Create, Experience, Teach From The Heart
Many people struggle with disciplining children with ADHD and autism because their brain works differently. When your child is misbehaving, it isn’t necessarily about defiance or being lazy; it’s actually about either emotional dysregulation, having difficulty with executive functioning or
Many children with ADHD and autism have difficulty listening to and following instructions when they are not interested in a topic, are distracted in that moment or are genuinely confused. It’s important to provide them with clear instructions so that
Some children don’t like school because they don’t enjoy it or don’t want to do the work. However, for many children who don’t like school, this isn’t the case. When I first moved to Canada, I hated being in school.
I had a student who used to throw things, like desks across the room. I’ve also had a student who stabbed another one. That was scary because one moment the child was happy and then suddenly when something triggered them,
When I was younger, I went out to play but since I was the first one there, I was bored and decided to go to a friend’s house. I didn’t tell my family where I was going because I had
Being stubborn isn’t always a negative thing. Many people, including myself and my eldest son have a streak of stubbornness in us. It’s all in how that attitude is used. For example, when I feel like something is unjust, I
Do you have a child who constantly sees the negative in everything, including positive situations? Does this make others not like your child or turn away from them? Does this make them even more miserable? Do they complain about everything?
From talking in class when they should be working, to name-calling and fist-fighting, children act out for various reasons. Most children don’t want to misbehave in school. They do it because they have big emotions and they don’t know how
Have you used or “teacher voice” or your “parent voice” and your kids still refuse to listen to you? Does it feel like the more you try to get your kids to listen, the more they turn away? The more
Teaching goal-setting to kids is important to me because when I first moved to Canada, I struggled with low self-esteem. I felt like I couldn’t do anything. My teachers didn’t understand me and my home life was rough. Achieving wasn’t
