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Whole-Brain Strategy #10: SIFT Through the Mind“What’s wrong?”“I don’t know.”“Why are you upset?”“I don’t KNOW.”This isn’t defiance. It’s not avoidance. Most of the time, when children say they don’t know…

Whole-Brain Strategy #9: Let the Clouds of Emotion Roll By“I’ll NEVER be happy again.”“This is the WORST day of my life.”“You ALWAYS do this to me.”“NOTHING ever goes right.”If you’ve…

Whole-Brain Strategy #8: Increase the Family Fun FactorWhen life gets busy and whose life isn’t busy ~ play is usually the first thing to go.We tell ourselves we’ll make time…

Whole-Brain Strategy #7: Remember to Remember“How was your day?”“Fine.”“What did you do?”“Nothing.”Sound familiar?Every parent knows this exchange. You pick them up from school, genuinely curious about their world, and you…

Whole-Brain Strategy #6: Use the Remote of the MindYour child comes home from school upset.Something happened—maybe they were excluded from a game, or they said something embarrassing in class, or…

“Move It or Lose It: Why Your Child Can’t Calm Down Sitting Still”Whole-Brain Strategy #5: Move It or Lose ItYour child is having a meltdown.You say: “Go to your room…

Whole-Brain Strategy #4: Use It or Lose It“Use It or Lose It: Your Child’s Brain Needs Practice”The scene unfolds exactly as you’d expect:You’re running late. Your 8-year-old is still deciding…

Whole-Brain Strategy #3: Engage, Don’t Enrage“Engage, Don’t Enrage: Understanding Your Child’s Two-Story Brain”The scene is painfully familiar, right?Your 7-year-old refuses to get ready for school. Again. You’ve asked three times,…

Whole-Brain Strategy #2: Name It to Tame ItIn the first post of this series, I told you about Aarya and the moon.When she was little, she was terrified of it.…

Whole-Brain Strategy #1: Connect and RedirectYou have been here.Your child is upset. Really upset. Maybe it’s about something that seems small to you, a broken crayon, a sibling who looked…