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Category Archives: Behaviour
My grandson is showing signs of the behaviour that led to my son’s breakdown. What should I do?
My Son is now 24, when he was younger he walked in circles on the playground and had a lot of fears, but he was very smart. Teachers never said anything about these behaviours because he was so smart. But … Continue reading
My pediatrician is not taking my concerns seriously.
I’m concerned about my four-year-old daughter. Since she was old enough to sit up she has had what I thought were spasms in her arms and legs. She holds her arms out away from her and flexes her fingers, her … Continue reading
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Tagged flexing, habit, pediatrician, school, spasms, tics, Tourette's Syndrome, videotape
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How can we get our daughter to follow the rules?
My 15-year-old daughter seems to repeat stupid activity. She knows the house rules but gets caught violating them over and over again. She will argue with her step-mom constantly. She has had her cellphone taken as punishment. She acquired a friends IPOD and was … Continue reading
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Tagged college, frustration, grades, grounding, punishment, relationship, rules, school, sports, teenager, texting
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My daughter is hyperactive and has anger issues, please help.
My daughter is nine years old, she has anger control problems and she cannot stop herself from yelling or beating me. She is also hyperactive and cannot sit still or concentrate on any homework. She has no patience to even … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, behaviour, concentration, family doctor, hitting, hyperactive, manage, parent training, patience, positive, relationship, school, Strongest Families, yelling
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Should I get my son tested for ADHD?
My five-and-a-half-year-old son shows little interest in school. He is meeting the basic primary expectations: knows his letters and phonetic sounds, numbers, and basic sight words. He is reading at a basic level but not the highest in the class. … Continue reading
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Tagged ADHD, assessment, attention defecit disorder, challenge, disruptive, focus, interest, misbehaviour, participation, positive, reading, report card, school, teacher, therapist
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How can we get our son to brush his teeth?
My three-year-old son hates brushing his teeth. He yells and screams and says he doesn’t want to do it. We’ve tried explaining the importance of brushing, we’ve tried brushing our teeth as a family and we’ve tried using fun toothpaste and musical toothbrushes –all without success. We don’t want … Continue reading
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Tagged arguing, brushing, dental health, dentist, examination, gums, hurting, praise, reward, screaming, taste, teeth, toothbrush, toothpaste, when-then, yelling
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