Kids (and adults) do well if they can.
“Change your Words, Change your Mindset”
I saw this title while working as a school principal and felt that it applied directly to CPS and how we think of challenging behaviour. If we change the words we use to describe the behaviour then we change the way we see the person. As a result we will respond in a...
Teach Your Kids, Don’t Spank Them
Recently The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a policy statement strengthening its opposition to corporal punishment of children. Many commentators and parents have strong opinions regarding this issue. Often their opinion is based on their own personal...
Ignore For Now, Deal With Later
Parents and teachers need to be careful not to inadvertently, be the cause of, or exacerbate, a child’s challenging behaviour. A child who behaves this way has some lagging skills although the actions of the adult caregiver can help calm or further disregulate the...
Staying Calm Helps the Child
Golf is a sport that frustrates every player. Regardless of your age or skill at some point you will feel some level of anxiety. You may even use some colourful language to describe how you feel. With most adults the frustration and anger ends after each drive, chip...
Starting University
Change can be a challenge for parents too, especially when your own child is involved. Change is inevitable. Some of the change milestones parents and kids must deal with include: the end of mat leave, separation at the start of kindergarten and a teenager leaving for...