Over the last few episodes, Lauren has discussed how other cultures teach cooperation, helpfulness, motivation, and emotional control. This is the third episode in a three part series on how other cultures handle children's misbehavior. You can find the link to the first two episodes in the show notes. 

Lauren does a quick review of the strategies discussed in the first two episodes and then adds a couple more. Today these include using role play, questions, and general lightheartedness to change the situation. 

Lauren answers this week’s listener question during the episode: There’s a significant age gap between our youngest child and our middle child. It creates huge power struggles and is tough to manage the emotional needs of both. 

Try-at-home tip:  Read more children’s stories and do more creating.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Bringing up Bebe - Pamela Druckerman
• Hunt, Gather, Parent - Michaeleen Doucleff
• There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather - Linda Akeson McGurk
• Achtung Baby - Sara Zaske
• The Danish Way of Parenting - Jessica Joelle Alexander, Dissing Sandahl

Other related resources from The Behavior Hub: 

Blog Post: 

• Comm: Give Children a Problem to Solve
• The Brain in the Palm of Your Hand: Dan Siegel Hand Model
• Emotional Brain: The Barking Dog (Limbic System) 

Podcast:

• Problem-solving steps
•  The Brain in the Palm of your Hand: Dan Siegel’s Hand Model
• The Barking Dog: Our Emotional Brain
• How on Earth Do We Deal with Misbehavior
• How on Earth Do We Deal with Misbehavior? Pt. 2

Our Online Courses: 

• 4 Simple Step to Problem Solving
• From Conflict to Calm: How to Communicate with Challenging Children

Do you have a question? I can answer it in a future episode!

• Email questions to [email protected] or send via text to 717-693-7744.
• Subscribe to our mailing list and find out more about the Emotional Brain.
• Check out our Facebook Group – Raising and Teaching Respectful Children 
• The Behavior Hub website
• The Behavior Hub blog

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Over the last few episodes, Lauren has discussed how other cultures teach cooperation, helpfulness, motivation, and emotional control. This is the second episode in a three part series on how other cultures handle children's misbehavior. You can find the link to the first episode in the show notes. 

Lauren does a quick review of the strategies discussed in the first episode and then adds a couple more for younger kids. The new strategies are:

1. Turning science into real life
2. Making objects talk
3. Monster stories

Listen to the episode to hear stories demonstrating each of these methods. 

Lauren answers this week’s listener question during the episode: How do I teach and raise kids well? 

Try-at-home tip:  Consider hiring a Virtual Assistant

Mentioned in this episode:

• Bringing up Bebe - Pamela Druckerman
• Hunt, Gather, Parent - Michaeleen Doucleff
• There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather - Linda Akeson McGurk
• Achtung Baby - Sara Zaske
• The Danish Way of Parenting - Jessica Joelle Alexander, Dissing Sandahl

Other related resources from The Behavior Hub: 

Blog Post: 

• Children’s Emotions: How They Work and Behavior Strategies to Try

Podcast:

• How on Earth Do We Deal with Misbehavior
• Improve Communication by Giving Kids Choices
• How to Make Kids Cooperate
• Helpfulness: How to Make Kids Helpful
• How to Make Kids Cooperate
• Instilling Intrinsic Motivation in Your Kids

Our Online Courses: 

• From Conflict to Calm: How to Communicate with Challenging Children

Do you have a question? I can answer it in a future episode!

• Email questions to [email protected] or send via text to 717-693-7744.
• Subscribe to our mailing list and find out more about the Emotional Brain.
• Check out our Facebook Group – Raising and Teaching Respectful Children 
• The Behavior Hub website
• The Behavior Hub blog

Are you struggling with behaviors and not sure where to begin? Let me help!
Schedule a free discovery call and let me be your Guide.

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Over the last few episodes, Lauren has discussed how other cultures teach cooperation, helpfulness, motivation, and emotional control. This is the first episode in a three part series on how other cultures handle children's misbehavior. 

She discusses six different ways to correct misbehavior

1. A strong “No” or “The Look.” 
2. Consequence puzzles
3. Questions
4. Responsibility
5. Actions and not words
6. Ignoring

The goal is to teach children to use their executive functioning and learn why the misbehavior is not beneficial to them or your family, not to punish.

Lauren answers this week’s listener question during the episode: How do I get my kid to listen? 

