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Co-Parenting the Child with Special Needs
Co-parenting kids who have behavioral, social/emotional or academic challenges requires consideration of many variables which are often difficult to communicate about with an ex-spouse. These delicate situations often give rise to high conflict communication since...
Child’s Play: Get Out of Your Own Way!
Child's Play...Off the Playground Ready or not, here I come...with some thoughts that I believe are worth sharing. As a behavior therapist who has also been a teacher for over two decades, I have a unique perspective. More often than not, therapists aren't teachers...
When Parents Disagree About Their Child’s Behavior…
When "agreeing to disagree" is NOT an option: Raising kids is a monumental challenge. Raising kids with behavior problems adds an extra layer of "OMG". Raising kids with behavior challenges when you and your co-parent disagree about the nature of the...
What Does It Mean to “Connect with Your Kid?”
Connecting with our kids: What does it mean these days? "I don't have time to dawdle in the morning. I have important obligations." This was the answer given by a father whose...
Bribery vs. Reinforcement: What’s the Difference?
Bribery vs. Reinforcement: I often get the “We have tried reinforcement and it does not work” look from parents coupled with a sigh that suggests “tell me something I don't already know”. They are frustrated from hearing the same recommendations again and...
Thought Bubblin’-Do Our Words Reflect Our Thinking?
Thinking Vs. Saying “Wouldn’t the world be an amazing place if we could see into other people’s minds exactly what they are thinking?” Who says such a thing at 7:51 a.m. on a Tuesday morn' while hastily tying shoelaces and shoving in fistfuls of cereal? My 9 year old...