Inside: A story of a stranger's help when she saw a child having a meltdown, and how you can support moms helping their child with challenging behavior in public. I rushed along the gravel pathway to our parked mini van. Three of my children ran ahead. I carried a flailing, screaming four ...
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How to be A Light for Your Child When They Suffer in the Dark World of Intrusive Thoughts
Someone is screaming at my child. "You are stupid." "Nobody loves you." "You don't deserve this family." My child lay crumpled on the floor sobbing. I want to shove this person away, and shout, "Don't you dare hurt my child!" But I can't. This bully is my child's ...
Revolutionize After School Time With The Plan Your Child Needs to Stop Fighting About Homework
After school, we labored over math homework at the kitchen table on the merry go round of debate whether or not I knew how to solve this second grade math problem. Never mind that I used to teach elementary school, earned an almost perfect score on the computation section of the GRE, and at one ...
Don’t Give Your Kids the Chance To Lie – Positive Parenting Strategies
One Netflix remote destroyed by the knawing teeth of curious pups. Another ruined by old batteries. The ONE working remote has gone missing. I know I put the remote on the counter. It's gone, and a kid is to blame. How many times have I told them not to touch the stuff on the ...
I Matter: How to Give Attention to a Child Overshadowed by a Sibling’s High Needs
"Put on your shoes." Before kids, I never imagined a straightforward request yielding contrary behavior. It might as well be code for insult your sibling, pet the cat, and it's time to take a dump. In my family with kids with special needs, meltdowns occur more often at departure ...