Try-at-home tip:  Physical Touch

Mentioned in this episode:

• Bringing up Bebe - Pamela Druckerman
• Hunt, Gather, Parent - Michaeleen Doucleff
• There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather - Linda Akeson McGurk
• Achtung Baby - Sara Zaske
• The Danish Way of Parenting - Jessica Joelle Alexander, Dissing Sandahl

Other related resources from The Behavior Hub: 

Blog Post: 

• Children’s Emotions: How They Work and Behavior Strategies to Try

Podcast:

• Improve Communication by Giving Kids Choices
• How to Make Kids Cooperate
• Helpfulness: How to Make Kids Helpful
• How to Make Kids Cooperate
• Instilling Intrinsic Motivation in Your Kids

Our Online Courses: 

• From Conflict to Calm: How to Communicate with Challenging Children

Do you have a question? I can answer it in a future episode!

• Email questions to [email protected] or send via text to 717-693-7744.
• Subscribe to our mailing list and find out more about the Emotional Brain.
• Check out our Facebook Group – Raising and Teaching Respectful Children 
• The Behavior Hub website
• The Behavior Hub blog

Are you struggling with behaviors and not sure where to begin? Let me help!
Schedule a free discovery call and let me be your Guide.

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. 

In this episode Lauren continues her discussion of how other cultures raise their children and teach them emotional control. 

She talks about the use of “awe” in calming down yourself and your kiddo. There are things we see everyday and don’t notice, beautiful views for instance, that if you open your eyes and look at them with awe bring you back to the present. So, take your kids outside to calm them down. 

When they are old enough and have their calming strategies in place, ignore the behavior. Use this in a mindful way once they are old, around 6 or 7, and know how to calm themselves. 

Lauren answers this week’s listener question during the episode: How do I prepare my child for the transition between toddlerhood and beginning school? 

Try-at-home tip:  Go outside

Mentioned in this episode:

• Bringing up Bebe - Pamela Druckerman
• Hunt, Gather, Parent - Michaeleen Doucleff
• There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather - Linda Akeson McGurk
• Achtung Baby - Sara Zaske
• The Danish Way of Parenting - Jessica Joelle Alexander, Dissing Sandahl
• Monica Sweeney

Other related resources from The Behavior Hub: 

Blog Post: 

• Children’s Emotions: How They Work and Behavior Strategies to Try

Podcast:

• Neuroscience of emotions
• All the Coping/Calming Strategies
• Helpfulness: How to Make Kids Helpful
• How to Make Kids Cooperate
• Instilling Intrinsic Motivation in Your Kids
• How Other Cultures Teach Emotional Control - Pt 1

Our Online Courses: 

• From Conflict to Calm: How to Communicate with Challenging Children
• From Wild Emotions to Tamed Feelings: How to Self-Regulate

Do you have a question? I can answer it in a future episode!

• Email questions to [email protected] or send via text to 717-693-7744.
• Subscribe to our mailing list and find out more about the Emotional Brain.
• Check out our Facebook Group – Raising and Teaching Respectful Children 
• The Behavior Hub website
• The Behavior Hub blog

Are you struggling with behaviors and not sure where to begin? Let me help!
Schedule a free discovery call and let me be your Guide.

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. 

In this episode Lauren continues her discussion of how other cultures raise their children to be a part of the family unit in a helpful and cooperative way. To raise helpful, cooperative, and motivated kids you have to teach them emotional control and how to return to a calm, neutral state. 

The first way we do this is to model calm to our children. How do we do that when they are pushing our buttons, not listening, or throwing a tantrum? This episode walks you through some techniques to return yourself to a calm state before dealing with your kiddo.

Lauren discusses two other methods to calm kids down. One is giving the kid information so they know they are doing has consequences and is not part of your family values. The other method is touch. 

Listen to this episode to learn more about these methods and hear the next two methods in next week’s episode. 

Lauren answers this week’s listener question during the episode: How do I get my kids to cooperate and do things like chores? 

Try-at-home tip:  Ditch the caffeine

Mentioned in this episode:

• Bringing up Bebe - Pamela Druckerman
• Hunt, Gather, Parent - Michaeleen Doucleff
• There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather - Linda Akeson McGurk
• Achtung Baby - Sara Zaske
• The Danish Way of Parenting - Jessica Joelle Alexander, Dissing Sandahl
• Kicking Horse Coffee - Decaf

Other related resources from The Behavior Hub: 

Blog Post: 

• Children’s Emotions: How They Work and Behavior Strategies to Try

Podcast:

• Neuroscience of emotions
• All the Coping/Calming Strategies
• Instilling Intrinsic Motivation in Your Kids
• Grit, Growth, Mindset and Intrinsic Motivation with Matthew Davidoff

Our Online Courses: 

• From Conflict to Calm: How to Communicate with Challenging Children
• From Wild Emotions to Tamed Feelings: How to Self-Regulate

Do you have a question? I can answer it in a future episode!

