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18 Year Old Son with Extreme Behavor Problems
Maybe read "How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk" by Adele Faber before meeting with him to learn how to better communicate with him. ...
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- Please take a long look at www.feingold.org. Feingold is a 30yr old non-profit organization whose purpose is to inform the public about petroleun-based artificial ing...
- In no way do I believe I am an expert to advise you on your situation but my heart is hurting after reading all the responses. It sounds like your son is hurting real...
- HI, I have a long history in dealing with my troubled 18 year old son. I have been down a very long and painful road with him. There is help out there...believe me I ...
Two Fighting Kids
Read "Siblings Without Rivalry" by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish. I'm sure you can get it at the library and it's available on Amazon for $11.16. ...
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- I am 41 year old mother of 5 boys, ages 21,20,18,13, and 7. You strike me as a wise, understanding, loving mother. Try taking time out for yourself. Get a sitter an...
- I raised two boys and they fought all the time. Even when they grew up. It is part of the love they have for one another. It is normal. I could play a game with them ...
- Being proactive has been the most helpful for us. (Mine are 7 & 9 and I know just how you're feeling!) Having some structure to the day, getting out of the house to do...
Temper Tantrums
A great resource is the book by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish called How to Talk so kids will Listen and How to Listen so kids will talk. ...
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- Talk with his parents so that they can talk to him about his behavior. Maybe he shouldn't go to Grandma's unless he can behave and I'm sure he'll learn rather quickly...
- I have found that timeouts don't work in general given the fact that the goal of discipline is to help the child learn and all time outs do is make them feel rejected....
- Nothing you do will change his behavior unless his parents follow through and back it up. You might suggest to them ,a trip to his pediatricion as my grandaughter who ...
Should I Make Him Play
HOW TO TALK SO KIDS WILL LISTEN AND LISTEN SO KIDS WILL TALK, by Adele Faber ( it's available through the county library system) has a lot of good ...
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- My daughter was really shy throughout Kindergarten. We put her in gymnastics and soccer at various times and she would kind of hang back. It took her a while to get ...
- I don't know what your kid is like so it's a little difficult to answer -- I think he's a little young to force him to be on teams, it could have the effect of making ...
- My son is very shy in the beginning. He often has to watch several sessions of a new thing before he'll participate. I'm assuming you've paid for it, so why not go and...
6 Year Old Son Throwing Tantrums
and Adele Faber called "How to Talk So Kids Will Listen" that might help. In a nutshell, it involves a commitment from YOU to stop old patterns of ...
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- Kids need to see the light at the end of the tunnel. 2 weeks may be too long to take things away. Also, look at why he is acting up. Maybe he needs some extra one o...
- T....I sympathize with you and your 6 yr old son's tantrums. When my husband and I met his son was about 5 yrs old and was the master of tantrum throwing. Every sing...
- YOu could try a cool out time. I put My kids in a time out, where they cannot watch tv or play with any toys. When they get to a full thrown tantum, they are not allow...
Seeking Discipline Book to Read Re: 3 Year Old's Behavior
Jul 27, 2009 ... 1)How to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish 2)Raising your spirted child by Mary Sheedy ...
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- 1,2,3 magic and happiest toddler on the block. good luck, it's a really tough period but it'll pass!
- I always laugh when people talk about the terrible twos... threes are WAY more intense. There are some seriously old developmental books I discovered when I went thro...
- "positive discipline" "parenting with love and logic" those are both good choices. "how to talk so your kids will listen and listen so your kids will talk" has ...
4 Year Old's Behavior Is Driving Me Crazy
A book that I've found to be REALLY helpful is "How to Talk So Your Kids Will Listen and Listen So Your Kids Will Talk" by Adele Faber. ...
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- Yes! I've heard this called the "ferocious fours" and I'm totally there with you! I have a 4-year old son who has been going through the same thing-as is every other ...
- J. Children go through periods of time where they are experiencing equalibrium, or balance, then they cycle into disequalibrium. During this phase learning and growin...
- Hi J.! I do not have a 4 year old yet, but I have been reading a really good book on discipline called "Making your children mind without losing yours" by Dr. Kevin Le...
How to Help the Step Dad
How to talk so kids will listen & listen so kids will talk by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish Having a new baby can throw the older child to the "deep end", ...
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- Hi, I think you and your fiance' should read this book : How to talk so kids will listen & listen so kids will talk by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish Having a new bab...
- C., First off when u met your fiance, did you all talk about your viewpoints on children and if you did was you okay with his view points on discipline and parentin...
- Hi C., I hear you. I have had similar issues. I notice that there is a new baby in the family and that is going to take an adjustment. For everyone, especially y...
Unmotivated 16 Year Old
Finally, I'd suggest grabbing the book, "How to talk so teens will listen, and listen so teens will talk" by Adele Faber. It will really help you get her to ...
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- J.: I suffered from depression since age 14...at that age I had counseling, but no meds (at that time my parents believed I just "needed Jesus"...that's why I commend...
- Aside from something 'mental' going on, it's possible that she may need one-on-one help because she may not be 'getting it'. You could look into a tutoring school... I...
- Sometimes people are conditioned to be what they hear people calling them. So if she hears that she is lazy, unmotivated, depressed. Then she feels that is who she i...
Building Self-esteem for My 11 Year Old Daughter
There is a good book I've been reading that can help you to do that. Liberated Parents, Liberated Children: Your Guide to a Happier Family by Adele Faber. ...
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- I have a 18 year daughter now and she was the same way. Take her to get her hair done and a make over, let her see herself in a different light. If she choose to be di...
- B., I will make this breaf since you have so many responses. I believe self-esteem issues when (raised in a healthy environment) are best filled when you can show a c...
- I'm sure there is much more to your daughter than you had room to tell about. While correcting my clients, I find 90% have a self-esteem issue with trouble academical...
