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Practice Slowing Things Down – No, Really!
Pace Yourself These days, we tend to move through life at a rapid pace. We make games of seeing how…
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Video: True Confessions – I Lost It!
Don’t Do What I Did It’s true confession time. Last night, I lost it with my kids. It was one…
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Helping Complex Kids Manage Stress in a Stressful World
In today’s chaotic world, stress is an unfortunate fact of life, for us and our kids. For complex kids, it…
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Stop Meltdowns! Ask “What?” Not “Why?”
When our daughter was in Kindergarten, we signed her up for Daisy Scouts, the pre-brownie first step on the path…
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Making the Shift Towards Understanding Opposition
How many times have you thought these things yourself about your child? He’s doing it to get attention. She’s trying…
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Taking ADHD/LD from Stress to De-Stress
ADHD/LD and Stress Kids with ADHD are constantly stressed by demands that put them in overdrive. They wonder why school…
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What to Do When Emotions Get Intense
A Plan Of Calm Emotional intensity can be a huge issue in families of complex kids. Sometimes it’s the kids…
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Seeing Good Intentions Even When Kids Are Acting “Bad”
“A good intention, with a bad approach, often leads to a poor result.”― Thomas Edison Someone once told me that…
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Tip for Handling it When Kids Don’t Do What You Ask
Diane: So, sometimes when our kids don’t do what we ask, we make this assumption that it’s a sign of…
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