Last week’s email focused on teaching kids to self-occupy using a sample poster with a variety of activities on each. This week, there’s another “picture” (step #2 of the RGBT 6-step process) depicting a child’s thought process of doing both the reds and greens. These pictures are mostly stick-figure art, which most people already know …
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Just about every parent of a normal healthy child has heard their child complain, kvetch, or nag at some point in their life, “I’m bored! I’m bored!” Whose responsibility is it to entertain children? I’m of the opinion that it is not a parent’s responsibility to constantly find fun things to do to ensure that our children …
(2 minute read) Action Plan is a step-by-step plan that one sticks to until completion. (2 minute read) Have you tried lots of different strategies, different therapies, different therapists, each one for a really short time? Say, you tried praising for one week, time-outs for two weeks, validating for one more whole week, but nothing …
What is a great source of frustration when it comes to helping our children? In short, of the five important ingredients, ingredient #4 is Resources. When there is a lack of it, it leads to frustration. Resources includes time, money, and access to professionals. For example, the child’s or parent’s schedule is so tight that …
