Big Ideas
Teach Reading
Bedtime Phonics? | text
Fon-ix Iz Fun | text
Fon-ix iz fun tu | text
fon/ix iz phun | text
Zone of Proximal Development
Think Goldilocks | video | text
“I Hate Math” | video | text
Growth Mindset
Growth Mindset | video | text
“I Can’t Draw” | video | text
Skiing Uphill | video | text
Learning to Play An Instrument | video | text
Learning to Play An Instrument Part Two | video | text
Motivation
The Magic Formula of Motivation | video | text
Motivation for Reading? | video | text
Not Reading? – Won’t or Can’t? | video | text
Parenting
Authoritarian vs Authoritative Parenting | video | text
Good Enough Parenting | video | text
Three Types of Parenting | video | text
Delay of Gratification
“Don’t Eat The Marshmallow” | video | text
Mastery vs. Speed
A New Twist For The Three Pigs’ Tale | video | text
Charismatic Adults
Are You a Charismatic Adult? | video | text
Developmental Race
It’s A Race | video | text
Biological Time vs. Social Time
Biological Time vs Social Time vs Developmental Time | video | text
Practical Ideas
Analyze Before You Act
Analyze Before You Act I |text
Analyze Before You Act II | text
Analyze Before You (re)Act III | text
Make a MESS
Make a MESS of your child | text
Join them in their world
Join them in their world | text
Keep the conflict in the kid
Keep the conflict in the kid—Bedtime | text
Keep the conflict in the kid—Messy Room | text
In the kid—not the parent | text
In the kid—not the parent 2 | text
Empathic Neutrality
Finding Empathy and Neutrality | text
From Empathic Understanding to Calm Collaboration | text
How to talk and listen
Fighting or Arguing? | text
An Intervention for Fighting | text
Bombs away—Love letter | text
Fights Need Follow-up | text
Are Rules Flexible?
These rules are made for breaking | text
These rules are made for breaking 2 | text
The Clothing Allowance
Clothing Allowance | text
“Just give ’em a clothing allowance” | text
The value of Pie charts
Pie Chart Analysis: It Matters How You Slice It | text
What I Want vs What I Do | text
The Bedtime Ritual
The Bedtime Ritual | text
5 Why’s
5 Why’s Method
5 How’s
Don’t let the cement dry
Before the cement dries | text
5:1 Ratio
Give me five (positives for that negative)
Higher Expectations
Revise and resubmit
Emotional Regulation
Cry “Uncle” | text
Establishing Habits
Habits—The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly | text
Sole responsibility
Sole responsibility | text
What works?
Failure’s value—What Video Games Get Right | text
Backward Planning
Backward Planning—Backwards is Always Better | text
Backward Planning II—Even More Backward Planning | text
Plans vs Reality
Pie Chart Analysis
Clear Rules and Follow Through
Grocery Store Behavior “Store Wars” | text
Responsibility
Use your own good judgement
Self-Discipline
What I Want vs What I Do | text
Too Much Screen Time | text
Promoting Self-Discipline | text
Self-Regulation Teaching Strategies | text
Screen Time I | text
Screen Time II | text
Talking
Talk Early Talk Often I | text
Talk Early Talk Often II | text
Talk Early Talk Often III | text
Talk Early Talk Often IV | text
Talk Early Talk Often V | text
Talk Early Talk Often VI
Childhood Competencies
Relating
Relating To Others | text
Anxious With Girls | text
Anxious With Girls II | text
Random Acts Of Kindness | text
Random Acts Of Kindness II | text
5:1 Ratio | text
Curiosity
Curiosity | text
Try Not To Kill It | text
Try Not To Kill It II | text
Empathy
Empathy | text
Empathy—Teaching It | text
Empathic Neutrality—Borderline Binds | text
Communication
Communication | text
Fighting vs. Arguing | text
Fighting Intervention—Refereeing or coaching? | text
Bombs Away—Love Letter | text
Logical Thinking
Logical Thinking | text
Don’t Open
Fast & Slow—Use Your Words
Inattentive Blindness | text
Sunk Cost Fallacy | text
Self-Serving Bias—Bad Luck
Confirmation Bias | text
Anchoring Bias—The Pricey Blouse | text
Playground Politics VII—More Bullying | text
Misinformation I
Misinformation II
Mis(sing)information
Emotional Competence
Emotional Competence | text
“Uncle” | text
Anger Management | text
Genuine Self-Esteem
Genuine Self-Esteem | text
Playground Politics VII—More Bullying | text
The Blame Game I | text
The Blame Game II | text
The Blame Game III | text
The Blame Game IV | text
The Blame Game V | text
The Blame Game VI | text
The Blame Game VII | text
The Blame Game VIII | text
The Blame Game IX| text
Creativity & Vision
Creativity & Vision | text
Creativity—Legos | text
Writing—Copying | text
Writing II | text
Internal Discipline
Internal Discipline | text
Legos (Clean Up)
Clothing Allowance | text
Moral Integrity
Moral Integrity | text
Playground Politics—I Want To Home School | text
Playground Politics II—Value of Guilt| text
Playground Politics III—Standing Up To Bully| text
Playground Politics IV—Bullying cont.| text
Playground Politics V—Bullying cont.| text
Playground Politics VI—Bullying cont.| text
Before Cement Dries | text
Responsibility & Purpose
Responsibility & Purpose | text
Climate Changing Emotions I | text
Climate Changing Emotions II | text
Climate Changing Emotions III | text
Climate Changing Emotions IV | text
Climate Changing Emotions V | text
Climate Changing Emotions VI | text
Just Coasting Vignettes
Just Coasting – Lazy or Avoidant | text
Lazy vs. Avoidant part II | text
“My Grades Are Good Enough” | video | text
Just Coasting Part II – Why do we coast? | text
Just Coasting Part III – Genuine Curiosity & Interest | text
Just Coasting Part IV – Start With What Is Working | text
Just Coasting Part V – The ‘No Screens’ Challenge | text
Just Coasting Part VI – Who is feeling the conflict? | text
Just Coasting Part VII – Drop The Agenda | text
The Humiliation Hypothesis | text
The Humiliation Hypothesis II | text
The Humiliation Hypothesis III | text
Humiliation Treatment Plan? IV | text