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I feel like my daughter is making all the wrong decisions and I don’t know how to help her.
My husband and I are in need of help in regards to our daughter. She is 18 and has moved out with her partner. We allowed her partner to move in with us at first, she stayed for over a … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships, Uncategorized
Tagged abandon, communication, consequences, cosign, daughter, disrespect, family, goals, independence, plan, relationship, rent, respect, responsibility, support, timeline, university
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Our daughter goes from even-tempered to wild child when her father gets home. What can we do?
How do we get our three-year-old to use words instead of screaming when she’s mad/frustrated? Whenever my husband is home, she goes from being a pretty even-tempered child who usually does as she’s asked to one who has little control … Continue reading
Posted in Behaviour
Tagged behaviour, consequences, discipline, disobey, family time, frustrated, mad, notice the good, positive, potty training, quality time, school, screaming, sibling
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At what age are children capable of deciding which parent to live with?
I recently became a single working mother of four young children (2 girls, 2 boys), ages ranging from three-ten. The father of my children has moved to a different province indefinitely but makes a concerted effort to visit them when … Continue reading
My son is mistreating the family pets, what should I do?
My 14-year-old son loves animals, however, even though he has been told repeatedly not to restrain them he continues to hold onto our two house cats against their will. It has gotten to the point that the cats run and … Continue reading
Posted in Behaviour
Tagged animals, cats, consequences, harm, mistreat, pets, restraining, tormenting
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How do I help a student whose brother has a chronic illness?
How do I help a six-year-old boy in my class whose eight-year-old brother has Duchenes Muscular Dystrophy? His acting out behaviour is causing tremendous conflict between him and the other children in the class. There are two issues to deal … Continue reading
Posted in Behaviour
Tagged acting out, behaviour, chronic illness, conflict, consequences, Duchenes Muscular Dystrophy, fear, good behaviour, good behaviour chart, jealousy, Muscular Dystrophy, neglect, punishment, self control
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My son loves to argue and can say very hurtful things. What can I do?
My ten-year-old son has always shown signs of opposition, he loves to argue. He can be hateful at times and says nasty, hurtful things. He can also be very loving and feels bad if he hurts someone’s feelings. I feel sometimes he … Continue reading
Posted in Behaviour
Tagged ADD, attention defecit disorder, behaviour, consequences, emotions, impulsiveness, ODD, opposition, oppositional defiant disorder, punishment, school, teenager, Tourette's Syndrome
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My fourteen-year-old son is incredibly lazy. What can I do?
My fourteen-year-old son is incredibly lazy. He won’t do anything to help around the house. He just doesn’t seem to care. What can I do? He may be lazy, but more likely you haven’t made it clear, over time, what … Continue reading
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Tagged allowance, anger, consequences, contract, expectations, lazy, nagging, negotiation, privileges, responsibility, teenager
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