With new technologies come new challenges. When children are coming in for care and parents are texting or surfing the Internet on their handheld phones they are unable to appropriately participate in their child's welfare. Unfortunately I see this most often in parents with children suffering from behavioral problems. One aspect may be lack of focused attention from the parent. They typically look up briefly when asked a question and say "Huh? or Yeah, ok." quite often.
What we love: parents who are focused and even bring in paper to take notes. This ensures the parents will follow through appropriately with lifestyle and dietary changes that could significantly enhance the child's health. Sorry Dads, but in my experience Mother's tend to be more focused and detailed oriented when accompanying the child during their visits.
Showing posts with label Pediatrics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pediatrics. Show all posts
Monday, January 4, 2010
Friday, October 23, 2009
Tackling Tantrums
After years of treating thousands of children for illnesses including excessive temper tantrums I was stumped when my two year old was having 10 daily. We hired an expert in parenting to come do an in-home evaluation and her insights have helped us enormously. Now we are armed with skills so our younger son, who is soon to turn two, doesn't stand a chance with our seasoned techniques.
Tackle Tantrums with Skilled Parenting:
1. Speak Your Mind- We say "use your words calmly and I will listen". or "Use Your Words"
2. Turn Your Back: Without an audience this often quells the fire within. We simply walk away- no words, just action.
3. Calm the Fury: "1...2....3 Calm yourself and I will help you." If he doesn't it's to #4
4. Quiet Focus Time: We send them to their room to calm themselves down. Once calmed they may come interact again. Next tantrum Repeat. We have gotten where we can just point to their rooms and they know what to do. Again, no words...just action.
We also supplement with Omega-3 fish oil to calm their nervous system 200mg daily. For challenging weeks we give them calming herbal medicine especially formulated for tantrums. It's called "Quiet Calm" and it works very effectively for tantrums, ADD, irritability, teething and sleep disorders. To order your herbal medicine call (208) 938-1277 we can do an Herbal Consult over the phone and drop ship your order throughout the US.
Tackle Tantrums with Skilled Parenting:
1. Speak Your Mind- We say "use your words calmly and I will listen". or "Use Your Words"
2. Turn Your Back: Without an audience this often quells the fire within. We simply walk away- no words, just action.
3. Calm the Fury: "1...2....3 Calm yourself and I will help you." If he doesn't it's to #4
4. Quiet Focus Time: We send them to their room to calm themselves down. Once calmed they may come interact again. Next tantrum Repeat. We have gotten where we can just point to their rooms and they know what to do. Again, no words...just action.
We also supplement with Omega-3 fish oil to calm their nervous system 200mg daily. For challenging weeks we give them calming herbal medicine especially formulated for tantrums. It's called "Quiet Calm" and it works very effectively for tantrums, ADD, irritability, teething and sleep disorders. To order your herbal medicine call (208) 938-1277 we can do an Herbal Consult over the phone and drop ship your order throughout the US.
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