I'm bored, there is nothin' to do! Have you heard that come out of your kids mouth? How many times? Gina and Don decided to investigate some ideas, activities and projects that would be fun to do with kids over their summer break.

How to do this cheap:

https://www.charlotteonthecheap.com/

The Birdhouse

#summerfun #summeractivities #havingfunwithkids #tipsforsummer #focusedhealthyfamily #ginagrothoff #dongrothoff

Its dad's day and what do we do? What do I get dad? What does dad do on his special day? Another tie, tools, shave cream? What do you get a dad that has everything? Well, today's tips with Gina and Don answer those questions and more. Join us...

#fathersday #tuesdaytipsforparents #focusedhealthyfamily #ginagrothoff #dongrothoff #giftsfordad #celebratingfathers #celebratingdad #whattogetformydad

Are you in the Sandwich Generation? Do you know of a loved one who is slipping away into dementia? Is it time for moving them into a facility? Gina and Don talk with Lenora Edwards about how speech plays a role in dementia and memory loss. Join us today for this impactful conversation.

Lenora Edwards is an ASHA Board Certified Speech Language Pathologist and Chief Knowledge Officer with Better Speech. Since obtaining her Certificate of Clinician Competence in 2010, she has worked with individuals of all ages from little ones who are learning to understand and express themselves to adults who want to improve their speaking skills and become more fluent and effective communicators. Better Speech is an online speech therapy company that has been providing professional, affordable, and convenient speech therapy services for more than a decade. All the Speech Language Pathologists with Better Speech are Board Certified and State Licensed with more than 10 years of experience each which allows us to provide outstanding online speech therapy services nationwide and internationally. With more than 150 Speech Language Pathologists at BetterSpeech.com, we are experts at helping people communicate in the most efficient and affordable way possible!  

Website: https://www.betterspeech.com/

Better Speech Resources: https://www.betterspeech.com/blog

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourbetterspeech/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@better.speech

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterspeech/

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/better-speech/mycompany/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BetterSpeechVideo

#speechpathology #lenoraedwards #betterspeech #dementiaspeech #aphasiasupport #aphasiasymptoms #focusedhealthyfamily #ginagrothoff #dongrothoff #speechpathologist

Going a little deeper into anxiety and the cup of anxiety being full. Gina and Don talk more about anxiety because they are in heavily a lot and it helps to talk it through. Join us for this topic.

#anxiety #fightflightfreeze #everydaystress #ginagrothoff #dongrothoff #focusedhealthyfamily

Your child comes home late after their curfew time and it is not the first time. What do you do? How do you handle that situation. Parents want to find a way to stop that behavior. Punishments are the only alternative, right? It's crazy to think otherwise because we have to teach our kids right from wrong. Right? Gina and Don discuss the situation and talk about alternatives to punishments. How you can do it differently.

A lot of what we talk about come from this book: 

How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk 

QSciences - Are you flushing your supplements and vitamins down the toilet?

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Gina and Don talk about ways of handling anxiety which is really better known as Fight, Fight or Freeze. Anxiety is natural but when our cup of anxiety overflows it can go out of control. What to do? Listen now to some ideas from Gina and Don with Focused Healthy Family.

Also check out http://www.armlengthawareness.com (we talk about it in the podcast.)

#anxiety #fightflightfreeze #everydaystress #ginagrothoff #dongrothoff #focusedhealthyfamily

How does it feel when the boss demands your attention right now and you have to stop whatever you are doing and go? What happens when your kid doesn't want to leave when you do or need to? Do you feel respected? Does your child feel respected? Should we respect children?

Gina and Don talk about respecting as a two way street. How to handle tough situations with respect and compassion.

#respectingourkids #respectingourelders #respectingourelders #focusedhealthyfamily #ginagrothoff #dongrothoff 

Are you a snoozer? Do you or someone you love have insomnia? What are some of the best ways to get better sleep, especially for kids? Join Gina and Don in this lively conversation about sleep...

#insomnia #sleep #lackofsleep #snoozers #kidscantsleep #focusedhealthyfamily #ginagrothoff #dongrothoff 

Maybe if we talk a little louder? Maybe screaming will change their behavior. Yelling, arguing, grounding or taking things away may work for the moment but what does it do in the long run? Gina and Don discuss alternatives to punishment for effective ways to change behavior and lower anxiety.

#punishingkids #howtopunishchildren #Spanking #groundingmyteenager #behaviormodification #alternativestopunishment #howtotalksokidswilllisten #ginagrothoff #dongrothoff #focusedhealthyfamily

Got this done - check! Got this done - check! Got this done - check! Got this done - check! Got this done - check! How best can we get things done? How do we help our kids get things done without the nagging and reminding? Gina and Don discuss how to help kids get things done.

#checklists #gettingthingsdone #stopthenagging #parentingdifferently #howtohelpkidsdotheirchores #motivatingkids #ginagrothoff #dongrothoff #focusedhealthyfamily