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The teenage years require a delicate balance between the young person's need to gain independence, and the parent's need to retain authority.

If you (parents) tend to overreact to your child's misbehaviour - your child learns that he can't trust you. Mom, Dad, stay regulated!

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

"Rules without relationship leads to rebellion" (Josh McDowell)

Children do not develop on their own - they only develop within relationships.

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

When a child is disregulated - is the time parents need to be regulated.

Being a parent of a teenager can cure a person of narcissism.

You cannot reason with someone who is being unreasonable.

"Parents aren't the cause of ADHD, but they are part of the solution." (Kenny Handleman, M.D.)

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Single Parents

  SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES Single parent families occur because of:             1. separation / divorce             2. unwed mothers             3. death of a spouse             4. adoption / fostering by a single             5. non participating spouse Whatever the family history, all single parents take on a challenging responsibility of raising their children alone. It’s difficult enough for 2 parents with a solid marriage and stable finances to parent. Being a single parent may […]

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Question to Behavioural Management Systems

  We have an 8 month old daughter who is very fussy. She cries whenever I put her down and won’t stop until I pick her up again. This happens all day long. I’m getting real tired of it. Please help me. Answer: Crying is your babies form of communicating. It is how she lets you know she is hungry, wet, dirty , tired, etc. It is vitally important that you respond appropriately to legitimate […]

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A Note to Rob Ford’s Kids (and every other kid who has a parent fighting cancer)

  Hi Stephanie & Doug This past week you received some very alarming news about cancer and I just want to share with you some of the things that I learned about cancer when my family was hit with it a few years ago. First, cancer is a word that sounds very scary. We hear so much about it and most of what we hear sounds like bad news. But let me tell you some […]

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Sibling Rivalry

  SIBLING RIVALRY   Let’s do a little word association game. I say a word and you say the first word that pops into your mind:                   dog                           – cat                   wedding                 – cake, dress                   colour                      – red                   horse                       – buggy                   sibling                      – rivalry Sibling rivalry has existed as long as we’ve had siblings! In Biblical times we had Cain and Abel, Joseph and his brother problems. In children’s stories we have […]

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Kids & Drugs

HOW TO TALK TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT DRUGS – IF YOU DID DRUGS (your experience may actually be an advantage) 1.THIS ISN’T ABOUT YOU. We all want to warn  our kids against the dangers of drug use. But the single biggest reason so many of us are reluctant to start the conversation is because we’re afraid we’ll be asked that uncomfortable question: “Mom – Dad  . . . did you do drugs?”  So lets start […]

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Workshops

+ Behaviour Management (now available online)

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

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+ Lick Your Kids

  “Lick Your Kids” (figuratively not literally) (2 hours) First […]

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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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+ Taming a Toddler

Many parents wonder what hit them when their sweet little baby turns into an unreasonable toddler – ideas for dealing with mealtime, bedtime, temper tanturms, toilet training, noncompliance, etc.

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Phone: (519) 485-4678
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Email: info@rickharper.ca

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