Well, life got in the way and I didn't get around to dropping off the check and registration form for a gym class that starts tomorrow until 7:30 this morning. And they're full. Go figure. Chuckles loses out because I couldn't get Mr. Long-Suffering to commit to a gym class in the fall (when he says we should be playing outside but with torrents of rain falling, I am not sure how that's going to work). Anyway, I failed and Chuckles suffers the consequences (although honestly, these consequences were pretty minor and this failure it not one in a long string of disappointments). Lesson learned.
Maybe I'll take him to funflatables instead. Or I think it's National Fire Prevention Week so the fire house is open. Maybe we'll just go there.
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Hi Carrie,
ReplyDeleteI was reading your blog and I thought you might be interested in some new ideas on working with challenging kids. I am a clinical child psychologist and I just released my first (and hopefully only) book that re-interprets the basic behavioral research in such a way as to enhance the types of rewards and punishments most parents, teachers, and professionals use. It's called Don't Swear with Your Mouth Full! When conventional discipline fails unconventional children and it explains why the typical strategies used in most settings are technically flawed. I then spell out an easier method of discipline called "behavior-limited discipline" that has not been written about before and has been receiving great reviews so far.
Anyway, I've got enough academics on board and I'm starting research on it this fall (with the book as the treatment manual). I am now trying to get actual parents, clinicians, and school personnel to read it (and write about it if they are so inclined) to help get the word out. Let me know if you you're interested and I'll send out a review copy tomorrow.
Thanks,
Cary
P.S. I did my graduate work at DePaul in Chicago so I'm starting with bloggers from the greatest city in the country...