Regardless of how well we do setting rules, trying to stay focused on our kids' positive behaviours, and being mindful of our parenting style, there will always be tricky kids and tricky moments when our kids behave in ways that stretch our resources to the breaking point. You know just what I’m talking about, don’t you?

In these moments, many parents say that their theoretical skills have deserted them. In these high-pressure moments, we’ve all said and done things that we’ve regretted later. Once we’ve cooled off, we have been able to identify exactly what we should have done! It feels awful, doesn’t it?

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And then there are those parents who seem to handle the trickiest of kid behaviours with poise and quiet determination – almost as if they had a plan in mind before the moment happened. Guess what – they probably did have a plan! So, let’s take some time together to talk about things like:

How often do we nag or criticise our kids, and whether this actually works for us

 

Just how often our kids really do behave poorly – using hard evidence

 

How well we manage ourselves in moments when our kids are struggling to manage themselves

 

Which behaviours to call kids out on and which ones to walk away from

 

What are the consequences? Which ones, when, how often, and how severe?

 

Whether we can deliver consequences without looking like the enemy

 

Take the challenge and see how many practical ideas you can gather in this fun and clever workshop on the art of managing tricky kid behaviour.