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The CPS Podcast — 277 episodes
Preschool Pushout
Empowering Voices: Previewing The Children's Mental Health Advocacy Conference
Are the Kids OK?
CPS with Adults and Kids with Disabilities: The Ireland Demonstration Project
If Not Now, When?
The Realities of Restraint and Seclusion
Skills That Foster The Better Side of Human Nature
Passion, perseverance…and problem solving
US Dept of Ed's Words of Wisdom: Do More of the Same
The CPS Podcast: School Safety
Setting the CPS Record Straight
What We're Up Against
What's the Problem with Plan C?
The CPS Podcast: Is the New ABA Really New?
Coping Strategies: Are We Teaching Kids to be Early or Late?
Voices of the Neurodivergent Community
Why is There Disproportionality of Punitive, Exclusionary Discipline in Schools?
De-escalation is Not Crisis Prevention
CPS Across a Range of Ages
A Little of This and a Little of That
Surprises Often Lurk in Step 1
Plan B Stalled Before it Got Started
Dissecting an Attempt at Plan B with a 15 Year Old
Drill Well, My Friends
Missing Information
Hope & Perspective Restored!
When Solutions Aren't Mutually Satisfactory
Is Plan B a Way to Get My Expectations Met? ...and other great questions!
Disrespect? Solve the Problem that's Causing It
What are Your High-Priority Unsolved Problems?
What to Do When a Child Becomes Physically Aggressive
A Hodge Podge of CPS Help
Working Out the Plan B Kinks
There Ain't No Good Guys...There Ain't No Bad Guys
Plan B Troubleshooting
Finding Your Window In
Finally, the "F" Word Makes Its Way Onto the Podcast!
Clarifying Kid & Adult Concerns
Parenting During the Pandemic...and a Mom Who Was More Successful Than She Knew
If You Need A Good Overview Of the CPS Model, This Podcast Is It
Solving Problems Collaboratively Versus "Accommodating"...Not the Same Thing
What's Going Wrong With This Plan B?
Solving Problems Collaboratively Has Never Been More Important
Back to School Podcast for Parents
Ending Restraint and Seclusion in Schools: A Followup Discussion
Fireside Chat with Dr. Greene
Discussion of The Kids We Lose with Dr. Ross Greene
Fear and Trembling Before the First Plan B
Three Plans, Two Ways to Apply Them
Collaboration in Trying Times
Surviving School Vacations
Pick Your Messy
Holiday Cheer
Young kids, impulsive kids, & getting started with CPS
Back for the 2019-20 School Year with a Bang!
A mishmash of topics
One mom, 2 boys and a lot of unsolved problems
Screen "addiction," aggression, & kid not talking
Troubleshooting Plan B, Kids in "The Pit," Changing Lenses
We Already Have Enough Crisis Management Programs!
Seductive screens, heat of the moment, young kids, & hard-n-fast expectations
Consequences, choice, self-care, not talking...oh my!
Reluctant Spouses
Skill building, the dreaded cell phone, kids not listening and refusing
Working Upstream & Delving into Plan C
Reflections on the Parkland Tragedy & Other Hot Topics
A CPS Smorgasbord
Plan C Isn't for Giving In...It's for Stabilizing
Parents Do Well If They Can
Getting Going and Bumps Along the Way
A Little Bit of Everything
Bringing the Joy Back to Parenting
Yup, Parents Can Have Lagging Skills Too
Pitchforks and Torches Do Not Solve Problems or Teach Skills
It's a Jungle Out There
Beware the Preordained Solution
The Good Thing About Blips
Looming IEP Meeting!
The Explosive Child Returns!
Angelic at School, Explosive at Home...What Gives?
If It's Not Collaborative, It's Not Plan B
The Log Gets Rid of the Blob
Too Big to Sling Over the Shoulder
Back to Can't Versus Won't
The Antidote for Parental Guilt: Back to Plan B
All Siblings Fight...Right?
I Still Have Expectations, Right?
What IS My Expectation?
Muscle Memory
Looking for the Right School
Empathy in the Midst of Plan A
More Than a Diagnosis Can Tell
Different Points on the Journey
Running on Empty
Give Your Kid the Fingers
Pathological Demand Avoidance
School Blues
Hitting Rock Bottom
What Does "Doing Well" Mean?
The Heat of the Moment
He's Just Stubborn
The Real World
Beginning, Slogging, and Getting Ready
"I'm Afraid I'm Losing My Kids"
It's About Time
School Blues
Need Convincing? Do Plan B!
Hard to Give Up Those Consequences
Where to Begin?
We'll Never Know for Sure
Creative Drilling
Why Aren't The Solutions Working?
The ALSUP Dymystifies Challenging Behavior
The Journey Has Begun
The Problem With "When"
ABA versus CPS
Is "Stealing" a Lagging Skill, an Unsolved Problem, or None of the Above?
Why Are There So Many Behaviorally Challenging Kids These Days?
On the Same Page
The Heat of the Moment
Challenging at Home, Not at School...Why?
Is There a Downside to Collaborating with Kids?
Paddling Upstream
Are Consequences the Only Way to Set Limits and Establish Boundaries?
Unmet Needs or Concerns?
It All Begins with the ALSUP
The Proof's in the Pudding: What to Tell Kids About Plan B
Three Boys Under the Age of Eight!
Ups and Downs of the Embarrassment Factor
The "Therapeutic" Hold and the "Healthy" Smack: Some Things Don't Go Together
The Morphing Unsolved Problem
Double Header: Two Kids Having Difficulty Participating in Plan B
Premature Solutions
How Do I Explain This?
