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Setting Limits and Sticking with Them

How to coach your child to make the right choice. Limits are crucial to life. Acknowledging your child’s feelings helps them feel understood and develops their ability to identify emotions. Setting limits for your child is very important. As you may remember, communicating the limit is ideally done without judgment or anger, in a plain […]

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ADHD

Living with Your Child’s ADHD

Combined, a child diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder can have up to 18 symptoms and as little as 12 symptoms -- That’s an exhausting list, literally speaking!  ADHD is mentally and physically draining, not just for your developing child but for you; as well as other adults who interact with your child on a regular basis....
Targeting Alternative Behaviors

Targeting Alternative Behaviors

Targeting appropriate behaviors for your child AFTER setting a limit, is arguably the most important aspect of teaching boundaries. This month's continuation of the 4-part Summer Blog Series will be focusing on instructing your child how to express their feelings appropriately....
communicating limits

Communicating Limits- Strengthening the Parent-Child Relationship using Limit Setting

Communicating Limits- Part 2 of 4 in Our Summer Blog Series Part 1: Acknowledging your Child’s Feelings Part 2 of our summer blog series touches on the importance of boundaries within relationships. Limits are vital for the summer months, as there is more freedom, more fun, and less structure in each day. However, boundaries are […]

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video addiction

Screen Addict: Addressing Today’s Modern Addiction

You hear older people often start off conversations with “Back in my day” or “when I was your age”.  Well, they do so for two reasons; one being for nostalgic purposes, in that things were simpler back then and it’s fun to reminisce and two;  to teach us appreciation because things were inherently more difficult […]

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Reducing Summer Stress

Acknowledging your Child’s Feelings- Strengthening the Parent-Child Relationship using Limit Setting

Acknowledging your Child’s Feelings- Part 1 of 4 in Our Summer Blog Series Do not worry! Just because this is a 4-part series does not mean you cannot get started RIGHT AWAY! This blog talks about the benefits of acknowledging your child’s feelings. By counseling your children and simply reflecting on how they are feeling, […]

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12 Gifts

12 Gifts from Jesus

“And He said to me, “My GRACE is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect [ is seen, experienced, released] in weakness [when you admit and ask]” There for most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” 2nd Corinthians 12:9 God is the […]

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