Oppositional-defiant disorder behavior- Do we create this by accident?
Do you get faced with Oppositional-defiant disorder behavior often? I think we sometimes influence kids to act this way by the way we interact with them. Our conventional wisdom about discipline dicta ...
Teach emotional control and the power of thought
How are you teaching emotional control and the power of thought? https://vimeo.com/131704250 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y4leBZahnE It can be tricky to teach children emotional control ...
ADHD and Self-esteem
How we wreck kids from the inside out. What can happen with ADHD and self-esteem. https://vimeo.com/160608811 https://youtu.be/8GrSWk_hQJ0 ADHD and self-esteem, how do we keep it up, and what tears it ...
Anxious Kids Calming Jar Meditation Tool
Here's a fun activity creating a way to distract and focus a mind stirred up with anxiety, chaotic thoughts and feelings, hopefully before things get out of hand. Calming jar video https://www.y ...
How do you get anxious kids to use coping strategies?
How do you get anxious kids to use coping strategies? Here's what I see in my practice. Avoidance of the triggers. Which is fine, except if the trigger is school, homework, or social settings. Avoidan ...
Have enough strategies for kids who struggle? ADHD, Autism, Anger, Anxiety, Giftedness
Silly question, right? How can you ever have enough to stop the madness when it comes to the ways adults often interact with children who have differences? We can make it better. We can t ...
Harness the power of stories to help people get unstuck
Ever wonder why people get "stuck?" Is it fear of change? Staying in the comfort zone of what you have gotten used to, even if it's not really what you want and dream of? Listening to the internal cri ...
Your Dream Book
Thank you to everyone who purchased a copy of my latest book Counseling Tools for Kids in Schools. I would love to hear your feedback about it! Here is what I just published: The Dream ...
IEP Behavioral and Counseling Goal Menu
IEP Behavioral and Counseling Goal Menu Aggression _________ will demonstrate being mad the right way ___% of observed trials. _________ will use appropriate strategies to calm themselves with prompt ...
How does cognitive behavioral therapy work
How does cognitive behavioral therapy work? Your thoughts are so powerful they create your reality. Where do your feelings come from? What happens, or how you think about what happens? For example, ...