These are the practices that turned everything around for this family: 1. Respectful, honest, first-person communication. 2. Acknowledging desires and feelings. 3. Keeping directions simple and concise. 4. A confident, matter-of-fact, unquestioning tone. 5. Gently following through. For example, catching the child’s hands (or feet) when he lashes out while saying, “I won’t let you hit.” If we don’t follow through, children stop taking our directions seriously. 6. Limiting screens and over-stimulating toys. 7. Belief in their child’s ability to actively participate in creating
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