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You cannot reason with someone who is being unreasonable.

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

Relationships matter:  change comes through forming trusting relationships. People, not programs change people.

Adolescence can be the cruelest place on earth. It can really be heartless.  ( Tori Amos)

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

If there is no relationship - nothing else matters !

"Cutting" is a visible sign to the world that you are hurting.

The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice. (Peggy O'Mara)

"Parents aren't the cause of ADHD, but they are part of the solution." (Kenny Handleman, M.D.)

Setting limits teaches your children valuable skills they will use the rest of their lives. One day, they will report to a job where their ability to follow rules will dictate their success.

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Behavioural Characteristics of FASD

 

BEHAVIOURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FASD
Learning Disabilities:
– academic
– ADD/ADHD
– speech & language
– information processing
– patterning problems
Poor impulse control
Inability to relate behaviour to consequences
No sense of connection to societal rules
Poor short term memory
Inconsistent knowledge base
Poor personal boundaries
Confusion under pressure
Difficulty grasping abstract concepts
Inability to manage anger (own or other’s)
Poor judgement
Stubborn

These characteristics can be quite overwhelming to the child, parent and school.

It means everyday there are problems, punishments and frustrations

The problems start at birth and frequently increase with age and are resistant to regular types of counselling.

School usually emphasizes the child’s problems.

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Workshops

+ Behaviour Management (now available online)

This full day or 2 evening workshop will introduce you […]

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+ A Parent’s Guide to the Teenage Brain

  A teenager’s brain is not just an adult brain […]

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+ Reading Rescue

A program for children with reading problems

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+ A Guided Tour of ADHD (now available online)

This workshop will present the facts, myths, misconceptions, controversy and […]

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Contact

2720 Rath Street, Putnam, Ontario
NOL 2BO

Phone: (519) 485-4678
Fax: (519) 485-0281

Email: info@rickharper.ca

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“Rick’s approach is so logical. He helped us clearly define the problem, analyze what has happened and select the best strategy. We now feel empowered to do something positive for our kid”

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