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Criticism is not a motivator.

Children fare better when expectations on them are clear and firm.

Children mimic well. They catch what they see better than they follow what they hear.

Don't wait for him to turn 10 before you reveal that you are not in fact the hired help whose job it is to clean up after him.

Many clinicians find it easier to tell parents their child has a brain-based disorder than suggest parenting changes. Jennifer Harris (psychiatrist)

Relationships matter:  change comes through forming trusting relationships. People, not programs change people.

"Unexpressed feeling never die. They are buried alive and come back later in ugly ways." (Stephen Covey)

Whining and crying are employed by kids for the purpose of getting something. If it works, then it was worth the effort and will be repeated.

The quickest way to change your child’s behaviour is to first change your own.

Early intervention is always better than crisis management - but it is never too late to do the right thing.

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Preventing Teen Suicide

FACTORS THAT FACILITATE SUICIDE
                  – an impulsive personality
                  – neurochemical imbalance
                  – lack of strong family ties
                  – social isolation
                  – family history of suicide
                  – recent suicide of someone else
                  – easy access to method
                  – agitated mental state
 
 
 
 
FACTORS THAT INHIBIT SUICIDE
                   -strong family and social support
                  – being around others
                  – religious taboos against suicide
                  – difficult  access to method
                  – not agitated state
 
 
THE BEST PREVENTION FOR TEEN SUICIDE IS PARENTS RECOGNIZING THE PROBLEM SOON ENOUGH
 

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Workshops

+ Behaviour Management (now available online)

This full day or 2 evening workshop will introduce you […]

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+ A Parent’s Guide to the Teenage Brain

  A teenager’s brain is not just an adult brain […]

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+ Reading Rescue

A program for children with reading problems

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+ A Guided Tour of ADHD (now available online)

This workshop will present the facts, myths, misconceptions, controversy and […]

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