But Then What Do I Do About My Child's Behavior?!
It’s one thing to understand that your child’s behavior is a communication of stress or anxiety. It’s quite another thing to know what to...
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Kathy Whitham
- Apr 11
- 2 min
Tired of Everything Being An Ordeal With Your Child? Try this transition strategy.
Recently an exasperated mom said to me, “Why does everything have to be such an ordeal!?” She was referring to everything from trying to...
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Kathy Whitham
- Mar 6
- 1 min
Improve Communication with Your Child or Teen Using 1 Skill
Validate! Validate! Validate! Today I invite you to consider validation - an essential and under emphasized parenting skill - as the...
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Kathy Whitham
- Dec 4, 2023
- 1 min
Strengthen Connection with your Child!
Validate! Validate! Validate! What a great take away from a recent coaching session. You want your child to be emotionally and socially...
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Kathy Whitham
- Nov 27, 2023
- 1 min
Difficult Teen Behavior? Surprise them with empathy!
Empathy is learned by experiencing empathy. Our power as parents to teach empathy lies in our ability to be it. Empathy says to your...
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Kathy Whitham
- Nov 16, 2023
- 2 min
How to Improve Your Child's Holiday Behavior - Thanksgiving Survival Tips
And so the holiday ride begins... We all have parts that long for some ideal family holiday - the way we think it should be or the one we...
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Kathy Whitham
- Nov 1, 2023
- 1 min
When Won't Is Can't
Today I invite you to look at their won’t as a can’t. It will help you respond rather than react when your buttons get pushed by...
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Kathy Whitham
- Oct 24, 2023
- 1 min
Attention-Seeking Behavior Seeks Connection
It’s so hard to know what to do about our kids behavior! A common concern I hear is, “I don’t want to reward negative behavior by giving...
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Kathy Whitham
- Oct 14, 2023
- 1 min
Responding to What Their Behavior Is Telling You!
Imagine your child is like a barometer. They tell you the weather around them, but they are not the weather. The weather is the stress in...
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Kathy Whitham
- Aug 15, 2023
- 1 min
Validate Feelings. Create Boundaries for Behavior
Validating your child's feelings is not the same as giving them permission for unacceptable behavior. Feelings and behavior are two...
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Kathy Whitham
- Aug 15, 2023
- 1 min
Behavior is an SOS, Not an Attack
What if your child’s behavior wasn’t personal? What if it was an unskilled attempt to tell you what they are feeling and what they need?...
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Kathy Whitham
- Aug 15, 2023
- 1 min
Changing Your mind Isn't Giving In
You may have heard that you should stick to what you say, no matter what! While I very much believe that consistency is an important...
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Kathy Whitham
- Aug 14, 2023
- 2 min
When You Do Better, Your Child Does Better
How often do you find yourself thinking you’re supposed to know what to do, when it comes to parenting, or at least be able to figure it...
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Kathy Whitham
- Jul 1, 2023
- 1 min
Be Their Anchor, Not Their Adversary
I invite you to remember that behavior is communication. What your child needs in the midst of their button-pushing behavior is an...
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Kathy Whitham
- Jul 1, 2023
- 1 min
How To Handle a Meltdown/Tantrum
For kids to develop resilience, they need to learn to be ok with big feelings. Here's a quick tip for a quick win with your parenting>>>...
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Kathy Whitham
- May 1, 2023
- 3 min
To Get Through to Your Child or Teen, Follow Emotional Age instead of Supposed To's.
Today I'm going to talk about an important strategy for getting through to your child or teen. Yes, it works for all ages. It's to let...
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Kathy Whitham
- Jul 9, 2021
- 2 min
Helping Your Child Feel Heard - Aka Behavior is Communication
Today I want to share something to help you be the even better parent you are wanting to be. How do I know you want that? Because you’re...
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Kathy Whitham
- Jun 15, 2021
- 2 min
Why won’t my child behave at home?? They seem able to behave at school!!
I want to connect with you today to talk about a question that came up at office hours today. “Why can my 5 year old behave really well...
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Kathy Whitham
- Feb 23, 2021
- 1 min
Bad Behavior - SOS or Attack?
What if your child’s bad behavior is their best attempt to tell you what they need? If that’s true, then the way you respond has the...
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Kathy Whitham
- May 7, 2020
- 2 min
Tired Of Hearing, "NO!?"
Does it seem like every time you ask your child to do something like, "Get dressed," "Come to dinner," "Pick up your clothes," or "Leave...
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