Today I’m going to talk about needing something versus wanting something. This was a huge shift in my parenting approach, especially when Devon was a teenager. Someone explained to me the difference between needing Devon to do something versus wanting him to do something. EMT Class or “Normal College” When this first really presented a […]
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Today I want to talk about floor goals and ceiling goals and how they can help not only you, but your child as well. Stop Yelling Goals I first put this into practice many years ago when I was trying to stop yelling at my boys. They were still little, very little, and I had
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Part of Parenting Challenging Children – is Keeping Track of All their Appointments! For Devon, when he was little, he was in occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy. This was back in the day before iPhones and I had a paper calendar hanging on the wall, and I know for a time I had
I finally found the digital calendar that does all I need it to do! AND it is pretty!! Read More »
Have you ever felt anxiety? Maybe your child struggles with anxiety? Here is an easy tool that can help! There have been studies showing that this can work with giving speeches. In todays podcast episode I share how it helped me and some examples of how it can help you!
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One of my favorite tools to share with parents is Angels! We surely have angels on both sides of the veil. Earthly Angels and Heavenly Angels. In this podcast episode, I interview Katie and she shares her experience when her daughter got 3rd degree burns on her feet and how Heavenly Angels helped during the
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What is it about feelings that can be so overwhelming? Honestly, for me, even really happy feelings on an intense level was overwhelming to me as a mom of young kids. Having three little boys with big emotions sometimes just was overwhelming. And then to add my own emotions on top of it was a
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My children have done things that make me feel furious. Bryson, when he was a new driver, he had an 11:30 PM curfew. Well, one night, very soon after he started driving, he didn’t get home until 1:00 AM He did call us and say he was going to meet his brother Carson at In
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I had been a life coach for a few years when Devon was 16. I had a lot of tools by then, and our relationship was pretty good, much better than it had been years before. However, he still was the most challenging of my children. And would sometimes create things, maybe not intentionally, but
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It’s okay That you didn’t know all these things sooner. The experiences you have had with your challenging child are okay, and you don’t need to judge yourself for it. If only I had known this sooner… Sometimes when I learn a new tool, I think if only I’d known this sooner, it would’ve prevented
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This works with all ages of children. However, it looks different at different ages. Here’s the thing that makes this so tricky. Logically, we know, yeah, if my child is having a tantrum, I don’t need to. Our Challenging Children Know Exactly How to Push our Buttons! But our challenging kids know exactly how to
Your child having a tantrum, doesn’t mean you need to have one too! Read More »