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Home » Parenting » What I Learned from Raising a Challenging Child

What I Learned from Raising a Challenging Child

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Over the past eight years and three children with varying needs and obstacles, I have covered a myriad of therapies and parent coaching methods. I take what works for our family and run with it.  I consider our approach an a la carte approach to behavioral therapy. Laugh if you will but it works for us and I think you should take a listen. 

If there is a SINGLE piece of overlap between the five+ types of therapies that we’ve been exposed to as a family is the FACT that as a parent or educator trying to work with a child with challenging behaviors FOCUSING ON ONE BEHAVIORAL ISSUE at a time is CRITICAL.

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Make a list of behavior, typically small with details (e.g. he doesn’t want to brush his teeth). Prioritize the items. Tackle them one at a time, knocking one off and moving onto the next.

My friend, Dayna, over at Lemon Lime Adventures says “Despite what we want to happen, change does not happen overnight, nor does it happen all at once. By focusing on just one behavior you can learn exactly what is causing your child’s behaviors – what revs them up, what calms them down, what helps them focus, and what makes them feel overwhelmed. Better yet, you can help your child notice these behaviors and regulate on their own.”

Tagged With: Mindfulness, Positive Parenting

About Marnie Craycroft

Marnie hails from Maine where she spent summers buried in sand and winters buried in snow. She is the daughter of a nearly four decade veteran of the public school systems. Teaching has always been a part of her life. She founded Carrots Are Orange in 2010.

Carrots Are Orange is a Montessori learning and living website for parents and teachers.

Marnie graduated from Wesleyan University in 1999 with a BA in Economics. She spent nearly a decade working in investment management. In 2006, she earned her MA in business from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business.

Marnie moved to the west coast in 1999 and currently lives in Boulder with her husband and three sons. She is Montessori trained. Her work has been featured on Apartment Therapy, Buzzfeed, PBS Kids, BabyCenter, the Melissa & Doug blog, Huffington Post, and WhattoExpect.com. Besides writing, passions include running (usually after her three sons), photography, and outdoor adventures.

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