School Problems
The Individualized Education Program (IEP): A Powerful, Often Overlooked Solution to Behavioral Problems at School
The Individualized Education Program (IEP): A Powerful, Often Overlooked Solution to Behavioral Problems at SchoolBehavior problems at school are among the most frequent reasons that parents contact me about their children. Acting out in class, lying about having...
4 Tips for Ending Homework Battles
From Homework Battles to Self-Management: 4 Tips for Parents School doors are open again and, for many families, it means the resumption of homework battles. You might have noticed that schools are giving more homework than ever before. This increased workload places...
Back to School: Why Your Son Hates School and 5 Ways to Make this a Great School Year for Both of You
Back to School: Why Your Son Hates School and 5 Ways to Make this a Great School Year for Both of You It’s back to school time and maybe you’ve noticed that your son is becoming more moody and/or challenging than he has been during the rest of the summer. His change...
Cultivating Positive Parenting
Carl Rogers was one of the most important psychologists of the twentieth century and his work, along with that of Abraham Maslow, formed the basis for the creation of today’s Positive Psychology movement. In 1957, Rogers described what he believed were the necessary...
The Parent Diary: A Powerful Tool for Decreasing Power Struggles
It is the nature of power struggles (or of just about any other challenging interaction that we get into with our children) that we find ourselves time and time again caught up in them by surprise. In spite of our best intentions to keep calm, not yell, and avoid the...