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Episode 075: Reasons kids bully and ways to help the bully and the victim.
It's really stressful when you find out your child is being a bully, or is being bullied.
There's plenty of conflicting advice you might be given which only adds to the stress.
Don't worry, here's some anchor points...
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Episode 074: Solving the mental health crisis for our children's sake? How?
Word up folks.
So how are we going to solve the mental health crisis?
Well...we can actually start right at home...and I'd like to share my thoughts on how we can save ourselves.
Lofty aims I know...but we ought to...
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Episode 073: Tips to increase resilience with delayed gratification
A short episode today...apologies for the 'streams' of consciousness style...though I still think you'll get some handy hints here.
Resilience is extremely important but how we teach our children resilience is less...
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Episode 072: Can you stop your kids from lying and stealing?
Before you can teach your kids the value of honesty; and before you start doing that fancy positive reinforcement stuff to 'catch' them in the act of doing honest things...you have to 1) know that the conditions in...
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Episode 071: How to raise moral people
To lead a moral life means we suspend our own self interests for the sake of others.
Surely the world would be a better place if we could all do our part in making it a moral place.
Unfortunately there is an absence...
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Episode 070: the key thing to make any principle work effectively
Trying not to be too dumb is better than trying to be too smart...I think.
I hope I'm right, cause that's all I can manage some days.
It's the same with most principles and practices IMO.
Tune in and I hope this...
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Episode 069: Agreement can be harmful to your children
Agreement for the sake of peacekeeping is invalidating in my view.
So what's a parent to do when they are faced with a situation where they're children are grappling with something big, but you don't want to...
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Episode 068: empathy is your secret weapon for success in business and life
Empathy, I believe, is your secret weapon for establishing trust in your business and personal relationships.
But it's not just an idea or concept, it's a mindset, an attitude.
We all have the equipment; we just...
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Episode 067: Why is parenting hard? And what to do about it
Why parenting is so tough is maybe because we've gotten a little soft around the edges. Let me explain and maybe it'll give you some motivation in your parenting life.
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Episode 066: Managing ADHD- commentary re interview with Emily
A few extra comments from me that I forgot to tack on to episode 65.
Practice of Empathic Discipline will help you develop your ability to connect authentically and meaningfully while become irresistibly influential...
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Episode 065: Managing ADHD - a student's perspective
Tune in to my interview with Emily. A student with ADHD. I think the most important thing that students with ADHD need is a village of supportive adults and it became clear that that was a critical piece of Emily's...
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Episode 064: A starting point for parents dealing with gender dysphoria
It can be a disorientating when your child comes to you telling you that they feel they're in the wrong body.
How do you start to approach this?
You don't want to alienate them. You don't want to invalidate them. But...
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