Behavior

WATCH LISTEN   In this Episode Dr. Mona Delahooke shares that a child acting out and being difficult isn’t intentional or planned. It’s actually the body’s nervous system reacting to stress, protecting itself, and looking for an outlet – usually movement – to feel calm again.   You’ll learn about the importance of the body-brain…

This podcast series is an introduction to a paradigm shift in how to view behavior and Collaborative Problem Solving, a new parenting approach to challenging behavior. In sum, a child’s challenging behavior is not the parent’s fault. Our goal is that by the end of this series, you’ll see that behavior is a symptom of…

Someone emailed me a cartoon of a principal on the phone with a parent saying, “I wouldn’t say your son is a bad child.  He’s gifted in disruptive behavior.” Augh!  Not the phone call you want to get! Many years ago when I taught 4th grade, I had a student, Tony, who constantly made clever…