Balancing Power in Adult Relationships If you feel like you have no power in a relationship, then the current state of the relationship is not healthy for you. How can you be healthy if your partner has most of the power? Conflicts and power struggles are a normal part of any relationship. The question is, […]
Power in Adult-child Relationships
Power in Adult-child Relationships To sign up for the free course: click here. Everybody wants to know what is going on with kids these days. Why are so many becoming oppositional and disrespectful to parents and teachers? Do kids have the right to say NO? What rights do they have? What power do they have […]
Stop Autistic Child from Perseverating
Perseveration Station How can you stop an autistic child from perseverating? Perseveration becomes a problem when it interferes with normal life activities. Especially it becomes a problem when someone gets “caught in a loop,” and it involves escalating emotions. The target of the perseveration may be about a past emotional injury such as bullying, teasing, […]
Help Myself and My Child Build Confidence
Building Confidence: Pay Attention to the Positives Help Myself and My Child Build Confidence Make a list of everything positive you have done in your life. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Now take a look at what you have done. Does this help you feel more confident? What else would build your confidence? Would you need any special […]
Teach my ADHD Child Responsibility and Independence
Teach my ADHD child Responsibility and Independence: Telling vs. Asking If you’re looking for a life hack to be a good parent this is it find out how this is both good news and bad news! The moral of the story here is don’t be the genius. As long as you keep giving the answers […]
Defective and Effective Communication Patterns
Defective Communication Patterns (which rob couples and families of their power) Do you live on a one-way street or a two-way street? Is your family aware of defective and effective communication patterns? Conversation Killers Psychic Assumptions– Rather than discover and explore what someone else really thinks, the Psychic likes to make up what others think. […]
Your Story
Your Story Get out of your rut Use this only if you want to be a hero Our stories about ourselves, our children, and our lives are very powerful. They inform us about how to think, feel, and act. They tell us what we can and can not do. We tell our stories to others […]
Top Five Parents’ Digital Age Benefits
Top Five Parents’ Digital Age Benefits: 1.) I can micromanage my child’s education. I get electronic notifications if they misbehave, miss an assignment, or make a bad grade way before the report card comes. 2.) I can track my teens’ location by their GPS cell phone. 3.) I have 24-seven two-way communication like […]
Caregiver Stress Inventory
Caregiver Stress Inventory Rate from 1-5 where 1= not true and 5= extremely true ___ I don’t sleep well enough. ___ I drink too much. ___ I need drugs to get through this. ___ I don’t exercise enough. ___ I don’t have time or energy for friendships. ___ Date? What’s a date? (Including w/spouse if […]
Metaphors for Teaching Children about Power in Feelings, Relationships, Teasing, and Bullying
Video explaining how to keep your power to feel okay when teased or disappointed Metaphors for Teaching Children about Power in Feelings, Relationships, Teasing, and Bullying Link to video explaining how to keep your power to feel okay when teased, bullied, frustrated, disappointed I once worked with a guy named, well, let’s just say his […]