| The It's Just Life! lecture series is about psychology
for every day life. Each 90-minute talk, now available on Compact Disk,
includes a real life Q&A session, packed full of specific, practical
answers to the tough parenting and family challenges we all face daily.
For more information on these talks and how to order recordings of them,
see our Audio Compact Disks page. Parenting With Confidence: Less threatening, less bribing and less exhaustion No more yelling, threatening and bribing. You will leave this most popular lecture inspired to parent with confidence and calm. You will be reminded how to have confident authority in order to manage behavior effectively, and, in doing so, you will be less inclined to get "hooked" into arguing and defending your parenting decisions. Finally, you will leave knowing the importance of parenting in accordance to your child's needs along with developing a system, with appropriate and specific rules that yield natural consequences. Understanding Out of the Ordinary Behaviors Understand childhood behavioral syndromes as defined by DSMIV in order to better intervene. If you work with or parent young children who step outside the normal curve, this lecture is for you. First Comes Hurt, Then Comes Anger What underlies anger and aggression? Learn how to react less and respond constructively to anger in a manner that promotes adaptive coping and maturity. This lecture reviews anger management techniques that apply to all ages. You can apply these anger management tools to any relationship at work or at home! Sibling Rivalry for Better and Worse Understand the benefits of rivalry and when rivalry has gone too far. Understand how we unintentionally "add fuel to the flames" in our own rivalry with siblings and peers, as well as in response to our children. Learn to be more mindful and calm as you respond to rivalry in a manner that holds the siblings accountable for their own problem-solving. For details, pricing, or to schedule this series for your organization, please contact us. |