• Happier Kids Now Interview

  • Jun 12 2023
  • Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
  • Podcast

Happier Kids Now Interview

  • Summary

  • Today's Positive Parenting Pep Talks Podcast is a recording of and interview I gave many years ago on the Happier Kids Now Online Expo. I wanted to share it with you because I was able to provide so many ideas for helping you to help your kids behave better.

    I mentioned the Dial-A-Discipline Wheel that you can purchase here.

    I talked about Power Struggles and have an online video class you can purchase for $12.99 here.

    Please ⁠⁠visit my website ⁠⁠and learn more about Self-Directed and facilitated Positive Parenting classes.

    Please follow me on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ and leave your comments and suggestions about these ideas.


    In this episode:

    • About my back ground and how I got started
    • Why do kids Misbehave?
    • Kids have need they are trying to get met through their behavior.
    • Spend time with kids when they’re not misbehaving.
    • How do you identify misbehavior?
    • A systematic approach to misbehavior in your children.
    • A misbehaving child is a discouraged child.

    There are 4 mistaken goals of misbehavior:

    • Attention
    • Power
    • Revenge
    • Inadequacy

    Dial-A-Discipline to help identify and correct misbehavior.


    • Why do kids love to power struggle with us?
    • What age do they learn to power struggle with us?
    • What’re the 2 best ways to teach them not to power struggle with us?
    • How do you get out of a power struggle?
    • Why do kids always have to get the last word in?
    • What is the high level communication tool you can role model for your children?
    • What happens if your child is being hurtful or hateful?
    • You need to know which discipline to use on which behavior.
    • What is the child who is helpless, tired or says, “I Can’t”?
    • What is the first thing to do when your child is being hurtful or hateful?
    • How can you understand the behavior without taking it personally?
    • Mirror back to your child the impact they are having on their world.
    • An example of my daughter bing in the goal of revenge and how I handled it.
    • Valuable insights into the goal of revenge.
    • Looking at how adults model this behavior.
    • Learn to redirect a child that is whining and saying, “I can’t!”


    During the last 20 minutes, Deb offers parents specific help during Q&A.


    If you want more in depth information about powers struggles and the other 3 goals go to Season 1 of the Positive Parenting Pep Talks Podcast.

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