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Drawing on years of experience working with families, Parenting Coaches Siope Kinikini and Kimber Petersen share how families can improve, heal, and find success using the proven methods of the Teaching-Family Model. Visit smarterparenting.com to learn more.
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![Ep #98: Helping kids go back to school](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog4701387/ep-98-helping-kids-return-to-school_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Ep #98: Helping kids go back to school
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Helping kids go back to school, whether in person, online, or a hybrid, is different this year.
Knowing how to best deal with all the new challenges and unknowns can feel overwhelming. How do you keep your kids safe from Covid-19? How do you balance online learning and work responsibility? How do you keep kids focused?
In today’s podcast, ADHD Parenting Coach Siope Kinikini tackles those very issues and shows parents what they can do to find solutions that work for their family and their situation.
You can prepare and help your child find success this year. Just because it’s different doesn’t mean that it can’t be a great year.
This is a podcast you don’t want to miss!
For additional resources, full show notes and transcript visit: https://www.smarterparenting.com/adhd-parenting-podcast/
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![Ep #97: Feeling hopeful for the future](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog4701387/ep-97-feeling-hopeful-for-the-future_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Ep #97: Feeling hopeful for the future
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
You can feel hopeful for the future. Yes, even in trying times, it is possible to feel that the future has incredible opportunities.
Every generation has faced struggles and challenges that have required new thoughts and preparations. Those who thrived were those who learned how to prepare for future challenges.
You can do the same. You can help your child do the same too.
Think of yourself as an airplane pilot. When you're able to predict and prepare for what is happening ahead, it's comforting to your child. Not only do they see that they can trust you, they also feel empowered because they have things they can do to weather what is coming up.
It's exactly what the skill of Preventive Teaching does. It allows you to prepare your child for anything that may happen in the future and gives them strategies that they can use that will work. When children feel prepared, it will reduce anxiety and increase their confidence.
You will love this podcast. You will feel comforted by the fact that you can help your child and have a bright and beautiful future.
Sign up for a coaching session through the Smarter Parenting Club and be filled with hope for the future of your family. https://club.smarterparenting.com/
For full show notes and transcript visit: https://www.smarterparenting.com/adhd-parenting-podcast/
![Ep #96: Strengthening emotional connections with your child](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog4701387/ep-96-strengthening-emotional-connections-with-your-child_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Ep #96: Strengthening emotional connections with your child
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
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It’s only natural for children to seek out situations where they feel confident, competent, independent, and autonomous. As discussed in the previous podcast, many children turn to video games to help fulfill these needs. Parents can counter the positives children receive from playing video games by using Effective Praise.
Effective Praise can increase your connection with your child as it teaches you how to validate the good things your child is doing. When children feel approved by their parents, it increases their confidence, competence, independence, and autonomy, which strengthens the emotional bond you have with them.
Getting praise signals to your child, “Hey, my parents are proud of me. My parents see what I’m doing well. I like it when they notice it. I want to keep doing this so they continue.”
As that bond strengthens, the benefits will be that your child listens to you more. They will spend more time with you. They will seek out your advice.
We can’t stress how important giving Effective Praise is.
One of the steps of Effective Praise requires parents to give their children a reason why they should continue the positive behavior. This step is hard for many parents. Most of us, when giving a reason to behave a certain way, give a reason that’s meaningful to them and not always to the person they are talking to.
When parents are able to give their child a meaningful reason, they are more likely to repeat that behavior as they feel like they are getting something out behaving that way. It can take some trial and error to figure out the things that are important to your child. If you’re struggling to figure out what is motivating your child, look at how they spend their free time or money. Those tend to be things that matter to them.
This podcast will be so insightful in helping you create a better bond with your child.
For full show notes and transcript visit: https://www.smarterparenting.com/adhd-parenting-podcast/
![Ep #95:Why video games are so addictive and what parents can do](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog4701387/ep-95-why-video-games-are-so-addictive-and-what-parents-can-do_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Ep #95:Why video games are so addictive and what parents can do
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
One of the questions Parenting Coach Siope Kinikini gets asked frequently is how to help kids deal with video game addiction, and in this podcast, he shows parents how they can help their child by using Effective Praise.
Why are video games so addictive? They are designed to fill four psychological needs in your children, trust, confidence, mastery, and autonomy, and fulfill these needs time and time again. The more kids play, the more they want to play because playing video games makes them feel good. It's also why kids can have a hard time when they are required to quit as they may not be getting the same level of reinforcement in the real world as they are getting from the virtual world.
A study on why video games are so addictive can be found here.
http://selfdeterminationtheory.org/SDT/documents/2010_PrzybylskiRigbyRyan_ROGP.pdf
Effective Praise fulfills your child's need for trust, confidence, mastery, and autonomy, which, in turn, allows them to thrive in the real world. Parents who use Effective Praise consistently give so much to their children and their children thrive.
For many parents, the hardest thing about using Effective Praise is knowing where to start. Sign up for Parenting Coaching session through the Smarter Parenting Club and let Siope Kinikini help you come up with a game plan. https://club.smarterparenting.com/
For full show notes and transcript, visit: https://www.smarterparenting.com/adhd-parenting-podcast/