• Email questions to [email protected] or send via text to 717-693-7744.
• Subscribe to our mailing list and find out more about the Emotional Brain.
• Check out our Facebook Group – Raising and Teaching Respectful Children 
• The Behavior Hub website
• The Behavior Hub blog

Are you struggling with behaviors and not sure where to begin? Let me help!
Schedule a free discovery call and let me be your Guide.

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Many parents and teachers use bribes to get kids to do tasks that are unappealing to them.  But, bribing kids doesn’t teach them how to be intrinsically motivated to do a task which is a skill they’ll need as they grow older. So, how do we motivate kids to do unappealing tasks without bribing them? 

Lauren walks you through the do’s and don’ts of motivating your kids without bribing, overly praising them, or using an authoritarian approach.

Lauren answers this week’s listener question during the episode: Why do so many kids need control? 

Try-at-home tip:  Panoramic View to get back to present

Mentioned in this episode:

• Bringing up Bebe - Pamela Druckerman
• Hunt, Gather, Parent - Michaeleen Doucleff
• There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather - Linda Akeson McGurk
• Achtung Baby - Sara Zaske
• The Danish Way of Parenting - Jessica Joelle Alexander, Dissing Sandahl

Other related resources from The Behavior Hub: 

Blog Post: 

• Give Children a Problem to Solve
• 5 Reasons Behaviors Occur

Podcast:

• Why Is My Child Anxious and How Do I Help?
• 5 Needs - Decoding Unwanted Behaviors
• All the Coping/Calming Strategies
• Grit, Growth, Mindset and Intrinsic Motivation with Matthew Davidoff

Our Online Courses: 

• From Conflict to Calm: How to Communicate with Challenging Children
• 4 Simple Steps to Problem Solving

Do you have a question? I can answer it in a future episode!

• Email questions to [email protected] or send via text to 717-693-7744.
• Subscribe to our mailing list and find out more about the Emotional Brain.
• Check out our Facebook Group – Raising and Teaching Respectful Children 
• The Behavior Hub website
• The Behavior Hub blog

Are you struggling with behaviors and not sure where to begin? Let me help!
Schedule a free discovery call and let me be your Guide.

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. 

Today Lauren discusses getting your kids to cooperate. She talks about merging the world of kids and adults so that your kids are a part of your life and understand their responsibility. The podcast looks into creating independent and autonomous kids so you can have your own life and your own identity. This is a can’t miss episode for anyone feeling like they have become lost in being a Mom. 

Lauren answers this week’s listener question during the episode: Lately I am fighting a lot with my kids. 

Try-at-home tip: Come up with a script to use for your independent time. 

Mentioned in this episode:

• Bringing up Bebe - Pamela Druckerman
• Hunt, Gather, Parent - Michaeleen Doucleff
• There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather - Linda Akeson McGurk
• Achtung Baby - Sara Zaske
• The Danish Way of Parenting - Jessica Joelle Alexander, Dissing Sandahl

Other related resources from The Behavior Hub: 

Blog Post: 

• Give Children a Problem to Solve
• 5 Reasons Behaviors Occur

Podcast:

• Problem Solving
• 5 Needs - Decoding Unwanted Behaviors
• All the Coping/Calming Strategies
• Grit, Growth, Mindset and Intrinsic Motivation with Matthew Davidoff

Our Online Courses: 

• From Conflict to Calm: How to Communicate with Challenging Children
• 4 Simple Steps to Problem Solving

Do you have a question? I can answer it in a future episode!

• Email questions to [email protected] or send via text to 717-693-7744.
• Subscribe to our mailing list and find out more about the Emotional Brain.
• Check out our Facebook Group – Raising and Teaching Respectful Children 
• The Behavior Hub website
• The Behavior Hub blog

Are you struggling with behaviors and not sure where to begin? Let me help!
Schedule a free discovery call and let me be your Guide.

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. 

The first in a three part series discussing how other cultures raise their children. In this installment, Lauren discusses how cultures raise helpful children and how to incorporate that into your family, whatever the age of your kiddos.

She discusses the view of a family as a team, acomedido, and how to start these practices in your own home. 

There are only three rules: 

1. Make the request clear.
2. Make the request doable.
3. Don’t force it. 

Lauren answers this week’s listener question during the episode:  Why do so many kids need control? 

