Support Calls
This call covers: Dad and children are constantly teasing each other and husband can’t take criticism. It’s creating lots of problems. Husband and 15-year-old son are addicted to media, mostly the son. Video games have made him a different child. When it’s okay and not okay to compare with your children.
This call covers: Sometimes people ask my opinion about parenting. Most of the time they just want a “quick fix.” What can I tell them? “Work is the antidote for a sick character.” What if all you do is work? Then, isplaythe antidote? Son is 13 and in puberty, but he shows no empathy for others around him. How can that be fixed? 4-year-old daughter is picky about clothes and won’t wear anything she doesn’t like. This gets expensive and frustrating. What to do? I have a 16-month-old granddaughter who loves to get into things. She doesn’t like no answers. How can I help her accept no answers at such a young age?
This call covers: Family meetings and the changing seasons Questioning if LEMI and TJED are the right choice for your family Concerns with church callings.
This call covers: Resolutions: repentance and deliberate action. How to structure family scripture study with a wide age range of children. A good system to keep the house clean. Son is obsessed with making money so that he can buy video games that we don’t approve of. Help! Raging and manipulation when going through the Rule of Three.
This call covers: My 2-year-old son is very stubborn and strong-willed and he “pushes back” at me, but not at Dad. What do I do about this? All of my children are dawdling through their chores and their school. How do I help them overcome that? How does “say okay and be okay” work with no answers? Mychildren cry, whine, and get attitude problems when they don’t get their way.
This call covers: A reluctance to make a family vision because husband is a different religion and doesn’t share the same beliefs and ideas. Son disagrees appropriately witheveryinstruction he’s given. What to do with that. Limit on son’s TV time, but he didn’t want to accept it and he started a power struggle with me. a 2 1/2 year-old son has to have everything his way or he throws a tantrum. He doesn’t really understand TSG stuff yet. Age 5 daughter can’t accept no answers or criticism. When she’s corrected, her self-esteem drops and she deflates. She says she’s not good enough and her ideas are not good enough.
This call covers: HUGE deals for this weekend! Get TSG merchandise and classes for great deals and get gifts for others! Black Friday and Kenya update/”discussion” My 9-year-old has put only expensive things on his Christmas list that I don’t want him to have. How do I deal with that? I don’t really like family gatherings because my extended family judges how we parent. I’m sure they think we’re “uptight. What do I do? How do I stop kids from becoming spoiled and entitled at Christmas, especially with blended families where lots of gifts are given? My age 6 son broke something at my sister-in-law’s while we were there for Thanksgiving. This seems to happen a lot. I feel like this affects our extended family relationships. What can I do to keep those relatioships in tact?
This call covers: Son wants to join the local performing arts program, but we don’t like the environment in that group. But, we havn’t told him no yet because we’re afraid of the HUGE fight thatwillhappen. Thoughts? What are some of the issues that are the same in Kenya as here in the US?
This call covers: 2 1/2 year-old son seems to always be getting into trouble, not sure if it’s intentional. Also, for 3 1/2 year-old daughter and him, if they don’t follow instructions, should I be using the “calm down spot” instead of an extra chore? My son will not follow instructions. He is 11 and just won’t. What do I do if he just calmly turns away from me every time I ask him to do something? How do I help my 20 year old son to go back to school? Do I push it or just let it be since he is now an adult? What do I do? Can I make him?
This call covers: World Congress of Families update and November Conference call info We just found out that my teenage son is cutting, depressed, and possibly suicidal. We try to talk to him, but he plugs his ears and hums. How do we handle this? My 6-year-old son has developed a new habit of negativity and being down on himself. I thought it was manipulation, but now I’m not so sure. Thoughts? Our 15-year-old son’s room isalwaysmessy. We’ve tried to get him to clean it, but he just won’t and it’s the source of a lot of our battles. Suggestions?
This call covers: Upcoming Schedule changes. Mark them on your calendar! My son can’t seem to accept a chore during playtime. He’s fine when it’s chore time, but other than that, he has a breakdown when I ask him to do even the simplest things. How old should my children be for me to give them chores? When can they do them? One of my sons goes to and through the Rule of Three often. But, it seems that the more calm I am, the more angry he is. How do I fix that?
This call covers: Children age 6 and 3. How do I know what their traits are at this age? I’m having a hard time sharing our family vision with my older children who are no longer living with us. Any ideas? My husband doesn’t help me implement new skills and leaves it to me. My 12-year-old son thinks he’s a bad child. And, I’m trying to find God’s will for me and my family.
This call covers: Support Call schedule update (World Congress of Families, Cancun, Kenya) Questions on pre-teaching, role playing, and the Family Council Workbook How much TV time is too much TV time? What skill to use for children who are being silly. Morning routines and family work time.
This call covers: The value of SODAS. Mother of four under age six. Life is crazy! What do I do? Mother struggling with slight OCD and intolerance.
This call covers: How to still be a parent, even with shared custody of a child. Handling multiple meltdowns at once. Backup Calm Down spots for when multiple children need it. Daughter is disrespectful to mother and monopolizes father, leaving no time for mother and father to have Couple Bonding time. Suggestions? Special, new presentation: Power Of Words
This call covers: My child, age 6, can’t even look at me when I’m giving him an instruction. How can he follow an instruction if he can’t even look at me? My 5-year-old son is great at telling me what to do when he earns an extra chore, but when he actually earns one, he goes completely out of control. What do I do? My husband doesn’t like to participate in family meetings. Is it possible to have meetings without Dad? Can we still have family unity? My children don’t like to redo things when they do something wrong. How do I help them participate in redoing a situation? How many times can you go into the Rule of Three? My son keeps getting distracted and I’ll start it, then he’ll calm down. But three minutes later, we’ll be back in the same place all over again. How does this work exactly?
This call covers: How to deal with obstinate behaviors of a 3rd grader and a 9th grader. Learning how to praise better and getting away from personal negativity. Fixing the feelings of failure in parenting.
This call covers: Why I love having a garden Helping slower children speed things up Keeping calm when children explode and start to threaten Using TSG as a grandparent Stopping mumbling
This call covers: Donate to help Nicholeen get to Kenya to help unite families! Thoughts on assessment, the Self-Government success formula, and Mentor and Family meetings Pre-teaching VS threatening: what it looks like Taking someone else’s consequence for them. Does that work? When beginning homeschool, how much “school time” should happen daily? Getting “alone” time with young children. How is it done?
This call covers: At what age does a mother have to accept that her daughter is now old enough to makeher own decisions, and peacefully accept rather than try to advise and correct herbehavior? When you’re assigning a job as a consequence, how do you go about it if you’re not athome? How do I wean my little daughter from a reward-based system but still help her with pottying in the toilet every time? Also, she is “happily hurtful.” How do I help that? My kids think that the calm down spot isn’t a place for them to just calm down. If they stop crying immediately, can they leave the calm down spot right then or not have to go at all?