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You cannot reason with someone who is being unreasonable.

It's more effective to reward your child for being "good" (appropriate) than to punish him for being "bad" (inappropriate).

There has been an explosion in the prescribing of medication for very young children, particularly preschool and kindergarten boys (Juli Zito , Univ. of Maryland)

"Moody" and "unpredictable" are adjectives parents will often use when referring to their teenagers.

Setting limits teaches your children valuable skills they will use the rest of their lives. One day, they will report to a job where their ability to follow rules will dictate their success.

A tantruming toddler is a little ball of writhing muscle and incredible strength. It's like trying to carry a greased pig past a slop bucket.

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.

Criticism is not a motivator.

It is what we say and do when we're angry that creates the very model our children will follow when dealing with their own frustrations.

Simple rules adhered to when children are young can prevent more serious problems later.

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Behavioural Characteristics of FASD

 

BEHAVIOURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FASD
Learning Disabilities:
– academic
– ADD/ADHD
– speech & language
– information processing
– patterning problems
Poor impulse control
Inability to relate behaviour to consequences
No sense of connection to societal rules
Poor short term memory
Inconsistent knowledge base
Poor personal boundaries
Confusion under pressure
Difficulty grasping abstract concepts
Inability to manage anger (own or other’s)
Poor judgement
Stubborn

These characteristics can be quite overwhelming to the child, parent and school.

It means everyday there are problems, punishments and frustrations

The problems start at birth and frequently increase with age and are resistant to regular types of counselling.

School usually emphasizes the child’s problems.

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+ A Parent’s Guide to the Teenage 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)

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