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Webinar Questions Answered from 2-18-2010

by Amy McCready

Thanks to everyone who attended the “Get Kids to Listen without Nagging, Reminding and Yelling” webinar last night.
Listed below are a few topics and questions I didn’t have time to fully cover during our session.
Birth Order: There was a lot of interest in Birth Order. One question that I didn’t answer was about [...]

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Webinar Questions Answered – SPOT

by Amy McCready

Thanks to members of “Single Parents of the Triangle” for joining our webinar last night. Listed below are the answers to the questions I didn’t have time to answer. I hope this helps!
Question: On Reminders and 2nd Chances…What about if the child has ADHD w/ODD? Should reminders be given at all? [...]

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Parenting Webinar Questions Answered: 1-14-10

by Amy McCready

Thanks to all of you who joined the “Get Kids to Listen without Nagging , Reminding and Yelling” webinar last night. Due to the number of parents participating, I wasn’t able to answer all the questions. The remaining questions and answers are below:

Q: My five year old seems to have poor [...]

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COUNTING “1-2-3”

by Amy McCready

I made a post on Facebook late Thursday night in which several people asked for more information.
My Facebook post regarding the 1-2-3 counting method was as follows:

COUNTING 1-2-3. Are you doing the “count” with your kids? Are you counting 1-2-3 when they misbehave or are not listening? This is counter-productive for long-term results. [...]

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Is Time Out a good discipline technique?

by Amy McCready

Parents are often quick to use “Time Out” as a discipline tool because it is a widely used practice.  Physicians, teachers, and other parents frequently recommend “Time Out” as a way to correct common misbehaviors.  The problem with this thinking is, “Time Out” most often increases the intensity of the power struggle.
“Time Out” is not [...]

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