Posts by mary934

We are quite good at collaborating with babies and toddlers by be responsive to their cues. If they are not verbal and can't articulate their concerns , we can try make suggestions about what is bothering them , maybe use pictures ,...

check out Dr Ross   Greene's CPS - collaborative problm solving approach. Outside the moment we can try have a discussion , not on the behaviors , but the actual unsolved problem , unmet concerns that give rise to the problem....

I am glad , things are back on track    I am sure you would like a better way to get the message to dh than using a ' perceived threat '  .  Using a belt is a behavior or at most  one solution to a...

TV , hitting and bad language are behaviors. If we take a CPS - collaborative problem solving perspective behaviors are merely symptoms of lagging skills and unmet concerns. Talking about behaviors won't solve the underlying problem....

Trying Plan B= the collaborative problem solving process in the moment is very difficult and the best is to be proactive and do it when the kid is calm , better when there is a good vibe between you , maybe over a treat when there is...

I am not a big one for reward charts as they don't deal with the underlying problem. Here are some guidelines    make it easy to get points so we have a momentum effect  don't take off points - kids get punished by...

Hi, I think you can work on her late nights and being tired by resetting her biological clock with Melatonin  If being with friends is really the only thing that matters maybe if she has something to share with them - a joke...

Not all kids buy into the " Do what I say' and not Do what I do . I also don't like the double standards - we eat anything we want including  cookies, cake etc before dinner  , kids don't have that...

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I checked the Lost at school web page and there is no copyright there. In any case Ross Greene is doing so much work non-profit so parents can receive the help they need so here we are helping  Dr Greene spread the...