the Mudroom

Everybody's waking up to the idea that maybe punishments aren't really working.   

Many people are struggling with what to do instead. We're having a reckoning with punishments on a global scale.  As a parent, what does this mean for your kids?  

In this episode we're going to discuss: 

- Why large swaths of people are terrified of removing "the enforcers" and replacing it with support. 

- What we as parents need to think about when it comes to how we're modeling support for our children. 

- What this looks like in our day to day lives.

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Society is slowly getting back to normal. Public spaces are slowly opening up again and we are beginning to return back to some resemblance of a "normal routine".  

Have you noticed that your child's behavior is getting worse during this transition time?  

In this episode we're going to discuss:  

- Why ending social isolation is just as stressful as starting it.  

- The two reasons that are causing children to react poorly to seeing friends and family again, even if they're really excited about it.  

- And two strategies I recommend using to ease this transition.

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It drives parents up the wall when children rigid in their thinking. This is a learned behavior. Parents model this quite a bit.   

In this episode we're going to discuss:   

- Why we like rules so much.  

- How to model discovering nuance in everyday situations.  

- The best way to teach your children to seek nuance.

Grab the Scripts to Manage the Top 10 Crazy-Making Behaviours: prnt.link/scripts Watch the video recording here: Join the Parenting Posse: prnt.link/group the Mudroom is recorded live every Tuesday at 9pm ET/ 8pm CT/ 6pm PT on Facebook: facebook.com/arfamilyservices

Parents have been asking over the last few weeks due to the Black Lives Matter Movement, "how old should we be starting to talk to our child about racism?"  

In this episode we will be discussing:   

- When to start introducing the topic of racism to young children? 

- What should that discussion look like?  

- How to keep the conversation going.

Grab the Scripts to Manage the Top 10 Crazy-Making Behaviours: prnt.link/scripts Watch the video recording here: Join the Parenting Posse: prnt.link/group the Mudroom is recorded live every Tuesday at 9pm ET/ 8pm CT/ 6pm PT on Facebook: facebook.com/arfamilyservices

Ever get stuck in your head going round and round on a behaviour problem, only to realize after far too long the answer's been right in front of your face the whole time?   

There's a way to avoid these circles we get stuck in our heads and cut straight to the solutions.   

In this episode I'm covering:   

- What it means to get stuck in your own head.  

- Why we get stuck in our heads so much when it comes to our kids' behaviour.  

- The fastest way to get unstuck and moving towards a solution.

Grab the Scripts to Manage the Top 10 Crazy-Making Behaviours: prnt.link/scripts Watch the video recording here: Join the Parenting Posse: prnt.link/group the Mudroom is recorded live every Tuesday at 9pm ET/ 8pm CT/ 6pm PT on Facebook: facebook.com/arfamilyservices

It's extremely confusing when you start looking for parenting support. Coaches, therapists, doctors, interventionists...we've all got different names, do different things, and have different qualifications. But the most frequent qualification question I get is- why aren't you certified?!  

In this episode I'm going to cover: 

- What does "certification" mean in the coaching industry. 

- What to look for when you're evaluating a potential support's qualifications. 

- And how to choose the right parenting support for your family.

Grab the Scripts to Manage the Top 10 Crazy-Making Behaviours: prnt.link/scripts Watch the video recording here: Join the Parenting Posse: prnt.link/group the Mudroom is recorded live every Tuesday at 9pm ET/ 8pm CT/ 6pm PT on Facebook: facebook.com/arfamilyservices

In this podcast I'm going to cover: 

- What are the two causes of aggressive behavior.

- How to handle aggression long-term so that our kids develop healthy coping habits. 

- And how to handle aggression in the moment when it's happening so that both the victim and the aggressor are taken care of.

Grab the Scripts to Manage the Top 10 Crazy-Making Behaviours: prnt.link/scripts Watch the video recording here: Join the Parenting Posse: prnt.link/group the Mudroom is recorded live every Tuesday at 9pm ET/ 8pm CT/ 6pm PT on Facebook: facebook.com/arfamilyservices

Parenting Success? Here's 4 things to focus on with your children under 2 years old.

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We're all getting VERY focused on our children's behaviour right now because they're ALWAYS THERE. But are you asking yourself these two questions to make sure that you're ACTUALLY solving the problems? Or are you just putting a bandaid on it?

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Following up on last week's MudRoom. What does lowering the bar actually look like? What should we be expecting from our kids during this pandemic? How can we be consistent and predictable WHILE expecting everything to be out of wack and awful?

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