Happier Kids Now Interview

Episode 36 of the Positive Parenting Pep Talks podcast, hosted by Debbie Godfrey, titled "Happier Kids Now Interview" was published on June 12, 2023 and runs 68 minutes.

June 12, 2023 ·68m · Positive Parenting Pep Talks

Summary

Today's Positive Parenting Pep Talks Podcast is a recording of and interview I gave many years ago on the Happier Kids Now Online Expo. I wanted to share it with you because I was able to provide so many ideas for helping you to help your kids behave better. I mentioned the Dial-A-Discipline Wheel that you can purchase here. I talked about Power Struggles and have an online video class you can purchase for $12.99 here. Please ⁠⁠visit my website ⁠⁠and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes. Please follow me on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ and leave your comments and suggestions about these ideas. In this episode: About my back ground and how I got started Why do kids Misbehave? Kids have need they are trying to get met through their behavior. Spend time with kids when they’re not misbehaving. How do you identify misbehavior? A systematic approach to misbehavior in your children. A misbehaving child is a discouraged child. There are 4 mistaken goals of misbehavior: Attention Power Revenge Inadequacy Dial-A-Discipline to help identify and correct misbehavior. Why do kids love to power struggle with us? What age do they learn to power struggle with us? What’re the 2 best ways to teach them not to power struggle with us? How do you get out of a power struggle? Why do kids always have to get the last word in? What is the high level communication tool you can role model for your children? What happens if your child is being hurtful or hateful? You need to know which discipline to use on which behavior. What is the child who is helpless, tired or says, “I Can’t”? What is the first thing to do when your child is being hurtful or hateful? How can you understand the behavior without taking it personally? Mirror back to your child the impact they are having on their world. An example of my daughter bing in the goal of revenge and how I handled it. Valuable insights into the goal of revenge. Looking at how adults model this behavior. Learn to redirect a child that is whining and saying, “I can’t!” During the last 20 minutes, Deb offers parents specific help during Q&A. If you want more in depth information about powers struggles and the other 3 goals go to Season 1 of the Positive Parenting Pep Talks Podcast.

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