In this episode: 1. Reasons our children lie 2. An Interview with Miss CT, Morgan Amarone, featuring her book MADISON'S JOURNEY 3. The benefits of teaching young children the American Sign Language 4. How parents can become their own child's educational advocate 5. What to do when your child steals from a store
Creating Cooperative Kids
Creating Cooperative Kids – show 13
In this Episode: 1. An examination into why children fight 2. Greyhounds make good family pets - an interview with members from the organization GREYHOUND OPTIONS 3. A group of high school students take on TEEN DATING VIOLENCE 4. The power of infant massage in the first 12 months 5. Tips for handling a mean preschooler
Creating Cooperative Kids – Episode 10 – Managing Children Who Need More Attention
IN THIS EPISODE: - Handling children seeking attention - Creating focus for children with ADHD - Children hypersensitive to some food - Parents, kids, & marijuana - The anger toward those who teach positive parenting
Creating Cooperative Kids – Creating Focus for Kids with ADHD
IN THIS EPISODE: - Getting Kids to Eat Healthy - Navigating the Childhood Disorder ADHD - Successful Tips for Kids with ADHD - Raising Teens with Healthy Money Habits - Teaching Children Gratitude
Creating Cooperative Kids – Helping Kids Dream Big and Creativity
IN THIS EPISODE: - Helping your child create a DREAM BOOK - Interview with Croix Sather, author of Dream Big, Act Big - How to help your child reach his full potential - Interview with Mary-Anne DiBlasio, Health Practitioner on helping a child tap into creativity - Answering a parent's question on how to help a child live to reach their full potential
Creating Cooperative Kids 7 – When the Report Card Comes Home
IN THIS SHOW: Bill demonstrates an effective method for interacting with your child when she brings home the report card. He'll also interview Valerie Utton, author of the book LETTERS OF APOLOGY, and Annalisa Deal, youth advocate for the NETWORK AGAINST DOMESTIC ABUSE. Finally, Bill will be interviewed by a father of 3 children who has some questions about discipline.
Creating Cooperative Kids – Understanding Teens
IN THIS SHOW: Bill interviews Susan Markel, author of the book WHAT YOUR PEDIATRICIAN DOESN'T KNOW CAN HURT YOUR CHILD. Topics include breastfeeding, childhood illness, and discipline in the first 18 months. Bill also interviews Anthony E. Wolf, Ph.D., author of the book GET OUT OF MY LIFE, BUT FIRST COULD YOU DRIVE ME AND CHERYL TO THE MALL? Topics include handling teen defiance, motivation, and understanding how to connect with a teen.
Creating Cooperative Kids – Is Self Defense Training Right for Kids
The topic of this episode is bullying, victims, and self-defense. In the first half of the show, Bill interviews two self-defense experts to determine if self-defense training is right for kids. He interviews Jonathan Metcalf of Integrity Martial Arts and Larry Bumpus, a CT judo instructor and parent educator.
Creating Cooperative Kids – 3 – Creating Agreements with Children
ON THIS EPISODE: - how to create agreements with children - Bill Fiore and the Springfield Parent Academy - a parent needing help with her kids out of control - adoption and CT DCF director Ken Mysogland - answering a parent's question on what to do when kids throw a fit
Creating Cooperative Kids – 1 – Top Discipline Mistakes Parents Make
IN THIS EPISODE: - demonstration of the discipline tool box many parents mistakenly use - Katie Churchill from CT's DCF discusses the adoption process - demonstration of the visual timer - parents sharing successes - answering a parent's question on a child's behavior creating discouragement for adults
Creating Cooperative Kids – The Dangers for Teens of Sexting
ON THIS SHOW: - The 1# reason many children misbehave and what to do about it - what it's like to be an adoptive parent - childrens book author Lisa Lavoie - reps from the NETWORK AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE discuss teen dating violence - the problem of sexting