common. You have probably heard phrases like, "She's brilliant," or "he's a good-looking young lad," or "She is...
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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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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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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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Getting a handle on the core parenting tactics that turn the picky eater into a healthy eater is priority one.
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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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