When Kids Are Defiant: Teaching Without Escal...

What works with most kids backfires with our kids! So how can we discipline without being authoritarian or permissive? How can we go beyond consequences that don't work to actually change behavior while building trust? What are appropriate expectations of your child and yourself? ...  Show more

In this special episode, I address these specific issues from parents of adopted kids: Our son will attach himself to anyone who gives him positive or negative attention. Our daughter always wants to be attached to only me and won’t separate. Our child has a "love bucket" with a ...  Show more

When kids are disrespectful, it can feel like a very personal attack leaving us wondering if our child will grow up to be an unkind and immoral adult disrespecting everyone they know. In this episode, I’ll be walking you through all the ways we can alleviate their behaviour witho ...  Show more

Learn how to talk about your kids when they are a bit challenging. 

Are you tired of asking your kids to do something and being met with resistance, complaining, and pushback? Today I want to share with you why this is happening and how cooperation comes when we first work on creating a strong bond with our kids.Enjoy today’s episode? Please shar ...  Show more

In this episode, I answer the following parent question: Nothing we do makes our daughter happy. Why can’t she just accept a comment, advice, suggestion without complaining and pushing back? How can I make her listen and accept what she is being told without an argument?