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Helping My Child with Keeping Agreements
(C) 2007 Richard Dudley One morning I told my daughter (7.5) it was time to clean her room before watching TV. “Oh mom,” she said. “You know I need time to wake up and just want to r… more →
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Helping My Child with Keeping Agreements
wrote 3 days ago: (C) 2007 Richard Dudley One morning I told my daughter (7.5) it was time to clean her room before wa … more →
Play Helps Dissolve Frustration
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wrote 1 week ago: Before bed, my daughter and I had a fun Special Time together doing whatever she wanted. When the ti … more →
Helping My Teenage Son Work Through Stifled Feelings with Listening
wrote 3 weeks ago: My 13-year-old son was off track in a way that doesn’t happen often. I asked him to turn off the TV … more →
How Staylistening at the End of a Beautiful Weekend Let My Son Say Goodbye Easily
wrote 1 month ago: We went away camping with four other families. Between us, we had eleven kids between the ages of 1 … more →
Special Time Sandwich – Helping My Son Do His Speech Practise
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wrote 1 month ago: When my son was 4.5 years old, he needed to see a speech pathologist for a significant difficulty he … more →
My Son Finds the Courage to Speak Up
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wrote 1 month ago: Our babysitter came over, and she and my 4-year-old son were having a pillow fight in the other room … more →
Helping my Child Move Through Upset After Hurting Another Child
wrote 2 months ago: When my daughter Leah was just under two years old, we were playing one day with a friend and her on … more →
Unstoppable Learners
wrote 2 months ago: At the end of the last school year, our sons’ report cards surprised me and my husband. My older son … more →
Saying Good-Bye to Our Old House
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wrote 2 months ago: It was mid-October and we had been in the new house for about 8 weeks. My daughter LOVED the new hou … more →
Getting the Support You Need to Resolve Sleep Issues
wrote 2 months ago: One of the mothers in my ongoing support group has a 2-year-old daughter who had a really hard time … more →
How I Got My Daughter to Give Up the Pacifier and Settle in to Deeper Sleep
wrote 2 months ago: My daughter Leah was an extremely agitated infant who slept very poorly. Our pediatrician assured us … more →
Using Special Time and StayListening to Help My Daughter Get Ready for Company
wrote 2 months ago: It was a Sunday afternoon, shortly after my we had moved to our new house. My four-year old daughter … more →
Silencing Myself Opened My Son Up More Than Ever
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wrote 2 months ago: My son and I had special time once a week for many years. He always wanted to do the same thing … more →
From Failing to Flinging: How Throwing Books Helped My Son Pass Math
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wrote 2 months ago: When my son was in college, he called me to tell me that he was dropping out of his math class becau … more →
My Daughter's World Becomes Safer
wrote 2 months ago: My daughter, who is almost four, has had a fear of black people since she was a baby. I first became … more →
Listening Helps Calm My Grandson's Fears
wrote 2 months ago: When our grandson was one, and just walking, we convinced his parents to let us babysit so they coul … more →
Listening Helps When Things Get Gummy
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wrote 2 months ago: My son and I had an outing where we went to the store together to get the week’s groceries. We ha … more →
Helping My Daughter Move to Her Own Bed
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wrote 3 months ago: (C) 2007 Carla Peroni When my daughter was around two, I was ready for her to move to her own bed. I … more →
When I Grow Up Will You Recognize Me?
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wrote 3 months ago: When my son was 4 he went through a period when he was very resistant to getting dressed. It didn’t … more →
