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Managing Emotions with Two Sides of a Coin Principle
What Do Tantrums and Eye Color Have in Common? A common description of children with ADHD is that they are…
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Use Code Words To Help Complex Kids Cope with … Everything?
We use code words in our family to facilitate communication, ease emotionally intense situations, and aid in organization. When my…
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Are You In Threat Mode? 6 Tools to Stop the Yelling
Yelling Doesn’t Calm The Chaos Why do we yell, even when we know it’s ineffective? Instead of handling things calmly,…
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4 Clues that Family Members are Stressed (& 3 Tips to Help)
Nobody’s Perfect Even the most balanced and grounded parents have “off” days. Life and work stressors can create imbalance, turbulence,…
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Prevent Meltdowns in Emotional Kids (using T-A-C-T)
Elaine:So, emotional intensity in kids whatever their age – whether it’s teenagers with hormone issues (we’ve got a question about…
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Fostering Resilience for Kids with Anxiety
We interviewed clinical psychologist Dr. Sharon Saline about what is going on for kids with anxiety, and how to foster…
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A Parent’s Best Question: Is It Naughty or Neurological?
Whatever challenge you’re facing with your complex kids, there is one powerful, guiding question to ask YOURSELF that will lead…
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Six Things to STOP Saying to your ADHD Kids
One of the most common questions I hear from parents – in coaching sessions, on training calls – is “how do I say that so that my child will respond?”
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How to Create Compassionate Kids and Families
If you had to choose one word to describe the community that you want to live in and your children…
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