1. PROBLEMS ARE MERELY QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE SOLVED. (Webster s Dictionary) 2. WHAT IS THIS PROBLEM TEACHING ME? DON T ASK WHY, ASK WHAT. 3. WE LEARN BY BEING BURNED. 4. IT S NOT THE PROBLEMS WE ENCOUNTER THAT MATTER IT S HOW WE RESPOND TO THEM. 5. PROBLEMS NEVER LEAVE YOU WHERE… Read more »
Don’t speak unless you can improve on the silence. – Spanish Proverb
Ideas 1. Say please when you want to borrow something. 2. Instead of yuk / gross Say no thank you! 3. Say thank you when someone helps you! 4. Say thank you when someone shares with you. 5. Look at a persons eyes when they talk. 6. Don
Perseverance and failure cannot coexist. Failure happens when you quit. When all is said and done, perseverance, commonly referred to as “stick-to-itiveness,” is the ultimate success insurance. Nothing can take its place. Like the old adage of getting up just one more time than you have been knocked down, “staying with it” applies to so… Read more »
Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones. – Philip Brooks
One song can spark a moment, One flower can wake the dream One tree can start a forest, One bird can herald spring. One smile begins a friendship, One handclasp lifts a soul. One star can guide a ship at sea, One word can frame the goal. One vote can change a nation, One sunbeam… Read more »
Is your heart heavy laden with anger; Are you wounded by the pierce of a word That was spoken with thought unregarded; Are you hurt by the things that you heard? Do the sun and its rays all elude you; Do your eyes never light in a smile? Are you plagued with a need to… Read more »
Do you need alternatives on how to get through to your children? Are you at the end of your rope? Dr. Phil offers Five Steps on How to Discipline Your Kids
Oppositional Defiant Children Most children only see the solution to a problem as someone wins and someone loses. They become frustrated because they don’t get their own way. In many cases the frustration leads to anger. If you invite children to participate in a tug of war with each side pulling in an opposite direction… Read more »
Behavior Goal Setting It’s essential for all adults who work with a difficult child to consult and plan together for best results. 1- Hold a mutual goal setting meeting to determine the type of goal setting strategy and what targets will be your first priority. ( Gene has several ideas in his new book Discipline… Read more »
