Every day mom’s 5 year old would yell for her to get him dressed. Everyday, Mom would put it off; tell him to wait, etc…Until he got so loud and she so frustrated that she would go and help him. We discuss GEMS (Genuine Encounter Moments) in the first RCB class and the next morning, [...]

Stephanie had been staying up late since it’s summer. On this evening Mom and Dad wanted to retire at a reasonable hour since they were both recovering from colds. Stephanie was up watching TV and ignoring their requests to go to bed. She finally shut off the TV only to pick up a catalog (JC [...]

I went on an errand one afternoon, leaving my 11 year old daughter home alone. Twenty minutes later, I returned to find my child sobbing hysterically on the couch. “What happened, what’s the matter?” I frantically asked her. She couldn’t answer, just continued to sob. I panicked. “Did someone hurt you?” She shook her head [...]

We have a joke in our family. Whenever one of us is in the middle of a crisis, our standard line is: “Uh, oh. I’m getting a feeling. Where are the brownies?” It’s pretty common for people to be afraid of-or at least uncomfortable with-feelings in general. We often have difficulty understanding, dealing with, or [...]

-by Carol Welcher During the developmental stage of 2-4 years of age, children are supposed to push boundaries, manipulate, and tease. This how they learn how much power and control they have in their world. It is not something bad that has to be stopped. Children are supposed to do it. It is not your [...]

Stephanie had been staying up late since it’s summer. On this evening Mom and Dad wanted to retire at a reasonable hour since they were both recovering from colds. Stephanie was up watching TV and ignoring their requests to go to bed. She finally shut off the TV only to pick up a catalog (JC [...]