Think “Name, Verb, Paint,” Instead of “Don’t”

By Karen Hickman   Pretend with me for a moment: You just purchased a new riding toy for your child. It requires assembly. You pull out all of the...

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Tantrums

Manejo de Berrinches

No es fácil conservar la calma ante despliegues emocionales abruptos de otra persona, y menos cuando provienen de quienes amamos. Presenciar un berrinche nunca es fácil, y saber qué...

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Conflict Management: Seeing Conflict As an Opportunity to Teach and Learn

My eyes look up as I try to finish correcting students´ math quizzes. As a few of them wait in line to receive their feedback, I notice two students...

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CD for Parents: Teaching Children How to Follow Directions

Teaching children how to follow directions can be a frustrating endeavor. One reason is that we rarely break directions into a simple step-by-step process. Often, we rattle off directions...

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Mom Tricycle

CD for Parents: It’s Your Choice – Love or Fear

Do you ever wonder why you do certain things, like why do you reward yourself with a piece of cake or a new pair of shoes for being a...

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Hijack

CD for Parents: Stop Hijacking Natural Consequences

This is a confession! Yep, I hijacked a natural consequence. It’s reported that confession is good for the soul. Just maybe it will be good for someone else also....

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Consequences

CD for Parents: Consequences Are My Friend!

Consequences were not my friend for most of my life, not for me, not for my children. Consequences eluded me most of the time that my children were growing...

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Bully

CD for Parents: How Do I Respond When Other Children Are Being Mean to Mine?

“Sometimes when we are around family members or friends who do not have consistent behavior expectations for their children, their child has a tendency to be mean to my...

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