“Help! I’d like to be able to do my homework without my parents nagging me.” From: A Frustrated Child https://media.blubrry.com/withatwist/content.blubrry.com/withatwist/14-Homework2_Just_Do_It_.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS
“Help! I’d like my child to do their homework without a fight.” From: A Frustrated Parent https://media.blubrry.com/withatwist/content.blubrry.com/withatwist/13-Homework1_Just_Do_It_.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS
Help! My child is “acting up”! Without a psychology degree, you, yes you, can raise a successful child as life is actually pretty simple! https://media.blubrry.com/withatwist/content.blubrry.com/withatwist/12-The_Simplicity_of_Life.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS
What we feed grows! Think of a flower when it doesn’t bloom, we don’t put the blame on the flower; we look at the environment the flower is in and see if it’s getting what it needs to grow. Let’s do the same for our children. https://media.blubrry.com/withatwist/content.blubrry.com/withatwist/11-Fixed_Versus_Growth_Mindset.mp3Podcast: Play in new ..Continue Reading
If it’s important to see your child’s mark change, then you need to have a conference with the teacher and ask some very specific questions. Here is last 7 out of 16 questions. https://media.blubrry.com/withatwist/content.blubrry.com/withatwist/10-Parent_Teacher2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS
If it’s important to see your child’s mark change, then you need to have a conference with the teacher and ask some very specific questions. Here is the first of 9 out of 16 questions. https://media.blubrry.com/withatwist/content.blubrry.com/withatwist/09-Parent_Teacher1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS
A difficult part is that a child earns status in school, and potentially, in the rest of their world, depending on their school performance. Children are not the letter grades that they get. https://media.blubrry.com/withatwist/content.blubrry.com/withatwist/08-Report_Card2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS
An “A” is great for certain kids, but for some kids, a “C+” is amazing. How do we not judge our kids for the grades they get? Better yet, how do we help our kids to not judge themselves compared to others? https://media.blubrry.com/withatwist/content.blubrry.com/withatwist/07-Report_Card1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | ..Continue Reading
Together Everybody Achieves More (T.E.A.M.) Invite people to be on your T.E.A.M. that are going to hold you accountable and be your cheerleader as you embark on being the best parent you can be! https://media.blubrry.com/withatwist/content.blubrry.com/withatwist/06-T_E_A_M.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS
My friend Sarah committed suicide when I was in high school which defined my career path. Sarah became stuck in her life story and didn’t know how to move beyond it. My mission in life is to have people not be defined by their story. https://media.blubrry.com/withatwist/content.blubrry.com/withatwist/05-My_Why.mp3Podcast: Play in new window ..Continue Reading