Problem Solving with Parents
Strategies for building communication skills, decreasing difficult behaviors, and finding joy in simple moments everyday
Managing Power Struggles
When it comes to power struggles between caregivers and children, I’ve been looking for answers like many parents. Much of my research includes recommendations like:
8 Ways to Use Natural Consequences
One of the tenets of Positive Discipline is to practice providing natural consequences for children “misbehaving.” A natural consequence is anything that happens as the
Positive Discipline: Punishment vs. Discipline
“Discipline” and “Punishment” often are used interchangeably, but they do not mean the same thing. When we hear “discipline,” you may picture a child’s behavior in need
A Concerned SLP’s Response to TIME Magazine article by Camarata
A recent TIME Magazine article entitled “Why You Shouldn’t Immediately Worry If Your Child Is a Late Talker, According to a Speech Pathologist,” is potentially
Misbehavior and Connection
There are many ways we describe it – meltdown, tantrum, misbehavior, noncompliant, resistant, defiant, out of control. The never-ending whining, power struggles, back talk, fighting,
Communication with Connection
It’s likely when you think of a speech-language pathologist, you think of them teaching a child to speak. And while that’s true, there’s so much
