These Tantrums are Driving Me Crazy! | Bend, Oregon | Help with Child Tantrums

Kristen PoppertChild Therapy, Parenting

Child Tantrums are miserable. They can be exhausting, frustrating, and embarrassing. Tantrums can make us feel like we should pass this parenting job on to someone else! Child Tantrums can be a common occurrence in childhood and it is no different for children in Bend, Oregon. Though not completely avoidable, there are some things that parents can do to reduce …

Parenting Strategies to Improve Behavior | Bend, Oregon

Kristen PoppertChild Therapy, Parenting

Traditional parenting strategies have targeted consequences, time out, and punishment in response to a child’s misbehavior.  Parenting in Bend, Oregon often follows this approach.  However, findings of neuroscience have merged with psychology to show that a child and teenager’s brain benefit from a different approach that can nurture the child-parent relationship while still addressing the behavior.  Coaching, providing opportunities to …

getting children to listen | Bridge Parenting

4 Tips to Get Kids to Listen | Bend, Oregon

Kristen PoppertChild Therapy, Parenting

Parents know the feeling of asking again and again for their kids to put away their laundry, turn off the TV, and unload the dishwasher. This is a common experience including for parents in Bend, Oregon.  It is exhausting to frequently ask your kids to do the simplest thing and to have them ignore you. It leaves us feeling frustrated …