When Your Kid Doesn’t Get Their Way!
When your kid doesn’t get what they want, all hell can break loose! Their behavior can run the gamut from whining to throwing and...
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Kathy Whitham
Sep 182 min read
How to Maintain Loving Connection in the Face of Your Child's Hurtful Behavior
You know how your child's words and actions can be hurtful? I'm sure you do! The things they sometimes say can feel like a personal...
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Kathy Whitham
Feb 271 min read
Key Parenting Skill for Peace at Home with your Teen
Peace at home comes from being less reactive and more responsive. An essential parenting skill that nurtures peace at home is the skill...
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Kathy Whitham
Jan 222 min read
How to Listen So Your Kid Talks To You...
The most common frustration I hear from parents and caregivers is “They won’t listen!” I feel you!! It can be so hard to listen when what...
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Kathy Whitham
Aug 15, 20232 min read
What to Do When Your Child or Teen Won't Listen
Are you ready for a quick tip for a quick win with your parenting? When you start with the understanding that behavior is communication,...
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Kathy Whitham
Aug 15, 20232 min read
3 Magic Words For Better Communication
Knowing what to do in the face of resistance and pushback from your child or teen can boost your confidence in your parenting skills and...
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Kathy Whitham
Jul 1, 20231 min read
Are You Talking to the Wall?
You know how in the heat of the moment, you might as well be talking to the wall? Here’s the thing. Everyone has to calm down first...
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Kathy Whitham
Jul 1, 20231 min read
Curiosity Opens The Door To Communication...
Curiosity opens the door to communication! Here's a quick tip for a quick win with your parenting>>> Next time you feel yourself starting...
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Kathy Whitham
May 1, 20233 min read
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, 20212 min read
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
Feb 23, 20211 min read
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
Oct 16, 20202 min read
A No-Yell™ Approach When Your Kid Says, "No!"
Sometimes feelings are messy! They go outside the lines, spill on the floor or splatter on your clothes. Sometimes they’re not nice. Was...
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Kathy Whitham
Jul 8, 20202 min read
Handling Negative Attention-Seeking Behaviors
Whether it’s by pushing your buttons, hooking you into a power struggle or ignoring you so you have to repeat yourself 20 times, your...
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Kathy Whitham
Feb 27, 20202 min read
The Difficulty of Disappointment
For weeks, Lily had poured her heart and soul into running for 1st grade class representative in her new school. She wanted it so badly!...
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Kathy Whitham
Oct 24, 20192 min read
How Do I Get My Teen To Listen?
Self-Regulation Is Your Best Parenting Tool! When it comes to not listening, teenagers and three year olds - AKA three-nagers - have a...
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Kathy Whitham
Sep 26, 20192 min read
You're Not Listening!
The crowded aisle was packed with people, shopping carts and boxes being unloaded, not to mention shelves at a child's eye level full of...
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Kathy Whitham
Dec 12, 20182 min read
Let's Talk About Defiance
Your 15 year old tells you he did his homework when he didn’t. Your 8 year old starts yelling at you when you tell them it’s time to get...
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Kathy Whitham
Aug 30, 20181 min read
When They Won’t Listen - Try This!
Today I want to talk about how hard it is when your kiddo won’t listen to you, especially when you’re exhausted and at the end of your...
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