You Need Info! (some creative ways to get it)
What's More Informative? The Diagnoses or Lagging Skills and Unsolved Problems?
Debbie's Lagging Skills and Unsolved Problems
Getting to Know Debbie
Different Points on the Journey
What Is Challenging Behavior Communicating?
The Empathy Corner
Same Song, Different Tune
The Meaning of Strength
Getting Into That Plan B Habit
How Do the Skills Get Taught?
Being Responsive and Collaborating at all Ages
Parenting Your Challenging Child
Caught Up in the Diagnoses
Why Won't He Talk To Us?
Can I Still Do the Old Stuff?
You Gotta Know What You're Working On
February Parents Panel: Hearing, Clarifying, & Validating
Raised on Plan A, Trying to Roll with Plan B
At the Fork in the Road
A Sibling Tells It Like It Is
Prioritizing Unsolved Problems
December Parents Panel: Just Getting Started
Plan B with Teens
Exploring Other Forms of Communication
Building Trust
Back to Basics
Changing Lenses
Communication is Key
Just Keep Drilling
Success Stories
The Invitation Step of Plan B
Trying Harder Isn't a Great Solution
Talking About Talking
Parents Panel: Gearing Up for Summer
What's More Informative Than a Psychiatric Diagnosis?
Babysitting and Baby Steps
Fictitious Concerns? No Such Thing!
This Is Going to Take a While
About Those Consequences...
That's Why We're Here
This Plan B Stuff Is Hard!
Parenting Your Challenging Child
Don't Take Your Hands Off The Wheel!
Making the "Unpredictable" More Predictable
The Luxury of Hindsight
Get Busy, The Meds Are Working!
Parenting Your Challenging Child
Reflections on a Tragedy
Double Header
December Parents Panel: Holiday Edition
No Reason to Scream If...
My Child Has Been Suspended Again!
November Parents Panel: The Dreaded Phone Calls From School
"What if I'm Lacking Skills Too?"
Precision on Unsolved Problems
October Parents Panel: Pearls of Wisdom
Which Behaviors Can My Child Control?
How Do You Know You're Doing Plan B?
September Parents Panel: The Brother is the "Bully"
Triaging Plan B Troubles
Umpires, Low Frustration Tolerance, and Realistic Solutions
Just Getting Started: Identifying Unsolved Problems
Spanking Solves No Problems
May Parents Panel: Teaching Social Skills
My Child's Challenging Behavior Isn't Predictable at All!
Sometimes Homework is a Very Low Priority
Restitution
April Parents Panel: My Child and I Are Equals?
Parents Do Well If They Can Too
Uninformed Solutions
March Parents Panel: What If There's No Solution?
Feelings versus Concerns
Different Humps, Same Answer
Understanding What's Getting in a Child's Way
February Parents Panel: What's Hard About Using Plan B?
Helping Your Child's School Solve Problems Collaboratively
Understanding Comes Before Helping
Lots of Good Questions, Lots of Good Answers
January Parents Panel
Child in a Deep Hole at School
December Parents Panel
Just Starting the Journey
Radical Ideas About RAD
The Ups and Downs of Problem Solving
Stop Hitting Kids (and Start Solving Problems)
November Parents Panel
Can't Solve Problems Without Identifying Kids' Concerns
Behaviors are Not Unsolved Problems
Is My Child Playing Me For a Fool?
October Parents Panel: What Do Bullies and the Bullied Need?
The Value(s) of Plan B
Allies and Light Bulbs
Energy Back
CPS and ABA
Make an Appointment
This is Hard!
A Certain Type of Solution
May Parents Panel: Kids Do Well If They Can Revisited
Is it Poor Motivation or Lagging Skills?
Gathering Information Can Be Hard
My Child is Having Difficulty Hearing My Concerns
The Parents Panel Tackles Corporal Punishment
This Could Take a While
Back to Plan A if the First Solution Doesn't Work? No Way!
Can You Use Plan B with Young Kids?
What About the Grandparents?
Playing Catch-up
Don't Forget, This is Supposed to be Proactive
Progress Reports
Why Would a Kid Participate in Treatment? February Parents Panel
Important...and Not So Important...Information
A Sad Tale...and Some Hope
Attachment Issues and CPS: Just What the Doctor Ordered
You In? January Parents' Panel
How Do I Get My Child's Teacher to Use Plan B?
The Kid's Got No Respect - December Parents' Panel
What a Time-Out Won't Accomplish
Refreshment
Focus on the (Unsolved) Problems, Not the Symptoms
November Parents Panel: Lenses, Siblings, and More
Taking Responsibility
Do Kids Really Do Well If They Can?
October Parents Panel
A Sign of Progress: He Talked a Little
He Won't Talk to Me
Parenting Your Challenging Child
Is it a Plan A World? (And Other Important Topics)
Parenting Your Challenging Child
Glad You Asked!
Solving Problems with Very Young Kids: The Same Ingredients
Random Topics of Great Interest
More Random Topics of Great Interest
Today's Topic? It's Your Call!
Parenting Your Challenging Child
Parenting Your Challenging Child
Plan B Nitty-Gritty
Lots of Questions, Some Answers, and an Update
Trouble in Paradise: Dealing With Some Plan B Hurdles
Are Psychiatric Diagnoses Necessary and Helpful?
Common Difficulties in Using Plan B...and How to Overcome Them
Three Options for Solving Problems and the Ingredients of Plan B
Solving Problems Collaboratively: An Overview