When Chaos at home is wearing you out

You feel overwhelmed by the problems going on in your family. The arguing and fighting is completely exhausting you. You feel like all you do is nag about picking up toys, doing homework, or getting ready for bed. You worry that your relationship with your children and even with your partner is starting to unravel under the constant strain. Worst of all, you are starting to doubt your own abilities as a parent.

You want to have a happy, peaceful home, but nothing you do seems to make lasting changes. You’ve read parenting books, you’ve talked to your pediatrician, and you’ve talked to friends and family, yet no one seems to really understand your child’s specific challenges. The techniques that work for a typical child just don’t work for your intense child.

There is help

You need a book written by someone who has been there, and understands what it takes to turn things around and begin to enjoy parenting again.  A book that provides:

• Clear explanations about why your child is behaving like this
• Practical techniques that you can implement immediately
• Proven strategies for common problems
• Support for you in making this difficult journey

“Some of the tools in the book didn’t seem to apply at first, but I would recognize how they might work with another child. Then something would happen, and I would see something that applied to my own child. It was great because I already had a game plan in place” – C. mom of 8 year old

 

Here’s my story

My son was kicked out of the health club babysitting area when he was 18 months old for hitting other babies. I thought—it’s a boy thing, he’ll out grow it. The terrible twos became the horrible threes which lead to the frantic fours. By now, I was used to my son’s aggressive outbursts, trouble sleeping, and difficulty transitioning from one activity to another. It seemed like the only word he knew was “NO!” It was exhausting, and I was convinced that I was a horrible mother. I actually felt relieved to take him to preschool to get a small reprieve. When our preschool teacher, who had known our family for six years, finally threw up her hands in defeat, I knew that I had to take action. This marked the beginning of our journey.

I saw a psychologist, read a bunch of books and websites on parenting, ADHD and Oppositional Defiant Disorder. I began to try to apply the Behavior Modification techniques that everyone talked about. I was still struggling with understanding how this worked, and why my son was behaving in this way. I was also terrified that he was going to turn into a psychopath or something. I used to say “If only he would use his powers for good and not evil!” He was so smart and funny, but also struggled so much!

Overtime, I realized that my son was actually on the Autism Spectrum, and when I modified the behavior modification techniques with techniques that work well with kids on the spectrum, I discovered two things.

It works really well!
and
It works well with kids who are not on the spectrum as well.

As I began to work with other struggling parents of children with various diagnoses like: ADHD, ADD, NVLD, Asperger’s Syndrome, ASD, PDD NOS, depression, anxiety, adjustment disorders and no diagnosis at all, I realized that these same parenting techniques worked well with all of them. No only that, I realized that by empowering parents the therapy would continue everyday–not just when the child is in my counseling office!

You as your child’s therapist

You didn’t cause the problems, but you can be a big part of the solution.
After all, you are with your child everyday during those crucial learning moments. By arming yourself with effective parenting tools, you can make a huge difference for your whole family.

Most professionals have to take continuing education classes to keep up with the latest information and research. Yet good parenting is supposed to be something we are born with and know how to do perfectly without instruction or support. It’s a crazy idea that seems to be built into our culture. It is just not true.  You can get the support and help that you need to be the best parent that you can be through all the stages of your intense child’s development.

Better Behavior Without Stress

I wrote this book to help parents who work with me in Parent Coaching. I wanted them to have all the tools at their fingertips. This book is written in simple, easy to understand language, not fancy PhD talk that makes it hard to digest. The last thing you need when you are stressed is a resource that makes you have to work hard to understand the point.

“Karen’s book was very helpful in learning about ADHD. My son was diagnosed when he was 6 years old with ADHD, and I wanted to become an expert mom! She has helped me to understand and deal with my son. The book helped me to see a problem before it occurred, and how to dissolve the issue and redirect my son’s ‘energy.’ I realized that by feeding into my son’s bad behavior would only give him fuel to continue to elevate his energy. This in turn tires me out, while we are continuing to have a struggle. By noticing where my son will have a struggle, I am now able to promote positive behavior before he fails. Big rewards for the good that he does, rather than focusing on his weaknesses.” – K. mom of 7 year old

You will get tools to help you to:

• Build your child’s self esteem, while improving behavior
• Avoid power struggles and melt downs
• Improve relationships between all your family members
• Manage stress for you and your child
• Feel calm and confident in your ability to parent no matter what arises

You will be given practical techniques for solving common frustrations like:

1. Helping your child to sleep
2. Reducing back talk
3. Motivating your child to do chores
4. Avoiding melt downs/Tantrums
5. Moderating sibling rivalry
6. Doing and turning in homework without nagging
7. Helping the picky eater to stay healthy
8. Increasing social skills
9. Eliminating Parenting burn out

Not only that but you can apply these techniques for all kinds of problems that crop up in your home. So if you are ready to move your family towards calm and away from the chaos, choose one of these options by clicking on the Buy Now button. You will be able to securely enter your information on the PayPal website (no account necessary!) You will be directed to a website to download your Ebook and/or Audiobook immediately:

Better Behavior Without Stress EBook

This is a PDF version of the book that you can download immediately and start using right away.

$12.95

Better Behavior Without Stress Audio Book/EBook Bundle

This is the entire unabridged version read by the author in MP3 format that you can download immediately and start listening along with the Ebook which includes the forms referred to in the text.

$19.95

Better Behavior Without Stress Premium Bundle

This includes the EBook and the Audio book above as well as three parent coaching sessions with the Author either by phone or in person if you are in the Portland Metro area. There are a limited number of these packages available so when they are gone the Pay Pal button will be removed.

$199.00

A paperback version of Better Behavior Without Stress is available now on Amazon. com as well!