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Some hope their children will be like sponges soaking up the truth and wisdom imparted by their parents. However appealing this philosophy might be, it seldom seems to catch on with their children.

The quickest way to change your child’s behaviour is to first change your own.

When a child is disregulated - is the time parents need to be regulated.

Many clinicians find it easier to tell parents their child has a brain-based disorder than suggest parenting changes. Jennifer Harris (psychiatrist)

Children do not develop on their own - they only develop within relationships.

It is what we say and do when we're angry that creates the very model our children will follow when dealing with their own frustrations.

If you are headed in the wrong direction as a parent - you are allowed to make a U-turn.

Early intervention is always better than crisis management - but it is never too late to do the right thing.

"Unexpressed feeling never die. They are buried alive and come back later in ugly ways." (Stephen Covey)

"The thing that impresses me most about North America is the way parents obey their children"    (King Edward VII , 1841-1910)

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Reading Rescue – the sequence -step 1

The initial skill required in reading is to be able to match a specific sound with a letter.

Example: “m” says ___________

“s” says ____________

Reading Rescue uses Cue Cards to help children make the connection between letter and sound. On one side of the Cue Card is a printed letter and on the other side is a picture of an object that begins with that letter. Simple games are used to teach the sound of the letter and the goal of this step is for the child to automatically reproduce the sound for each letter without having to even think about it. The letters in the alphabet are divided into 3 groupings and progress to the second and third groupings only when the current grouping is mastered.The letters are presented at a pace appropriate for the child and it is critical that he/she achieve success and have fun.

Group # 1 – m,n,r,s,l,c,g,t,w,b (you may teach these sounds in any order)

Group # 2 – a,e,i,o,u,z,k,y,h,v  (begin teaching this grouping with the short “a” sound

Group # 3 -b,d,p,f,j,qu,th,sh,ch

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