Mediation has been helpful to a lot of couples who were initially engaged in an adversarial,
difficult child custody battle.
Using play - based therapy modalities, as well as education and reflection with caregivers, I help them interpret and respond to
difficult child behaviors.
Single parents tend to rely on positive problem - solving strategies rather than punishment or discipline when faced with
difficult child behaviours.
If your child is an
extremely difficult child to raise, consider speaking with your pediatrician about it, or consulting a child behavior expert.
After many years of handling high conflict cases and
difficult child custody litigation, I started searching for a better way to help families during a time of disappointment, sadness and conflict.
There's advice for dealing with many of the common struggles we deal with as parents, especially when dealing
with difficult children.
Findings suggest that the home - based parenting programs for adopters caring
for difficult children in the first 18 months of placement may be cost - effective in enhancing satisfaction with parenting, but not in reducing child behavioral problems, compared with services as usual.
This plan was honed on some of the most
difficult children in the US and has been used successfully to help thousands of children around the world.
Patience and compassion:
Handle difficult children firmly yet gently to establish basic disciplinary rules and maintain order and respectfulness.
Although parents» experiences and recollections were diverse, almost all parents had been confronted
by difficult child behaviours, at least initially.
Artist John Whytock was commissioned by Parent Project ®, Inc., to create an engaging rendering for the award winning parenting skills program
Raising Difficult Children in a Difficult World.
While it is expected that all parents experience stress as their children develop, the presence of certain factors, such
as difficult child characteristics or a disability, can increase stress levels [4][10][11][16].
«I believe that people seek therapy for many different reasons; to manage feelings of sadness and / or anxiety, to work through specific personal or relational crises, to better
parent difficult children, or simply to understand and resolve general feelings of discontent.
For instance, a so -
called difficult child may be unconsciously acting - out the unspoken tensions within the parental dyad (Kerr & Bowen, 1988).
We have been led to believe that children that have suffered trauma and generally have been labeled as Reactive Attachment Disorder are inherently
difficult children without a conscience or empathetic development for others.
One such example is the Parenting Stress Index (PSI)(see below), normed on > 2500 parents and its short form contains 36 items tapping into key aspects of parenting stress, including parental distress,
difficult child characteristics and dysfunctional parent — child interaction.
She has 23 years of experience working with adults dealing with issues of loss, depression and anxiety, relationships, and life transitions, and has a sub-specialty consulting with parents
experiencing difficult child - related dilemmas.
Finally, I worked as a teacher in one of the most urban, political, alternative school in New Haven and taught the toughest, most demanding classes where the most
difficult children came for their final opportunity to get an education after being removed from every school because of their behavior, so I can attest to how hard it is to teach in the public school system.
Ms. Moskowitz said that the network had shown itself to be «very quick to investigate» when such matters were brought to its attention, as when a principal at one of its schools created a «Got to Go» list of
difficult children whom he wanted to leave the school.
When parents are forced to make plans that include living without their child for any period of time, it is important to seek legal counsel from Prince William County family attorneys that have the experience to
resolve difficult child custody disputes as quickly as possible.
Working side - by - side with David S. Pollock since 1992, Brian has developed an impressive track record in
difficult child support and divorce litigation, as well as prenup enforcement and child custody proceedings.
Given the prospective nature of this study, it was possible to address whether having a temperamentally
difficult child places a strain on a marriage.
It is sad to say, but most mothers of ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, or just
plain difficult children feel completely helpless.
In one study of parents of children with neurodevelopmental disorders, support services moderated the relationship
between difficult child behaviors and parenting stress (Plant & Sanders, 2007), whereas other studies of similar parents found support services to have no influence on parental stress, depression, or quality of life (Minnes et al., 2007; White & Hastings, 2004).
I am certified in Parent - Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and have considerable experience supporting parents through struggles
with difficult child behaviors, and obstacles in building a relationship with their children.