Tough Behaviors
Why Kids Lie, Steal, Hit and Curse (and How to Respond)
We unpack 4 common “bad” behaviors that drive parents batty. Understanding what’s really happening will help you respond effectively.
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Tough Behaviors
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In these posts, we focus on common behaviors that are challenging for both parents and children. We look at what feelings might be driving the behavior, what the child is likely trying to say through her actions, and what parents specifically can do to manage the difficult behavior while staying positive and connected with their child.
Tough Behaviors
How to Know if Your Child Is Parentified
How to know if your child is parentified, why it might be happening, and the effects it ultimately has on children.
Narratives, Tough Behaviors
The 4 Key Reasons Why Children Are Hypervigilant
To help kids with their hypervigilance, parents should know these 4 key reasons children become hypervigilant.
Tools for Understanding, Tough Behaviors
How to Make Sense of Deceitful Behavior: Some Examples
A child’s deceitful behavior often stems from the child’s feelings. Here’s what to do and how to make sense of various behaviors.
Tough Behaviors, What Parents Can Do
How to Use Loving Discipline
Using “loving discipline” means staying connected to your child as you discipline him. This makes disciplining more effective and creates healthy narratives in kids.
Tough Behaviors
Separation Anxiety in Toddlers: How Parents Can Help
It’s normal for toddlers to have intense separation anxiety. Here’s what’s actually going on inside your child and what you can do to help both of you get through it.
Tough Behaviors
Bedtime: the Things No One Is Mentioning
When your child has trouble getting to bed, it’s usually an emotional issue. When you understand what’s going on inside your child you can address the actual problem.
Tough Behaviors
Better Toilet Training: A Child’s Emotions That May Surprise You
Understanding the surprising ways kids experience toilet training gives parents new strategies to manage a messy issue.
Tough Behaviors
Aggression Towards Peers: Why It’s Happening
Here’s why aggression is happening and what you can do about it.
Tough Behaviors
Aggression Towards Parents, Part 2: What To Do
We now look at how parents can respond not only to their child’s aggression, but to the roots of the aggression.
Tough Behaviors
Aggression Towards Parents, Part 1: Why It’s Happening
When responding to aggression, first know why it’s happening. It’s not just that your kid is angry; she wants to provoke a response in you.
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