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Mornings have been going well. Drop-off at school, not a problem. Even pick-up from school AND bedtime have been relatively peaceful until everything blows up. It’s as though a force has taken over your child. NOTHING is right. 

October 14, 2024

 
Tantrums: Understanding and Reducing Them

Look for the REAL Fuel Source

October 1, 2024

 

What do you do when your child hits you?  Not a swipe mind you, but a fisted punch?  

July 14, 2024

 
Van with summer vacation written on it

The screams are unexpected, always profoundly embarrassing.  This time the waiter trigger it, by announcing that chicken nuggets were no longer available despite being listed on the menu.   

June 3, 2024

 
Keeping the Keeping the

Two thirds of our “sensing cells” are in our gut – that’s why when your child wakes in the morning and you know before he’s even gotten out of bed that it’s a going to be a lousy day you get that “kick in the gut” sensation.  

April 21, 2024

 
February 5, 2024

 
January 13, 2024

 
Overworked mother

Late bedtimes, disrupted routines, unsolicited advice, too much sugar and CLUTTER from all the gifts bringing you down?  Here are seven steps to help you REBOUND from the post-holiday blues. 

January 2, 2024
 

The demands of being a parent can feel relentless. Frequent meltdowns wear you down, and leave you feeling powerless to stop them, but you are not. Today, Lynn and I offer you four effective strategies to lower stress by preventing some of the meltdowns from occurring in the first place.

November 26, 2023

 
Extroverts and Introverts: Holiday Cheer

Extroverts and introverts – what each type considers “fun” and “needs” is quite different during the holidays.

November 18, 2023

 
September 18, 2023

 
October 13, 2022

 

What to do When Your Child Melts Down and Does Not Want You out of His Sight.

February 17, 2016

 
The Dreaded Public Meltdown: What do I do now?

Summer is supposed to fun.  Time to be outside, visit family, attend festivals and fairs or go the beach but it also makes us even more vulnerable to those dreaded public melt down moments. 

August 5, 2013

 

My spirited son has just turned eight.  We had a party, a small gathering of friends which works well for him.  He had a great day. Today his behavior is horrid.  He is very easily frustrated, yelling and rude.  

June 1, 2012

 
The Dreaded Public Meltdown: What do I do now?

I just needed a few things and didn’t want to have to take all the kids to the store after school, so I fed my youngest lunch then hopped in the car.  We didn’t even get through the door before she threw herself down on the ground screaming because I tried to put her in the cart.  I almost died of embarrassment.  

April 24, 2012
 

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