Try-at-home tip: Panoramic View 

Mentioned in this episode:

• Bringing up Bebe - Pamela Druckerman
• Hunt, Gather, Parent - Michaeleen Doucleff
• There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather - Linda Akeson McGurk
• Achtung Baby - Sara Zaske
• The Danish Way of Parenting - Jessica Joelle Alexander, Dissing Sandahl

Other related resources from The Behavior Hub: 

Blog Post: 

• All the Coping Strategies for Your Kiddo
• 5 Reasons Behaviors Occur
• Emotional Regulation with the Top Down or Bottom Up Approach

Podcast:

• Why Behaviors Occur - the 5 Needs Areas
• 5 Needs - Control
• All the Coping/Calming Strategies
• Calming and Coping Strategies
• Why is My Child Anxious and How Do I Help?

Our Online Courses: 

• Stress and Trauma and Behaviors, Oh My!: Stress and the Brain
• From Conflict to Calm: How to Communicate with Challenging Children
• 4 Simple Steps to Problem Solving

Do you have a question? I can answer it in a future episode!

• Email questions to [email protected] or send via text to 717-693-7744.
• Subscribe to our mailing list and find out more about the Emotional Brain.
• Check out our Facebook Group – Raising and Teaching Respectful Children 
• The Behavior Hub website
• The Behavior Hub blog

Are you struggling with behaviors and not sure where to begin? Let me help!
Schedule a free discovery call and let me be your Guide.

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. 

Have you set your goals for 2023? Setting goals and tracking them is a great way to change your habits and keep you mindful of what you want. Lauren walks you through setting measurable goals, tracking them, and breaking them down so they are achievable. 

Lauren answers this week’s listener question during the episode:  How do I handle an aggressive child while being a positive, good parent? 

Try-at-home tip: Sit and stare at something for 1 minute, working up to 5 minutes at a time. 

Mentioned in this episode:

• Tiny Habits
• Atomic Habits
• The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
• You Are Not Your Brain

Other related resources from The Behavior Hub: 

Blog Post: 

• Creating Ritual, Routine, and Habit
• 5 Reasons Behaviors Occur
• Emotional Regulation with the Top Down or Bottom Up Approach

Podcast:

• Why Behaviors Occur - the 5 Needs Areas
• 5 Needs - Control
• 4 Steps to Teach Emotional Intelligence
• Calming and Coping Strategies

Our Online Courses: 

• Self-Care: Filling Up Your Own Cup 
• From Conflict to Calm: How to Communicate with Challenging Children
• 4 Simple Steps to Problem Solving

Do you have a question? I can answer it in a future episode!

• Email questions to [email protected] or send via text to 717-693-7744.
• Subscribe to our mailing list and find out more about the Emotional Brain.
• Check out our Facebook Group – Raising and Teaching Respectful Children 
• The Behavior Hub website
• The Behavior Hub blog

Are you struggling with behaviors and not sure where to begin? Let me help!
Schedule a free discovery call and let me be your Guide.

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. 

In the past few episodes Lauren has discussed self-care. Today, Lauren gives you her personal recommendations in each of the Big 5 areas. 

Mentioned in this episode:

Mental Health: 

• Insight Timer
• Sarah Blondin
• Lalah Delia
• Monica Sweeney
• Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life
• The First 40 Days

Social: 

• Bumble
• Peanut 
• Marco Polo

Relationship:

• Gottman Therapy
• Esther Perel
• Psychology Today - Find a Therapist

Movement:

• Sweat App
• Kelsey Wells
• Fleur East

Food: 

• Healing Tonics, Juices, and Smoothies

Other: 

• 365 Days of Feel-Good Art: for Self-Care and Joy, Every Day
• Feel Better in 5 - Ragan Chaterjee

Lauren answers this week’s listener question during the episode:  How can you help someone that has bad behavior all the time?

Try-at-home tip:  Consider your core 5.

Other related resources from The Behavior Hub: 

Blog Post: 

• What is Self-Care & Why Is It Important?
• Know Thyself: Initial Steps for a Self-Care Practice
• Tying Self-Care Practices to Your Values
• Self-Care: Filling Up Your Own Cup

Podcast:

• Small Changes Which Lead to a Calmer (and Happier!) You
• Putting Self-Care Into Practice with Routines
• 5 Needs - Decoding Unwanted Behaviors

Our Online Courses: 

• Self-Care: Filling Up Your Own Cup 
• From Conflict to Calm: How to Communicate with Challenging Children
• 4 Simple Steps to Problem Solving

Do you have a question? I can answer it in a future episode!

• Email questions to [email protected] or send via text to 717-693-7744.
• Subscribe to our mailing list and find out more about the Emotional Brain.
• Check out our Facebook Group – Raising and Teaching Respectful Children 
• The Behavior Hub website
• The Behavior Hub blog

Are you struggling with behaviors and not sure where to begin? Let me help!
Schedule a free dis